Revisiting the Bucket List

Remember when I said I was not panicking about turning 30 last year, but secretly I was and I made a Bucket List??? Well, I think with a year gone by now... it's time I reflect upon and update said Bucket List.

Lets have a look, shall we?

Annie's Bucket List:

1. Visit every state in the US
2. Pay someone else's bill at a restaurant
3. Kiss on the top of the Eiffel Tower
4. Officiate a wedding
5. Hike the Enchantments in Washington
6. Rally car race
7. Ride a hot air balloon
8. Complete a triathlon
9. Kite surf
10. Go deep sea fishing
11. Learn to say “I Love You” in at least 15 languages
12. Go to Coachella & South by Southwest music festivals
13. Learn to play craps... and win!
14. Heli-Ski the Alps
15. Donate blood or bone marrow
16. Set foot on all seven continents
17. Learn to play the piano
18. Buy a round of drinks for the whole bar
19. Sail a boat
20. RV across America
21. Solve a Rubik’s cube
22. Buy a house
23. Be pregnant/have children  (phew!!! For now...)
24. Attend an Olympic event
25. Go whale watching
26. Go to the Super Bowl
27. Drink a liter of beer (or two, or three...) at Oktoberfest in Germany
28. Float in the Dead Sea
29. Watch a space shuttle launch
30. Make my own beer or wine
31. Go scuba diving
32. Go to a UW Husky Bowl Game
33. Ride a gondola in Venice
34. See Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights)
35. Raise over $10,000 for a cause I care about
36. Beat Steve at Chess  Muhahahahahahaha!!!
    
37. Cage-dive with Sharks
38. Attend a murder mystery dinner
39. Join a bowling league
40. Swim with dolphins
41. Go to Carnival in Rio
42. Hold a Koala or Sloth (or both!)
43. Attend Mass at St. Peters Basilica (Vatican)
44. Have a pen pal I’ve never met in person
45. Zip line through a rainforest (TBD)
46. Take a sabbatical from work to explore a passion (or would accept a job that = a passion)
47. Win a contest
48. Speak at a conference
49. Become known amongst family and friends for a signature dish or dessert - ok, I'm giving myself partial credit for thinking I have the signature dish, but I'm not sure if friends and family know it yet. Blog post to come.
50. Learn to sew
51. ........ 

So for those of you keeping score at home, that is 5 (and a half) out of 50.  That's 10% accomplished in one year.  Of course those ones were pretty easy.   Lets add 5 more for good measure.

   51. Take a selfie with a celebrity or sports icon
   52. Ride an elephant in the wild (circus or zoo doesn't count)
   53. Blow glass
   54. Finish the Tough Mudder race
   55. Initiate a public food fight

Too soon to be excited?

Nah!!!! Football season starts in 4 months.  The Seahawks Schedule was released yesterday!

A little odd that we play San Francisco twice in 3 weeks and not until the very end of the season.  Also odd that we only have 1 home prime time game aired nationally.  Lots of thoughts about that in the blogosphere today: NFL Punishes Seattle Seahawks for Being Too Good at Home?

The UW Husky Football schedule was released a few weeks ago as well.  5 home games in a row to start the season... oy vey! I'm looking forward to hosting the UCLA Bruins again in Seattle.  I've missed playing them since we went to North and South conferences.

 

Alas.... 4 more months... probably a little early to get excited just yet. It's the height of baseball season after all right?!?! How are those Mariners doing?  Oh wait, nevermind.