Some are impossible. Some are improbable. All have entered my dreams. This is my list of 100+ things I
want to accomplish in my lifetime.
As one of my former students recently said:
"It's a beautiful thing to dream of your dreams."
Thank you, Catie. Well said!
1. Go to Scotland. (July 9-17, 2005)
2. Go to Paris, France. (March 14-24, 2010)
3. Kiss someone at the top of the Eiffel Tower. (Katrina, March 16, 2010)
4. Go to Disney World when Katrina is 8-years-old. (July 7-15, 2007)
5. Visit the Great Wall of China.
6. Sky dive! (May 26, 2008)
7. Bungee jump! (June 4, 2008)
8. Ride in an untethered hot air balloon.
9. Ride on a ski lift. (March 2004, July 23, 2007)
10. Raft the Colorado River.
11. Ride a passenger train. (Durango-Silverton Rail, Summer 1996)
12. Scuba dive.
13. See Mt. Everest.
14. Swim with dolphins.
15. Climb a mountain. (Loveland Pass, March 2004)
16. Learn to cook shrimp like my mother. (August 2009)
17. Plant a tree for someone.
18. Find that wheat field from my dreams.
19. Be in a movie.
20. Get published. (Through the Broken Window, Austin Chronicle, 1998)
21. Write a novel. (Summer 2009 - Reprieve)
22. Write a fanfic novel. (Wishes and Regrets, begun April 28, 2005)
23. Go on a pirate cruise ship.
24. Dance on a cobblestone street in Italy.
25. Go to Mardi Gras. (February 1994)
26. See Pearl Jam in concert. (September 2001)
27. See the Foo Fighters in concert.
28. See Peter Gabriel in concert.
29. Visit all 50 states. (States list)
30. Meet Robert Smith.
31. Visit New Zealand.
32. Visit Vancouver.
33. See the Statue of Liberty. (June 15, 2008)
34. Eat a New York hot dog. (Nathan's Hot Dogs, Coney Island, June 16, 2008)
35. See a Broadway play. (Spamalot, June 17, 2008)
36. Sing karaoke.
37. See the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
38. See Tuscany.
39. See the Berlin Wall.
40. Go to Barcelona, Spain.
41. Fly in a helicopter. (In childhood, at the Winnie Rice Festival)
42. Go to outer space.
43. See the Sydney Opera House.
44. See Ayer’s Rock.
45. Visit Stephen King’s house in Maine.
46. Record on of my Grandfather's stories.
47. Record one of my Grandmother’s stories. (June-July 2010)
48. Audition for a play.
49. Spend the night in a (European) castle.
50. Tour a dungeon. (Edinburgh Dungeon, Scotland, July 11, 2005)
51. Tour a haunted house.
52. Meet James Marsters. (November 12, 2011 - Austin Comic Con)
53. See the Grand Canyon. (Summer 1989, South Rim. June 1996, North Rim)
54. See the Golden Gate Bridge. (August 9, 2009, Girl Scouts Trip to San Francisco)
55. Explore the Pyramids. (Tulum, Playa del Carmen - July 1995)
56. Eat Moroccan food. (Disney World, 1997)
57. Fly first class.
58. Hang glide.
59. Ride in a glider plane.
60. See Big Bend.
61. Visit Tokyo, Japan.
62. See the Louvre. (March 18, 2010)
63. See a cathedral. (St. Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland, July 16, 2005; St. Patrick's
Cathedral, New York City, June 12, 2008; Notre Dame Cathedral, March 17, 2010; Sacre Coeur,
March 19, 2010)
64. See the original Starry Night. (Houston, TX, Impressionist Exhibit, January 1, 2005)
65. Take a camping/canoe excursion.
66. Spelunk a cave.
67. Take the Hershey, Pennsylvania, chocolate tour.
68. Spend time in a Canadian city.
69. Take the cross-continental train tour over the Canadian Rockies.
70. Go deep sea fishing.
71. Take a Mediterranean cruise.
72. See the White Cliffs of Dover.
73. Ride in the Chunnel.
74. Visit a rain forest in South America.
75. See Stonehenge.
76. See the Parthenon.
77. Go to Chichen Itza.
78. Watch a shuttle launch.
79. Go to the Academy Awards.
80. Ride horseback in a trail ride. (October 18-19, 2008 Blue Streak Stables)
81. See an African savannah.
82. Go Parasailing. (July 3, 2001, Tampa Bay, Florida, with my Mom)
83. Meet Neil Gaiman.
84. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.
85. Hike the Smoky Mountain Trail.
86. Visit Mackinac Island.
87. See New England in the fall.
88. Explore the Florida Keys.
89. Visit a place where we can see whales swimming.
90. Buy the land in Woodville that my Grandfather used to own.
91. See Yosemite. (August 9-11, 2009, Girl Scouts Trip)
92. See Devil’s Tower.
93. Visit the Redwood Forest. (August 9-11, 2009, Girl Scouts Trip)
94. Go to Yellowstone National Park.
95. Take my daughter to a symphony.
96. Name a star.
97. Sleep in a hammock on a tropical beach. (The Bahamas, Summer 1997)
98. Go to Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
99. Learn to kayak. (Saturday, May 11, 2008)
100. Go to Norway.
101. Ride on a streetcar in San Francisco. (August 9, 2009, Girl Scouts Trip)
102. Get my Master's Degree.
103. Pet a baby tiger.
104. Meet James Durbin.
