100 Things to Do

As the big milestone of completing 30 years of age is just a couple of days away, I have been pondering what I would like to do in my lifetime...
Life is full of goals, dreams, and aspirations! In some of my spare time this summer I have put together 100 things that I really want to do at some point in this life that God has given me! So here goes...

1. Serve God where ever He leads with a content heart
2. Learn to salsa dance
3. Fall in love and get married to my best friend
4. Adopt a baby
5. Write a book
6. See the statues of Easter Island (Chile)
7. Run 5K –June 20th, 2009

8. Run 10K- December 19th, 2009- Molokai, May 15th, 2010
9. Run Honolulu Marathon- Dec 11
10. Visit the Pyramids in Egypt- Sept/Oct 2011
11. Go camping under the stars- Lake Alatoona,GA Mom reminded me that this is what we did for my 2nd birthday! LOL! July, 1981
12. Learn sign language
13. Go to Grand Canyon
14. Learn to play guitar
15. Bake a cake from scratch
16. Ride in a hot air balloon-Luxor,Egypt 2014
17. Learn to tap dance
18. Tour the Galapagos Archipelago
19. See the Northern Lights
20. Ice Skate in New York
21. Visit Times Square
22. Try a new restaurant- GianFranco- 12/30/09 Snoqualmie,WA
23. Take a bubble bath by candle
24. Visit the Acropolis in Greece
25. Walk on the Great Wall of China
26. Go to Disneyland (California)
27. Visit the Golden Gate Bridge
28. Climb View the Statue of Liberty
29. Read JRR Tolkien Boxed Set
30. Visit all 50 states
31. Play a new game
32. Have ice cream for lunch- July 2nd, 2009
33. Go on a cruise
34. Go to Bora Bora
35. Read the Chronicles of Narnia- Summer, 2010
36. Spend a whole (non-sick) day lounging in bed and not feel guilty
37. Get a Master’s degree- graduated Dec 20, 2014!!!
38. Help on a Habitat for Humanity Home
39. Donate Blood- Elon College 2001
40. See a broadway play- Cats, Les Mis, Miss Siagon, -London, 1999
41. Get a foot massage- August 19th, 2009
42. Sleep in a castle (or own one!!!)
43. Watch the ten greatest American movies of all time - Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, The Wizard of Oz, The Graduate, On the Waterfront, Schindler’s List, Singin’ in the Rain
44. Be in two places at once- June 13th, 2009 NC/SC border

45. Raise a happy, healthy child
46. Create a home with an inviting, joyous, comfortable loving atmosphere
47. Be a Proverbs 31 woman
48. Go on a safari
49. Ride a camel- March 10, 2014
50. Throw a party- Sept. 19, 2009- Bri's baby shower
51. Visit Biltmore Estates
52. Get a new hairstyle
53. Be spontaneous- drive with a student driver ;)
54. Watch turtles hatch and run for the ocean
55. Get a full body massage-August 19th,2009
56. Visit Marcus in Sweden (May 2014)
57. Go bird watching- alot of fun with preschoolers!
58. Build a deck
59. Go to a concert of a favorite artist- Third Day, Toby Mac, Brandon Heath- June 13th, 2009
60. Jog at sunset
61. Be a spectator at the Olympics
62. Stop worrying- finally came to the conclusion that worrying tells God "He is not big enough to handle!" July,11
63. Learn to live in the now
64. Exercise every day
65. Read God’s Word everyday
66. Hike part of the Appalachin Trail
67. Dance in the fall leaves- Oct 2009 CO
68. Visit Niagara Falls
69. See how chocolate is made at Hershey’s, Penn.
70. Sing Karaoke- Perth, Australia
71. Cruise Alaska
72. Get a tattoo
73. Enjoy a sunrise
74. Complete Daniel study by Beth Moore- Dec 29th, 2009
75. Try a new drink- Bad Santa- 12/26/09
76. Tour the east coast of Australia
77. Visit Folden’s in Ecuador
78. Create a masterpiece- as mom reminded me that everytime I work with a child I create a masterpiece
79. Get down to my ideal weight
80. Break a rule- Tulalip, WA - not telling what rule! ;)
81. Attend a child’s t-ball game- Saturday, February 26th, 2011
82. Kayak at dawn
83. Get an ice cream cake- July, 2012
84. Make a new friend- Jeannie Poly- June 14th, 2009
85. Publish a short story
86. Spend a weekend in a cabin in the mountains- Snowmobiling in WA
87. Try a new food- Crab Ravioli- Dec 2009
88. Watch a new musical- Mamma Mia- July 21st, 2009
89. Go fly a kite- August, 2009 with some of my preschoolers
90. Visit a museum- Korean war museum
91. Paint toenails with friends- Sept 17th, 2009 - THANKS RACHEL!
92. Ride a roller coaster and scream at the top of my lungs- June 13th, 2009
93. Make and send a care package
94. Climb a rock wall- July 2012
95. Spend $100 on a good cause
96. Refinish an antique
97. Decorate an outrageous cake
98. Have a fondue party- April 2010 @ The Child's
99. Cook a new recipe- Vegetable Quiche- (aka Quiche Cakes :) Sept. 16th, 2009
100. Play Twister