Bucket List

The other day I was thinking about all the things I want to see and do in my life.  Part of it is because I know how short life is and I want to be remembered for making the most of this life (it may be weird but I always wonder what would be said at my funnel).   Also when I report on the other side I want to be able to say enjoyed life to the fullest and saw the beauty of everything that He created for us.  He wants us to have joy and to be happy, not sit at home and let life pass us by!  One of my favorite songs is I Lived my OneRepublic, with one of my favorite parts of the song being:

 
“I did it all.  I owned every second that this world could give.  I saw so many places, the things that I did.  With every broken bone, I swear I lived. “  
 
Not that I want to break bones but I want to enjoy life and really live it!  The world has so many amazing places to see and some many amazing things to do!   
 
I sat down today and went over my bucket list and updated it.  Here it is….

Shauna’s Bucket List!

1.        Own another horse.

2.        Visit Ireland

3.        Run a 10K

4.        Stay overnight in a real castle.

5.        Visit Ground Zero

6.        Be married for all time and eternity in an LDS temple.

7.        Go whale watching.

8.        Ride in a gondola in Venice.

9.        Get a hot stone massage.

10.     Go to the San Diego Zoo.

11.     Hike in Zion’s National Park.

12.     Visit Gettysburg.

13.     Tour Auschwitz

14.     Do a Manta Ray night dive in Hawaii.

15.     Hike the Tetons.

16.     Fly first class.

17.     Get corrective eye surgery.

18.     Cage dive with sharks.

19.     Visit the Smithsonian.

20.     Donate 5 gallons or more of blood within my lifetime.

21.     Visit every main Hawaiian Islands.

22.     Visit the Australian Zoo.

23.     Get Scuba certified.

24.     Stay in a bungalow on the water in Tahiti or Bora Bora.

25.     Go on a Safari

26.     Watch baby sea turtles hatch.

27.     Go to a play on Broadway.

28.     Swim with dolphins.

29.     Visit Seat World.

30.     Get kissed under a waterfall.

31.     Tube down the canal in Kauai Hawaii

32.     Go to an NHL game.

33.     Visit Scotland.

34.     See Ramona Falls in Oregon.

35.     See the Statue of Liberty.

36.     Visit historical LDS church sites in Kirtland, Ohio. 

37.     Visit New Zealand.

38.     Visit Greece

39.     Visit Canada

40.     Go on an Alaskan cruise.

41.     Visit Hershey Park

42.     Dance in the rain with the man of my dreams.

43.     Go to Disney World.

44.     Meet an elephant.

45.     Go the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.

46.     Zip Line in a rain forest.

47.     Visit the National Memorials in DC.

48.     Visit Yosemite National Park.

49.     See Havasupai Falls at the Grand Canyon.

50.     Eat in an underwater restaurant.

I also started to think about all the things I have checked off my bucket list through the years and I have to say it made me smile.  I have had a really good life so far and have made some amazing memories!  Here are some of my top adventures I have been able to mark off. 

Items Checked off my Bucket List!

1.        Ride a horse on the beach.

2.        Swim with stingrays.

3.        Fly in a helicopter at sunset.

4.        Caribbean Cruise

5.        Visit a shipwreck on the Oregon Coast.

6.        Visit Ghirardelli in San Francisco.

7.        Backpack into a camping place and camp.

8.        Ride in a horse drawn carriage.

9.        Tour Alcatraz

10.     Drive over the Golden Gate Bridge.

11.     Go on ride along with the fire department.

12.     Go on a ride along on an ambulance.

13.     Go on a ride along with the Police.

14.     Go on a ride along with Life Flight.

15.     Be zoo keeper for a day.

16.     Shot a M4.

17.     Ride in a Black Hawk.

18.     Swim next to a Sea Turtle.

19.     Visit Tillamook.

20.     Watch kittens be born.

21.     Get my picture next to a B17, (my Grandpa flew in these in WW2)

22.     Own a horse.

23.     Go to Pikes Place in Seattle

24.     Pick up a new fire rescue from the Pierce Facility in Wisconsin and ride all the way back to Idaho in it. 

25.     Go to the top of the Space Needle.

26.     Go parasailing.

27.     Shot a Black Powder Rifle

28.     Go to Outdoor EFY and complete the ropes courses. (3 years in a row)

29.     Go to a luau in Hawaii.

30.     Raft the Payette River

31.     Take my picture by the Welcome to Idaho sign.

32.     Ride a train.

33.     Hike Diamond Head.

34.     Visit the USS Arizona Memorial

35.     Attend the Idaho Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony.

36.     Walk on a frozen lake.

37.     Visit the McCall Winter Carnival.

38.     Ride a Jet Ski

39.     Donate Blood

40.     Help save a life.

41.     Go to Lagoon and ride all the rollercoaster’s.

42.     Go on a road trip by myself.

43.     Visit Multnomah Falls in Oregon.

44.     See Keiko the Killer Whale in person (the whale from Free Willy)

45.     Complete a 5K.

46.     Repel out of a building. 

47.     Watch fireworks from a catamaran in Hawaii.

48.     Take a boat to snorkel in the middle of the ocean off of the coast of Hawaii.

49.     Have my dad walk me down the aisle.

50.     Have a camp fire on the beach while watching the sunset and eating smores.

 

 
Here is to life’s adventures and living life to the fullest!