Ever since I was old enough to start thinking about my future, I have been planning things that I want to accomplish. Over the past twenty years or so, the list has changed… sometimes drastically, and sometimes I revert to the same dreams and desires that I have wanted since I was a child. Marriage has been on my list of “to-dos,” however other goals and ambitions on this have changed very much. But there are a few tasks that I have not accomplished yet that I would like to share with you. Call it a Bucket List, if you will. I went to see the movie “Bride Wars” with some of my girlfriends last night, and other than watching Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway fight to the death over who’s wedding would be better, I was reminded of the fact that I am 26 years old, and no closer to the one constant task that has been on my “to do list” since the first time I dressed my Barbie in a white wedding gown, and stood her next to her handsome “Ken in a tux.”
I have accomplished many things that have appeared on my list before, such as learning to knit, writing a screenplay, and visiting Amish country. I’ve experienced wonderful moments; especially since sobering up… an ambition and goal that I accomplished one day at a time since 2005. I’ve won hands in the game of Poker, and I’ve even learned to read music. I am grateful that I have been able to cross things off of my “to do” list, however there are still some things that I wish to accomplish. So here it is, Danielle’s very own list of “Things To Do Before She Kicks the Bucket” List. Enjoy, and feel free to comment… be sure to tell me what number you are commenting on. These are in no particular order.
1. Go back to College and get a degree in ANYTHING…
2. Obtain a Passport and actually get STAMPS in it… TRAVEL to anywhere, and photograph every minute of the experience.
3. Buy a camera worthy for such travels.
4. Jump from the high dive… I always chickened out and climbed back down the ladder…
5. Plant a garden.
6. Learn a foreign language, other than French, and travel to its country to speak it fluently.
7. Change someone’s life for the better.
8. Win a substantial amount of money, donate 100% of it to a worthy cause, and not tell anyone about it.
9. Publish my screenplay.
10. Have at least two children.
11. Get and stay married.
12. Watch a scary movie all the way through without closing my eyes.
13. Go to a shooting range and fire a gun.
14. Parasail.
15. Shout on the top of my lungs from such great heights…
16. Join a book club.
17. Do the Tom Cruise Dance to “Old Time Rock and Roll” from Risky Business… in white boxers and Black Rayban Wayfarers.
18. Keep my mouth shut when I really need to…
19. Bait my own hook while fishing.
20. Go to a boxing match.
21. Watch a play or ballet from backstage.
22. Love someone (child, husband, or other family member) unconditionally, and feel that love in return.
23. Hold a moon beam in the palm of my hand.
24. Get the tattoo on my wrist fixed… (Seriously, I have HUGE confrontation issues…)
25. Make a CERTAIN amends…
26. Roll around in a pile of money… (Not loose change, but actual MONEY…)
27. Time Travel… (hey, this is my DREAM wish list…) I would go back to that one day in high school and tell him…
28. Taste the rainbow…
29. Stand in the middle of Times Square with my eyes closed.
30. Kiss under the mistletoe… this has yet to be accomplished, surprisingly…
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Let go do number 13 together... I've always wanted to do that myself, and there's a gunrange nearby! Also, I've never kissed under the mistletoe either... What great joy that would bring ;)
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That is hilarious, I want to catch a moon beam, can you eat a moon beam. This is a good blog post, keep it up.
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