Bucket List

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For a long time now, I've kept a list of things I've always wanted to do. As new things come up, I just add them to my list. Some things are already crossed off because I've been lucky enough to have accomplished them. I love the feeling of checking something off.

Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Become a mom Accomplished Apr. of 2005
2. Sip coffee in a little outdoor cafe in Paris with Jaclyne Accomplished Jun. of 2013
3. Graduate college
4. Become a professional photographer
5. Write a book
6. Get a signed copy of a book by a favorite author Accomplished 2006
7. Take a cooking class Accomplished May 2012
8. Rent a beach house for the summer on Nantucket or the Hamptons
9. Meet Giada De Laurentiis Accomplished May 2012
10. Own a white house with a swing on the front porch and a huge kitchen and lots of trees
11. Take a photography workshop Accomplished Mar. of 2011   
12. Sit in a field of lavender  Accomplished Aug. of 2010
13. See a real Broadway Show Accomplished Dec. of 2001
14. Have wine in Italy
15. Take my kids to New York Accomplished Oct. of 2012
16. Intern for a really cool company
17. Go whale watching Accomplished May of 2010
18. Go to Paula Deen's restaurant in Savannah, GA Accomplished May of 2011
19. Be in the audience of an Oprah Winfrey Show Accomplished Oct. of 2011 & Apr. 2012
20. Visit the Met in NY and see an original Van Gogh and Monet  Accomplished Dec. of 2009
21. Adopt a child
22. Take a road trip across the U.S.
23. Go to a Hollywood movie premiere
24. Camp in Yosemite with the kids...  Accomplished Jul. of 2013
25. Buy a bottle of wine at Nickel & Nickel Winery in Napa  Accomplished Oct. of 2013
26. Be on TV Accomplished Apr. of 2011 (sToribook Weddings)
27. Dance with my grand kids
28. See Mount Rushmore
29. Learn to play the piano
30. See Barbra Streisand in concert Accomplished Nov of 2006
31. Run a marathon   Accomplished May of 2013
32. Make a wish on the top of the Eiffel Tower  Accomplished Jun. of 2013
33. Go to an award ceremony (Grammy's, Emmy's, Academy Awards, Sag...etc)
34. Knit cardigan sweaters for my girls
35. Get cute rain boots
36. Have a lilac bush in my backyard
37. Line dance at a country bar Accomplished July of 2008
38. Attend an out of state photography or blogging conference
39. Attend a yoga retreat
40. Cook a recipe from Julia Childs' book
41. Meet Martha Stewart Accomplished Oct. 2009
42. Win a contest...any contest.
43. Read L'Addresse
44. Become an early riser
45. Sew myself a dress to wear
46. Vote for the President of the US Accomplished Nov. of 2008
47. Become debt-free
48. Wear a white summer dress
49. Grow my own garden
50. Take a 2nd honeymoon
51. Go to the Pike Place Market in Seattle Accomplished Jul. of 2011
52. Own a Canon 5D Mark II
53. Go to Sundance Film Festival
54. Witness a live birth Accomplished June of 2002
55. See Niagara Falls
56. Wear a bathing suit...gulp. In public.
57. Dance in the rain Accomplished April 2012 on Brooklyn Bridge
58. Shake hands with President Obama or Clinton
59. Take a photo by Barbra's star on the Walk of Fame Accomplished Nov. of 2011
60. Send my kids to college
61. Photograph a sunrise on the beach Accomplished Jul. of 2011
62. Attend a celebrity book signing Accomplished Oct. of 2009
63. Spend an Autumn vacation in NY Accomplished Oct. of 2012
64. Have a mommy/daughter sleep over
65. Go kayaking
66. Win a jackpot at a slot machine in Vegas
67. Build a sand castle with Charlie Accomplished July of 2010
68. Not need others' approval
69. See the White House with my own eyes  Accomplished May of 2014
70. Go to an opera
71. Sleep in a B & B in Vermont
72. Skinny dip
73. Learn to speak Italian
74. Dance outdoors at dusk to a live band in New Mexico
75. Eat at Mr. Chow's Accomplished Jan. of 2012
76. Drive across the Golden Gate Bridge  Accomplished July of 1998 
77. Visit the UCLA campus
78. See Simon & Garfunkel in concert
79. Stay in the penthouse of a hotel
80. Become a nurse
81. Go on a shopping spree
82. Declutter my house
83. See someone play at the Hollywood Bowl Accomplished July 2004
84. Learn to surf
85. Inspire people
86. Have a 4th baby
87. See Bette Midler in concert
88. Teach my daughters how to sew
89. Live away from CA for a year
90. Study abroad
91. Eat lobster in Maine
92. Stay at the Plaza for a night
93. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Accomplished April of 2012
94. Visit & pay my respects at Ground Zero Accomplished Dec. of 2001
95. Learn to be happy with myself.
96. Go to a poetry reading
97. Raise good kids
98. Take my mom on a hot air balloon ride
99. Read the entire bible
100. Take the kids to Disney World
101. See a real whale in the ocean Accomplished July 2012
102. Visit a haunted house
103. See the Northern Lights
104. Open a "Cupcakery" (Cupcake bake shop)
105. Read a chapter book to my kids
106. Take a writer's workshop by my favorite author, Joyce Maynard
107. Hike to the Hollywood Sign
108. Attend a writers' retreat.  Accomplished Apr. 2014
109. Reupholster a chair and have it look GOOD.
110. Learn to knit.

What are the things you want to do in your lifetime?