A million and one things I want to do before...

I'm going to blame my new obsession with all things "Bucket Listy" on the other fun blogs that I read.  (Like Amy's 1,000 things to do this year, and brooke's 101 Goals in 1,001 Days)  But maybe, deep down, I feel a clock ticking.  I want to do big, big things.  Things that will take time to work up to, to train for, to save for, to build...And now, after Grandpa's death, its just about all I can think of.  My Grandpa had such a full life!  He did so many different jobs, met so many people, traveled the world.  So I am going to start keeping a list of all the stuff I'd like to accomplish, and then maybe talk about each one, as I do them.  Some of the things are just normal, everyday things but maybe its important to me to do them a whole bunch.  Some of the things are huge and expensive and will take a long time to accomplish.  I hesitate to call this a goal list, as I don't really have a timeline in mind.  Its more just a list of stuff that I think is neat and I really, really have a desire to do.  Since I started writing things down a few weeks ago in a special little notebook, I think I have added a few things nearly every day, as they have popped into my head.  I am going to share them all with you, in the hopes of being accountable to my list, and also just in case someone wants to help me out with any of them!  You know, like "donating" a trip to Holland?  Or maybe just making a date to donate blood together and then have coffee:)

Bare with my list.  It started out in catagories, but my brain and my fingers both started working fast and the catagories got lost.  Also, it is just implied that I want to do these things with my family, unless otherwise stated.

