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My State Bucket List

So far I have visited lots of states, but I still have several left to go. Here is the list. One of the girls that I worked with at Beading Dreams was from Alaska and that is definitely towards the top of my list.

1. Alaska
2. Arizona
3. Colorado
4. Idaho
5. Illinois
6. Indiana
7. Iowa
8. Kansas
9. Kentucky

   Late October on Lake Michigan Originally uploaded by mic stolz

10. Michigan
11. Minnesota
12. Missouri
13. Montana
14. Nebraska
15. Nevada
16. New Mexico
17. North Dakota
18. Ohio
19. South Dakota
20. Utah
21. Wisconsin
22. Wyoming

My Bucket List As Of January 2010

Blue Footed Boobie Originally uploaded by DLSDesigns

Recently, I have started thinking about the future and decided to start working on my bucket list. Thanks to my father I've already accomplished some of them. Here is my list with a few crossed off that I've already accomplished.

1. Witness the birth of a kitten
2. Witness the birth of a baby(hopefully my own)
3. Visit Antarctica
4. Ride in a hot air balloon
5. Walk a marathon
6. Learn to Box
7. Take ballroom dance lessons
8. Ride in a Submarine
9. Drive Across the US(from the east coast all the way to the west coast in 1 trip)
10. Drive Across Europe
11. Go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras
12. Visit Las Vegas, NV
13. Visit the Holy Land
14. Go Bead Shopping in Turkey
15. Stay in Cinderella’s Castle at Disney World
16. Discover What Makes me truly happy
17. Become a UCC Minister
18. Build a Habitat for Humanity House
19. Hire a Gardener
20. Have a piece of my artwork(a photograph, mixed media collage, digital collage, scrapbook page or some jewelry) published
21. Charter a Yacht
22. Find the love of my life
23. Get married
24. Have a child (preferably at least 2)
25. Have a real studio for my creativity
26. Be a dolphin trainer like at Sea World and be the person that rides on the dolphin
27. Spend a day on a working farm
28. Milk a cow
29. Ride a horse
30. Have my own outdoor koi pond
31. Own a summer home on Cape Cod
32. Own a winter home on Sanibel Island
33. Have a kitchen with gas stove and electric double oven
34. Hire a personal chef

    The Eiffel Tower at Night Originally uploaded by DLSDesigns

35. Hire a personal trainer
36. Learn how to meditate
37. Study Buddhism
38. Become a Marine Biologist
39. Become a Teacher
40. Go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC
41. See the ball drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve
42. Buy my Dad his dream Ferrari
43. Visit all 50 US States
44. Serve Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless
45. Go to Italy
46. Go to Australia
47. Go to Greece
48. Go to France
49. Go to New Zealand
50. Visit all 7 Continents (Asian and Africa are all that are left)
51. Go on an African Safari in the Comfort Zone
52. Visit Bora Bora
53. Learn to change the oil in my car
54. Read all of Louisa May Alcott’s books
55. Learn how to manage my stress
56. Learn some basic European History
57. Learn how to develop a business plan
58. Learn how to run a business
59. Understand Economics
60. Get Organized and learn how to stay organized
61. Learn how to nurture myself (I’ve always been good at nurturing others)
62. Buy a new car and pay with cash (No Lease)
63. Pay off my mortgage
64. Go Indoor Rock Climbing
65. Go Parasailing
66. Learn some basic Arabic
67. Learn to Belly Dance
68. See the Grand Canyon
69. See the Louvre in Paris
70. See the Uffici
71. See the London Art Museum
72. See the Simoni Homestead in Bologna, Italy or at least visit Bologna, Italy
73. Shave my head
74. Take a Helicopter Ride from Norwood, MA to SW Point, Hog Island, RI
75. Become a Grandma
76. Get a Tattoo when I become a Grandma
77. Learn to Rollerblade
78. Go back to Croatia
79. Go to Tuscon for the big bead show