[ my bucket list...kind of. ]

I was cleaning my office the other weekend, and I found a whole box of homework and essays and papers from high school. In this cluttered mess, there was a list that I think I wrote in my junior year for an English class. There are 121 items on my list, so I'll only give the highlights.

2. Look for the Lochness Monster and take a picture. (Um...was this during my "travel" period?)
4. Give blood. (Still working on that one. I pretty much faint every time I try to walk in to the place)
11. Learn to speak Russian. (I must have seen a movie with a hot guy who speaks Russian)
12. Not worry about money. (Fat chance while we still have student loans)
18. Know I'm okay. (Huh. Enlightened moment?)
22. Prove myself and others that I'm a worthy person. (Still working on that one too.)
28. Ride a camel. (What?!)
34. Go to a Broadway show. (Check!)
36. Dress like the ladies in the 20's. (Check!)
43. Have a fireplace in my future house with a really thick, soft rug in front of it. (Where was my mind?? Or too many romance movies...)
48. Have someone leave roses lying around for me. (Check! *cough* PP *cough*)
49. Be a mentor. (Check!)
56. Go to Spain/Paris. (Second honeymoon anyone?)
64. Live in a cottage in Ireland for a month in the summer.
70. Fly first class. (I don't know. Is this one worth it?)
72. Sing in front of at least 500 people. (Check! Let's not mention that I forgot the words to the National Anthem in the process, but it's all about growth and experience right???)
75. Fall in love. (Check!)
82. Perform an anonymous favor.
85. Be able to say in everything, whether success or failure, "I tried." (I've had to do this a couple times already. It's called boot camp.)
91. March in a protest rally. (Rebel days, anyone?)
94. Earn a million dollars a year. (Girl, are you serious??)
101. Get a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. (AHH! Only one more year and I'm done!!!!)
102. Marry a man who loves me. (Check!)
107. Kiss in the rain. (Check!)
116. Be a soccer mom. (This one is still true. Shh. Don't tell.)
120. Burn the microcosm. (Check! Mushy english class thing. Love you Ms. J!)

Most of the ones I skipped were visiting places, so I figured you'd get bored reading about Australia and France and England and Ireland and Spain. But after looking over these, it makes you realize how much you change even after a few year. I mean, I wrote this list before P and I met, so the vision I had for my life was much more aimed at leading a life by myself. Who needs men anyway?? Pssshhh.