1.  See Mt. Rushmore and camp in South Dakota
2.  Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park
3. Take a wine tasting trip to No. California with girlfriends/girl cousins
4. Visit Washington D.C.
5-7.  Visit 3 West Coast beaches
8-10. Visit 3 East Coast beaches
11-13  Visit New York City 3 times: Once to run the marathon, once with family, and once on an artsy girly trip
14. Visit Connecticut
15. Go to another Hawaiian Island
16. Italy
17. Bali
18. the Maldives- or somewhere that has those huts on the water
19. Thailand
20. Canada
21. See the tulips in Amsterdam
22. Hike in the Swiss Alps
23. New Zealand
24. See the Grand Canyon
25-27. Take 3 spontaneous trips with others
28. Trip with my entire family to Estes Park, all together in a big cabin
29. Camp at the Great Lakes
30. Run the full Lincoln Marathon
31. Run the Chicago Marathon
32. Run the NY Marathon
33. Qualify for the Boston Marathon
34. Run the Boston Marathon
35. Run an Ultra Marathon
36. Have visible abs
37. Do a pull-up
38. Get into a regular yoga practice, at a studio
39. Master inversion poses
40. Meditate daily
41. Be capable of at least 25 military-style push ups with good form
42. Spend an entire day running/walking, for fun
43. Try a massage
44. Pet dolphins with Willa
45. Ride in a hot air balloon
46. Go ice skating
47-51. Have family pictures taken (professionally?)
52. Hold a scavenger hunt for someone
53, 54 Go on a missions trip for church (US and international)
55. Watch sea turtles hatch
56. Make almond milk
57. Cook all the way through a vegan cookbook
58. Visit a cave
59. Have another baby (try to do it naturally, again.)
60. Own a very large dog
61, 62. Read through the entire Bible, twice
63. Own my own Bible
64. Skinny dip
65. Write something that someone else wants to read
66. Own a very small dog
67. Have a large garden
68. Can something from my garden
69. Freeze something from my garden
70. Be completely debt free (including house payment)
71. Volunteer for the Humane Society
72. Work at the polls for a presidential election
73-75. Pay for the next person's coffee
76-78. Take a class on gardening, plants, etc.
79. Own a really nice camera
80. Own a really nice tv
81. Go snowmobiling again
82. Try accupunture
83. Go to an NFL game
84. Go to an NBA game
85. Stand under a waterfall
86. Go canoeing
87. Go tanking with friends
88. See whales in the ocean
89-91. Visit another (big) city's farmers market
92. Wear heels in public
93. Find the perfect lipstick shade (for me)
94. Be blonde again
95. Keep a journal of Willa's childhood
96. Keep a journal of Next Baby's childhood
97. Go on a 10 year anniversary trip with Brad
98. See a gymnastics event
99. Dye a streak of my hair a fun color
100. Learn how to make my blog pretty
101. Visit a well known vegan bakery and try 3 things
102-104. Leave a $100 tip at a restaruant on Christmas Eve
105. Pet an elephant
106. Pet a baby cow
107-157. Donate blood 50 times
158. Do paper mache with Willa
159. Take photos in a photo booth
160. Make (and master) vegan, gluten-free donuts
161. Learn to braid
162-164. Have a spa day
165. Have my palm read
166. Go on a yoga retreat vacation
167. Wear fake eyelashes
168. Have hair extensions
169. Spend a night in a very fancy hotel
170. Stay at a bed and breakfast
171. Stay in a house right on a beach
172. Drink wine that costs more than $50/bottle
173. Order room service
174. Make a pie from scratch
175. Wear a formal gown
176. Own a little black dress
177. Be in the audience of a tv show (like Ellen or Kelly or David Letterman)
178. Go to a movie by myself
179. See a "cirque" show
180. See NOFX again
181-183. Spend at least $100 on a piece of art
184. Try hot yoga
185. Own a motorcycle
186. Visit the capitol building
187. Visit a rain forest in Costa Rica
188. Rent bicycles for a day on a vacation
189. Eat at a really good seafood place
190. Go berry picking
191-193. Visit 3 different apple orchards
194. Go on a well planned picnic
195. Visit Yosemite National Park
196. Be a part of something that raises at least $1,000 for a cause
197. Use solar energy at home
198. Use wind energy at home
199. Own a car that is very fuel efficient
200. Set up an organized recycling center at home
201. Shake the hand of a US president
202. Own a really nice, classic winter coat
203. Own a good pair of snow boots
204. Meet Isa Chandra Moskowitz again
205. Reread the "Anne" series
206. Run a race with Willa
207. Visit the Jocelyn Art Museum
208. Run a race with Brad
209. Hold a really big snake
210-212. Rescue 3 dogs
213. Drink a $50+ bottle of champagne
214. Work with a personal trainer to be comfortable in the weight room of a gym
215. Pay cash to build an addition to our house
216. Pay for and take a trip with my mom
217. Have an outdoor meditation area
218. Have an indoor meditation area
219-221. Have 3 at home slumber parties with Brad and the kid(s) in a fort with movies and junk food
222. Make friendship bracelets with Willa
223-227. Have 5 or more 200+ mile months of running
228. Build up a well organized colleciton of pretty, high quality cards/wrapping paper supplies
229. Set up an allowance system for Willa
230. Build an "Easter" flower bed with tulips, daffodils, hyacinth
231. Makeover front of the house complete with new door, front porch, flower beds
232. Go to a book tour/book signing of an author I love
233-243. Go on 10 litter walks with Willa
244. Grow wild flowers along 14th Street
245-255. Volunteer at Matt Talbot
256. Take Willa to Branced Oak to walk and explore on a mom/Willa day
257. Go to Oregon
258. Place in the top 10 in my age group in the Lincoln Half Marathon (1:35 or under)
259. Visit the Tate Modern
260. Go to a fashion show
261. For one Christmas, shop only local or handmade
262. Join a small group or bible study at church
263. Make towers out of marshmellows and spaghetti
264. Go to the State Fair
265-267. Tour a few Frank Lloyd Wright homes
268. Design/build a plant stand
269. Design/build a coat rack
270. Go one full year without any soda
271. For one full year, run at least one mile every day
272. Have a healthy, productive strawberry patch
273. Research bird feeder/seed types and have feeders to attract cerain birds
274. Build a cute little trailer camper
275. Visit a Farm Sanctuary
276. Start making my own spaghetti sauce
277. Meet The Bloggess

So.  That's what I have so far.  I'm sure I will add to this list frequently.  I'm already working on a few of them, I'm excited to share! I have discovered in the process of sharing my list, that I REALLY have a thing for reading other people's lists.  Maybe that should be number 278.  Spend a day reading other people's dream lists...A whole day.