Bucket List

After much contemplation and research, I have compiled a list of 30 things I want to do before I die.  I left off minor things that everybody knows about me.  This is in no particular order, which if you know me, then you know that drives me nuts.  haha.  Anyways, here is what I have so far:

1. Visit the opening of an art show
2. Become a better photographer
3. Indoor Rock climbing
4. Go skydiving
5. Learn how to snow board
6. Get a master’s degree
7. Make out in an elevator
8. Disney World
9. Go to Germany
10. Go to Paris (and the Louvre)
11. Go to New York
12. Go to a west coast beach
13. Take a Road trip across America with a group of friends
14. Go to the opera
15. Watch a show on Broadway
16. Learn to play the BASS guitar (a red one!)
17. Build a sand castle
18. Take a ride in a hot air balloon
19. Swim with dolphins
20. Go white water rafting
21. Race a sports car
22. Drive a red Lamborghini
23. Take a trip on a train
24. See the Northern Lights
25. Visit the Pyramids in Egypt
26. Visit the Great Wall of China
27. See Mount Rushmore      
28. Write and publish a children’s book
29. Sleep in a castle
30. Be recognized as an authority in education

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, or so on, please, I am open to it all.  I have reasons for some of these, and some just sounded fun!  Some I am TERRIFIED to do, but would love to conquer my fear (of heights).  I cannot attribute most of these ideas to my brain, for they were gathered off of this website: http://www.squidoo.com/100things.  Feel free to visit.  They have over 500 things on their list.  Oh, and I know some of these will never be reached, but we always need some kind of dream.  Enjoy!

Suggestions

So, I started thinking the other day of things I want to do during my life.  I have a few things listed, but I was just wondering if any of you had any suggestions of things I should try?

Renovation Part Dos

Well, I forgot to mention the adrenaline-pumping adventure we had yesterday. Mom, Patti, and I went to the backyard and started straightening up some. There was a tarp in the corner of the yard by the fence. This tarp is from last summer when we were trying to get the pool in my yard. Well, we were trying to decide whether to keep the tarp or throw it away. We decided to chunk it, and mom started to toss the tarp up. I walked past the other side and was going to help her fold it up BUT... (dum dum dum...) instead I said, "Snake! There is a snake in there!" I started to run into the house, and we tried to get Antoinette's nephew into the house, but he would not move. So Mom told me to take him in the house. I grabbed him and ran. I asked the carpet guys, "Either of you know how to kill a snake?" They went outside.

Since I was inside the house, the only thing I saw was a snake slithering through the cracks of my back fence. Mom, Patti, and the carpet guys all agreed that the first snake was about an inch in diameter and about 3 or so feet long. When that went slithered away, one of the guys said, "There is another one!" They said that one was bigger... about 4 ft long and maybe 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter. It too went through the slats of the fence and to the ditch behind my house.

Now I am too scared to go in the back yard or let Reina back there. Snakes! Really?

I also found out today that I am going to have to get a new air conditioner unit. Jamie is going to replace all of it and add more duct work to the front of the house so that the living room is not so stifling.

None of this could ruin my day, though... I feel like I am floating!!!!

Renovations

Today was a very long day. I had new carpet installed in all of the rooms, and I had new vinyl put down in the kitchen. Mom and Patti came over and (thankfully) helped out. The carpet guys got here at 8:07am, and they did not leave until after 7pm. CRAZY!!!! They did a FANTASTIC job, and I LOVE the smell, look, and feel of my house. One problem... they found out my air conditioner is leaking. Ugh!!! Jamie is supposed to come over tomorrow to take a look at it, but wow! It is hot in herr! lol. I will post pictures as soon as I get everything back in order. I still need to hang pictures and such. Hopefully, I can get that done this week. Maybe some tomorrow... like putting pictures in my multi-frames and my new frames.

Cross your fingers!!!