UPDATE:: I am keeping this list current (as much as possible) and crossing things off as I do them! I will also start linking blog posts to the numbers!
I could really make a list of 100 places I just want to travel to.. AJ and I believe in spending more of our money on experiences rather than material things. We both agree we will die (hopefully at a very, very old age) still having a huge travel list. But we are going to do our best to experience all we can on this great big Earth! So without further ado, here is my great big list of places, experiences, and accomplishments that I hope to do in my life..
Marry the man of my dreamsGive birth to my child- Give birth without being induced
- Adopt a child
- Raise my children to love the Lord
- Run a 1/2 marathon
- See the Northern Lights
Graduate from college- Own a house (no mortgage)
- Teach.. Cooking class? Sunday school? English as a second language?
- Get a Master's degree
- Chop down my own Christmas tree
- Eat sushi in Japan
- Be quoted
See the Grand CanyonSurf in Hawaii (sorta, ha)- Dog sled
Wine tasting in Napa Valley- See a kangaroo in Australia
- Bathe an elephant
- Trek to Machu Picchu
- Work for a non-profit
- Swim in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland
- Go to the Maine Lobster Festival
Backpack EuropeCreate a space that's ONLY for me- See Yo-Yo Ma perform
Eat at a Michelin star restaurantTake a photo every day for a year- See the Alps in Switzerland
- Get a fish pedicure
Road trip across the US- Float in the Dead Sea
- Earn 6 figures per year (only me)
- Fly in a private jet
- Have high tea in London
New York City at Christmas time- Leave 100% tip
- Flip a house
- Attend the Olympics
- Learn "thank you" in 20 languages
Kayak the Norwegian Fjords- Hear the Call to Prayer in Turkey
Go to an FBS National Championship- Go to a Super Bowl
Throw an incredible surprise partyAttend a luau- Walk the Great Wall of China
- Go to Oktoberfest in Germany
- Kiss the Blarney Stone
- Be a mentor to someone
- Have a vegetable garden
Feel an earthquake- Watch my daughter get married
- Take a cooking class with a famous chef
- Have a vacation home
See the Christmas markets in EuropeKiss my husband at the Eiffel Tower- Eat my way through Italy
- Visit all 50 states (currently at 28..)
- Visit 50 countries by the age of 50 (currently at 23..)
Ride a gonolda in Venice- Climb (a tiny part!!) of Mt. Everest
- Go to the Kentucky Derby
- Stay in an over water bungalow (i.e. Fiji)
- Go to a World Cup
- Attend the Monaco Grand Prix
Take a cheesy picture with the Leaning Tower of Pisa- See a show at Red Rocks Amphitheater
- Take an international trip with my Mom
Follow a band/performer around- Get a photograph published
- Create a source of passive income
Gamble in Vegas- Catch a salmon
- Donate $5000 to a charity
- Go on another trip with my bridesmaids
Have a BIG Louis VuittonBuy some stock- Read 52 books in a year
Go to a music festival.. or fiveLove my home, my city, and my work all at the same timeRoad trip the Pacific Coast HighwayGo on a domestic mission trip- Go on an international mission trip
- Achieve and maintain my ideal weight (post kids, ha!)
- Coach one of my children's sports team
- Go to a concert at The Gorge
Drink a $500+ bottle of wine- Learn to play an instrument
- Stand on the 50 in Stanford Stadium
Help build a Habitat for Humanity HomeDrink beer in Germany- Change someone's life
- Learn how to really use my camera..
- Zipline the Amazon rain forest
Be a part of a book club- Go on an African safari
- Drive through a redwood
- Do all of these things with AJ by my side...