Bucket List

So with all this reminiscing about passed loved ones and memories, and the inevitably approaching big 3-0, I can't help but desire to live life to the fullest. So I recalled a great movie, "The Bucket List" and was inspired to write my own.

A "bucket list" is a list of things you want to do/accomplish before you die. It's a list of your wild and crazy ideas and dreams! It did not take me long to do mine:

 Go to Italy and trace my roots -as in actually going to the small villages that my family is from!

 Visit Ireland-John should trace his roots too!

 Take an Alaskan Cruise -totally possible with my mother's employment at a cruise line!

 Go on a Mission Trip-I have always wanted to travel to a 3rd world country and help the real poor

 Scuba Dive - my aspirations of being a mermaid! lol!

 Celebrate New Years Eve in Manhattan - as in getting a hotel room with a balcony view of Times Square...I'm not about to be corralled with thousands of crazy tourists on the streets of NYC!

 Zip-line through a rain forest/tropical forest - my only concern with this one are bugs smacking my forehead on the way down!

 Downhill ski- I know I know, I am an upstate NYer and I have never been...

 Get Lasik surgery!-I really want to wake up at 3am and see the clock! 30th bday gift idea for anyone wondering...

 Go to Vegas -hence my obsession with the TV show

 Go on a Safari - as a kid, I used to be obsessed with this!

 Make wine at a vineyard - this one would also be great to accomplish in Italy

 Get a six-pack!!! -I know I am already working on the six pack (no progress, I've been LAZY!! I'm now watching the beginning of the Las Vegas series! OOOOO DVR you are evil!).

So start dreaming people! I challenge you to make a list yourself!