Inspired by Jodi Michelle, here is the first half of my life list.
1. Visit Africa and see all applicable animals.
2. Visit Tierra del Fuego and Antarctica and see all applicable animals.
3. Visit Ireland and drink all applicable beers.
4. Visit New Zealand and see all applicable animals and breathtaking scenery.
5. Bring myself to a place where I enjoy rock climbing with Matt. As of now, I only enjoy belaying due to my fear of heights.
6. Hike the Appalachian Trail, or at least portions therein.
7. Grow a vast and successful garden that supplies the majority of our necessary produce.
8. Have a patch of sunflowers in my backyard.
9. After taking on a mortgage, burn it in 7 years.
10. Maintain a smart enough household budget that Matt is able to retire at age 55.
11. Re-learn French to fluency.
12. Run a marathon.
13. Live long enough to see cancer eradicated.
14. Regularly volunteer time and energy to local nonprofits.
15. Obtain an official paella pan.
16. Forever be my own boss.
17. Raise my kids to be polite enough to have dinner at the White House.
18. Raise my kids to slurp oysters on the half shell.
19. Continually work to reduce my carbon footprint.
20. Play the tambourine while Matt plays the banjo on our back porch in retirement.
21. Own horses.
22. See the Pyramids in Egypt.
23. Travel down the Amazon.
24. Learn how to make perfect empanadas.
25. Wake up every day of my life next to Matt.
July 1st, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Love it! How are you feeling!!!!So happy for you two!!(One out of three of mine slurps oysters!)
July 1st, 2009 at 2:24 pm
so you’re retiring to appalachia (#20)? i’ll join you and your vast garden there!
July 1st, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Love it! Thanks for commenting and linking to me
Can’t wait to read the rest.