Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Bucket List

So I'm giving in and finally doing some of these tags. I guess that's what happens when you're sick at home and tired of doing homework. Oh well.... The first part is some of my own things, followed by the actual 'bucket list' tag. I made comments next to the ones that I've already done, and left the others blank.


See the Giant's Causway and visit County Cork, Irelan
Watch the sun rise and set over the oceans... on the same day!
Make a chair/blanket/pillow fort and have a picnic inside

Do an impressionist style painting

See the northern lights in Alaska

Learn to sail

Sail around Greece

Become fluent in German, Italian, Spanish, French, ...........

See the Amazon

while there, go fishing for piranhas and eat them roasted in banana leaves

Visit Punxautawney Phil on Groundhog's Day (again)

Go iceskating in Central Park

"frolic" in a huge field with long grass and lots of wild flowers

Spend a day building sand castles

Own a little restaurant/cafe/book shop


And now to the tag....


Donated Blood
Skipped school - saddly, yes
Watched someone die
Watched a baby being born - 4 in fact, my siblings as well as one of my cousins!
Been to Canada
Been to Mexico
Been to Florida
Been to Hawaii
Been to Africa
Been to Russia - does a half-Russian speaking country (Ukraine) count?
Been on a plane - definitely
Been on a helicopter
Been on a Glider Plane
Been lost - a few times, my favorite was getting lost in Florence and discovering we were miles off the map
Gone to Washington, DC
Hugged a homeless person
Swam in the ocean - most definitely, I can't seem to go anywhere near the ocean without getting wet
Seen a Glacier
Swam with Stingrays
Been sailing in the ocean
Cried yourself to sleep - another one of those unfortunately affirmative answers
Played cops and robbers
Recently colored with crayons
Ran a marathon
Sang Karaoke - Love it!!
Volunteered at a soup kitchen
Paid for a meal with coins only - to the dismay of the servers...
Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
Seen the Northern Lights
Been Parasailing
Been on TV - I think so, but I don't remember at the moment. :)
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't - yep: some I probably regret and some were awesome!
Been Streaking
Made prank phone calls
Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose - Orange Juice. Ouch!
Fed an elephant
Caught a snowflake on your tongue - Yes, but Ben always laughs at me when I try
Fired a gun - Of course.
Danced in the rain - So much fun! What could be better?
Been to the Opera - Shall I list them? My favorite is still The Barber of Saville
Written a letter to Santa Claus - And got a reply... Boojah!
Serenaded someone - That's what happenes when you play guitar
Seen a U.S.President in person
Been kissed under the mistletoe
Watched the sunrise with someone - No, but watching a sunset on the beach should count for something. :)
Driven a race car
Been to a National Museum
Been to a Wax Museum
Eaten caviar - One of those things I said I'd never do... and did. It wasn't terrible.
Blown bubbles - "Blasen" (bubbles) are one of the favorite passtimes in my apartment!
Gone ice-skating - in my back yard, in fact.
Gone to the movies - probably too often.
Been deep sea fishing
Driven across the United States
Been sky diving
Gone snowmobiling - does riding with my dad when I was 5 count?
Have seen the "Green Flash" at sunset
Lived in more than one country - Austria, baby! Can't wait to go back! :)
Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets - One of the most incredible, awe-inspiring, and breath-taking things a person could do. Too bad there aren't more places you can see the stars.
Seen a falling star and made a wish - Most recently was driving to CA last October.
Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
Seen the Grand Canyon
Seen the Statue of Liberty - From a distance
Been to Times Square - Yep, it's quite a sight at night.
Been to Las Vegas - Sure have!
Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
Been on a cruise
Traveled by train - Regular train (to Slovakia) and night train (to Italy) in fact.
Traveled by motorcycle - (on the back that is)
Been horse back riding - since I was two
Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
Been to Disneyland OR Disney World - Disneyland. My sister and I are working on the record for "the most consecutive rides on the 'Thunder Mountain Railroad'." We lost track last time.
Truly believe in the power of prayer - When you've actually seen the power of prayer, how can you not believe.
Been in a rain forest
Seen whales in the ocean
Been to Niagara Falls
Ridden on an Elephant
Ridden on a Camel
Swam with dolphins
Been to the Olympics
Walked on the Great Wall of China
Seen the Pyramids in Egypt
Been snow-skiing - Only once - I usually snowboard.
Been to Westminster Abbey
Been to the Louvre - Loved it, although I was half-asleep through some of it.
Swam in the Mediterranean
Been to a Major League Baseball game
Been to a National Football League game
Swam with sharks
Been White Water Rafting
Written a book or screen play - And won a contest with my book and had it put in the county library (that was in third grade though).

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Inspiration

Just some of the ideas I've come up with for wedding themes/ideas while poking around the internet. :)














"My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities."
- Diana Ross