Most people have a bucket list they want to fulfill before they well - um…kick it.
I also have a bucket list. I came across it the other day while searching for an old file. While reading it, I realized that I have completed many of the items on it, but more importantly, I have experienced things much more important that I never even thought to include. Not so much actions, but experiences.
Yes, I have the typical, see the Eiffel Tower (yes), or jump out of an airplane (no), but what was not on the list are the many things I have encountered through the years that I never deemed bucket worthy, but looking back – they really are. So, I decided to jot down memories that have already made my bucket, I just didn’t realize they were in there.
1. I have been to a show on Broadway.
2. I have vacationed in Canada over a dozen times.
3. I have danced in front of 1,200 people in a tutu.
4. I have sung Karaoke on stage with a live band.
5. I traveled to Europe as a teenager - and as an
adult. Seeing it through different eyes.
6. I have been to Graceland.
7. I have seen the magnificent sun rise over Japan
while aboard a ship in the harbor.
8. I drank beer from a keg at a fraternity party –
upside down.
9. I was with my mom when she took her last breath on earth.
10. I held a snake in my hands in Malaysia.
11. I met and married my best friend.
12. I watched the sun set over the Taj Mahal in India.
13. I refinished a kitchen table.
14. I saw a "Pro-Communist" rally in Red Square in Moscow.
15. I saw a volcano erupt in the Aleutian Islands.
16. I ate dinner at 10pm in Spain (typical) -and at my
parent’s house in Indiana. (Yes, typical).
17. I have been to Elis Island and read both my Russian
grandparent’s names on the wall.
18. I hiked the cloud rain Forrest in Venezuela.
19. I raised baby ducks.
20. I once had to buy 3 additional suitcases just to get home!
21. I have been to the Moulin Rouge in Paris (and the Eiffel
Tower).
22. I have seen the tide come in at Mont Saint Michel.
23. I skipped school.
24. I skipped school and was never caught.
25. I had a custom coat made for me in Hong Kong.
26. I rode a camel in the desert by the Great Pyramids in Giza,
outside of Cairo.
27. I was in a bad car accident.
28. I walked on the Great Wall of China.
29. I graduated college.
30. I pee’d standing up (squatting, really) in one of those
squatty-potties in Japan.
31. I have loved and lost.
32. I took a boat ride on the Bospherous in Turkey.
33. I skied in Aspen knocking down a 60's celebrity at the end
of the slope!
34. I insulted our hosts in Beijing by refusing to eat Peking
Duck (see #19).
35. I’ve lived in a house on the lake and in a high-rise in the city.
36. I asked for a $10k raise – and got it!
37. I climbed a tree - barefoot.
38. I purchased and ate shawarma from a street vendor in
Jerusalem.
39. I painted the interior of my home.
40. I have ridden on a float in a parade – dancing all the way!
41. I gave food to a beggar in India (and watched her eat it so
her pimp wouldn’t take it from her).
42. I really listened to my grandparents, parents, and elder’s
stories.
43. I didn’t get carded at 18 and was carded at 42 – got to love
that!
44. I had the band play the same song three times at our
wedding – just because it’s my favorite song.
45. I have planted a garden and made many meals from my
bounty.
46. I was an election judge for the primary elections.
47. I volunteered at a women’s shelter – to help them find
clothes and get a job.
48. I almost got arrested in Taipei, Taiwan for not letting the
men cut in front of me at the bank. I stood in line 45 min.
and they allow cutters? I was 22.
49. I am forever grateful that I have a loving relationship with
my dad, brother and sister. My mom has passed on - and I
am grateful that we had a great relationship.
50. I don’t care about golf – even though my husband is a
Golf Pro. I do, however, like the 19th hole.
What's in your bucket list?
2. I have vacationed in Canada over a dozen times.
3. I have danced in front of 1,200 people in a tutu.
4. I have sung Karaoke on stage with a live band.
5. I traveled to Europe as a teenager - and as an
adult. Seeing it through different eyes.
6. I have been to Graceland.
7. I have seen the magnificent sun rise over Japan
while aboard a ship in the harbor.
8. I drank beer from a keg at a fraternity party –
upside down.
9. I was with my mom when she took her last breath on earth.
10. I held a snake in my hands in Malaysia.
11. I met and married my best friend.
12. I watched the sun set over the Taj Mahal in India.
13. I refinished a kitchen table.
14. I saw a "Pro-Communist" rally in Red Square in Moscow.
15. I saw a volcano erupt in the Aleutian Islands.
16. I ate dinner at 10pm in Spain (typical) -and at my
parent’s house in Indiana. (Yes, typical).
17. I have been to Elis Island and read both my Russian
grandparent’s names on the wall.
18. I hiked the cloud rain Forrest in Venezuela.
19. I raised baby ducks.
20. I once had to buy 3 additional suitcases just to get home!
21. I have been to the Moulin Rouge in Paris (and the Eiffel
Tower).
22. I have seen the tide come in at Mont Saint Michel.
23. I skipped school.
24. I skipped school and was never caught.
25. I had a custom coat made for me in Hong Kong.
26. I rode a camel in the desert by the Great Pyramids in Giza,
outside of Cairo.
27. I was in a bad car accident.
28. I walked on the Great Wall of China.
29. I graduated college.
30. I pee’d standing up (squatting, really) in one of those
squatty-potties in Japan.
31. I have loved and lost.
32. I took a boat ride on the Bospherous in Turkey.
33. I skied in Aspen knocking down a 60's celebrity at the end
of the slope!
34. I insulted our hosts in Beijing by refusing to eat Peking
Duck (see #19).
35. I’ve lived in a house on the lake and in a high-rise in the city.
36. I asked for a $10k raise – and got it!
37. I climbed a tree - barefoot.
38. I purchased and ate shawarma from a street vendor in
Jerusalem.
39. I painted the interior of my home.
40. I have ridden on a float in a parade – dancing all the way!
41. I gave food to a beggar in India (and watched her eat it so
her pimp wouldn’t take it from her).
42. I really listened to my grandparents, parents, and elder’s
stories.
43. I didn’t get carded at 18 and was carded at 42 – got to love
that!
44. I had the band play the same song three times at our
wedding – just because it’s my favorite song.
45. I have planted a garden and made many meals from my
bounty.
46. I was an election judge for the primary elections.
47. I volunteered at a women’s shelter – to help them find
clothes and get a job.
48. I almost got arrested in Taipei, Taiwan for not letting the
men cut in front of me at the bank. I stood in line 45 min.
and they allow cutters? I was 22.
49. I am forever grateful that I have a loving relationship with
my dad, brother and sister. My mom has passed on - and I
am grateful that we had a great relationship.
50. I don’t care about golf – even though my husband is a
Golf Pro. I do, however, like the 19th hole.
What's in your bucket list?
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