I've been hearing about people writing bucket lists these days.  Things you want to do in this life before your time is up.  I decided this is my year to create one.  I went all out and searched the internet for all things I could think of and added them to my list.  I hope that you are allowed to keep adding things to your list as they come up.  If you have a bucket list on your blog somewhere leave the link in the comments and I just might steal some of your things!!!  I was tempted to put things on there that I had already done just so I could cross them out.  I mean things just look good when you cross them off.  adopt a child.  travel to another country.  go on a cruise.  run a half marathon.  become a vegetarian.  go to the top of the statue of liberty.  visit NYC.  be on CNN.  get a big tattoo.

1. Learn Spanish
2. Use my Spanish
3. Own a business
4. Meet the President
5. Travel to Israel
6. Ride a horse on the beach
7. take each of my kids on a trip alone
8. Read the bible from front to back
9. Run a marathon
10. Visit all 50 states
11. Volunteer at a women's shelter
12. Go camping in a tent
13. White water rafting
14. ride in a hot air balloon
15. Ride in a helicopter
16. Visit Hawaii
17. Go skydiving
18. Go to the Olympics
19. Ride on the Orient Express Train
20. Drive Route 66
21. swim with dolphins
22. Go on a safari
23. Ride a camel
24. Ride an elephant
25. Be in the delivery room for  a birth
26. Be on a reality tv show
27. Visit Machu Picchu
28. Walk on the Great Wall of China
29. Visit all seven continents
30. Vacation on a secluded island
31. Visit Disneyworld
32. Ride a steamboat down the Mississippi River
33. Visit the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
34. Ride a cable car in San Francisco
35. Learn to use chop sticks
36. create a garden and eat from it
37. sew a dress for Story
38. learn to play chess
39. Become a foster parent
40. Renew my wedding vows on a beach with close friends & family
41. own a house with a pool
42. Build a habitat for humanity home
43. Write my memoir
44. Be on the radio March 2011
45. Go to the Kentucky Derby
46. Go to a World Series baseball game
47. Go to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
48. Ice skate at Rockefeller Center
49. Go on a segway tour
50. Go fishing
51. Live in a different country for at least 6 months
52. Eat vegan for 1 year
53. Speak at a conference
54. build a home w/ floor plan that I helped create
55. Spend a weekend at a Dude Ranch
56. Play a game of golf with my dad
57. Write a song
58. Take dance lessons
59. go on a pub tour in Ireland with Aaron
60. give away a large sum of money
61. join a book club
62. Meet Kiara – our Compassion child in Peru
63. Meet Wonsli – our Compassion child in Haiti

So there it is.  Is it bad that I'm about 99.9% sure that some of these will never happen.  Is that the goal to put things you could dream about.  So, what's on your bucket list?

Below is a picture of my kids acting like they are in a band.  Maybe I should add that to my bucket list.  I could be the Ivey brothers manager.  🙂