Bucket List Part 1

Well, I’ve figured out what to write about.  I am no longer in my little funk.  I’m a glowing ball of sunshine (a little sarcasm there).  I think we’re going to plan a trip to Idlewild.  I think.

Anyway, I was poking around in the garage, seeing if I had enough crap to participate in our neighborhood garage sale.  I didn’t get very much accomplished, but I DID come across a bunch of old memories.  I looked through yearbooks.  I found an old program from my High School musical.  And I found this:

It’s a list of things I want to do before I die.  There’s some more on the other side, so I’ll save that for tomorrow. So, let’s investigate this a little further, mmmmkay?  Just remember – when I wrote this I was 24, drinking beer in a bar, and Tony and I were ‘on a break.’ (read:  he broke up with me, and we didn’t get back together for a year).

1. Kill Bill (Bill was my very good friend at the time. I didn’t really want to kill him, but he must have been getting on my nerves)
2. Skydiving – Yes, I’ve had the opportunity a couple of times recently.  I will do this.  Maybe next year.
3. Learn to play the harmonica – Interesting…
4. New Ride at Kennywood.  I still haven’t ridden this.  At this time, the new ride was the Skycoaster. I just haven’t gotten to it yet, because I’m not a fan of parting with the money.  But I will.
5. Ice Skating – I had done it when I wrote this, but I wanted to make sure I did it again.  I did
6. Roller Skating – Um, same as number 5
7. White Water Rafting – Did it, had fun, drank beer after.
8. Skiing (Ski) – I think I meant snow skiing here I’ve still never gone. I don’t really want to.  But I should do it once in my life
9. Skiing (Water) – Again, never did it.  Don’t really WANT to, but I should.
10. NYC – I have been to New York.  We went in high school and saw Cats.  But I want to go back one more time.
11. Disney World – When I wrote this, I had only been there as a kid.  I have since gone with Tony a couple of times.
12. Cancun – Yup, same as number eleven.
13. Paintball – I have played paintball.  But I don’t think (although I’m not exactly sure) that I’ve done it again since I wrote this list.
14. Ride a Dolphin
15. Go to Idaho (Please, remember…I was drinking when I wrote this…no offense to anybody in Idaho)
16. Move Out – I did this a few months after writing this
17. Blow a bubble bigger than my head
18. Milk a cow
19. Surf
20. Parasail
21. See Pearl Jam in concert (Not so sure I’m up for concerts, but I’d try again for Pearl Jam.  I think.)
22. Eat 1 lb of grape jelly beans (There’s no way I could do it in one sitting, though)
23. Build a cool sand castle (I’ve build sand castles, but nothing really COOL)
24. Pet a giraffe
25. See Letterman
26. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone ( I think I meant this literally…if not, I can cross it off)
27. Go to Vegas (Yup, never been to Vegas)
28. Meet Brad Pitt

Stay tuned for 29-50 tomorrow!