Here I am going to start this one off....

1. Go to Italy
2. Find my Prince Charming
3. Have my children graduate from college with no debts (1 down; 2 to go)
4. Write a book about public education
5. Learn to create a blog
6. Have a beautiful garden
7. Make a difference in the world (some way other than having amazing children) -- 1/2 there; still working on this
8. Read 500 books
9. Read 600 books
10. Saw the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and Mediterrean Sea
11. Saw a magnificent sunrise
12. Saw a beautiful buck grandly standing in the middle of the road
13. Watched my son capture a butterfly and hold it gently in his hand (he was only 3)
14. Found the best friend in the whole wide world
15. Grew and ate my own vegetables

What a great list Brenda! I will give this one some thought! Love Number 13!

I like #2... ;)

Oh goody. I can do this too. I've been obsessively working on mine:

1. Watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean
2. Watch the fog roll in over the Golden Gate Bridge
3. Drive in a convertible up the Pacific Coast Higway
4. Do a Thelma and Louise trip to the Grand Canyon
5. Ride a horse bareback in the surf
6. Be a June bride
7. Go to Italy
8. See my children graduate college (1 down-college and law school)
9. Start my own business
10. Live in New York City

Awesome lists Brenda and Teri!! I love both of them - what wonderful things to cross off!

I've been thinking about this... I'll have a list to come soon .....

I know Holli - I have been thinking about what I would cross off of my list. Hmmm...

Teri, didn't Thelma and Louise drive their car off the edge of the Grand Canyon and kill themselves at the end? Yikes! :o)

Sheila wrote: "Teri, didn't Thelma and Louise drive their car off the edge of the Grand Canyon and kill themselves at the end? Yikes! :o)"

That was my first thought, too! Maybe Teri will find a great hotel overlooking the canyon instead. ;)

Please go for the hotel Teri! We'd miss you!!!

Hm, I don't have an entire list, but I definitely started one last weekend. The lady who owned the B&B we stayed in had a wall of hiking trail certificates, saying that she had walked the entirety of this trail or that. One of them was for the Bruce Trail here in Ontario, and I then and there realized that I would love to see Ontario from top to bottom. Probably I'll have to grab some girlfriends when we are all retired and rich, but I'm looking forward to it already!

Had a "Thelma & Louise" trip that I can mark off my bucket list; except I want to do it again!
My best friend and I rode a Greyhound bus from IL to AZ to move my son home for the summer! That was an experience in itself and at one point we were very tempted to stay in a little town with a neat looking bar and catch the next bus! Hence one of my favorite quotes, "Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." (Oprah)
Anyway, on the way back across the country, we were driving one car, my son another...we 'did' the Grand Canyon, had a picnic on the rim; Mesa Verde, climbed the ladders and had to take a detour because of a terrible fire in CO; had to stop abruptly numerous times because elk were in the middle of the road; we stayed at Dodge City which you would think would be a happening place but actually closes down about 9 pm; just a real crazy trip and very memorable! I'm thinking maybe that is the kind of 'fun' you are talking about Teri!

Sheila wrote: "Teri, didn't Thelma and Louise drive their car off the edge of the Grand Canyon and kill themselves at the end? Yikes! :o)"

Yes. They did. We, however, opted instead for a spa ranch on the Colorado river and a full-body massage (in their memory, of course). Who says you can't write your own ticket? :D

Cindy wrote: I'm thinking maybe that is the kind of 'fun' you are talking about Teri! ."
Cindy - that sounds more like "City Slickers" than "Thelma and Louise." Where is the girls just wanna have fun part? and more important, where's the BRAD PITT part? (we didn't get him either, darn it.)

~Found a wonderful, decent, loving, respectful man, whom I married
~Got married the way I wanted to, not the way everyone expects a woman to
~Watch the Sun rise
~Watch the Moon rise
~Go to Salem Mass. in October
~Go to Gettysburg, PA
~Have large gardens with fruits, veggies, flowers and herbs
~Write a novel
~Publish a novel
~Learn to knit
~Finish reading "The Exorcist"

Teri, your Thelma and Louise ending sounds MUCH better! :D Love the "full-body massage (in their memory, of course)" part! Too bad you couldn't get Brad to join you. LOL

Jo, great list! I LOVE to watch the moon rise (and set).

Thanks Sheila! I look forward to adding more crossed off things to it.

Thanks Sheila! I look forward to adding more crossed off things to it.

Cindy wrote: "What a great list Brenda! I will give this one some thought! Love Number 13!"

me2. He amazed me when he did it. He said, "Mommy, I am going to catch that butterfly." I said no way. He walked over, and gently grabbed it, looked at for a few seconds and then let it go. I was in awe of him, and proud to say that I still AM!

Kelly Jo wrote: "I like #2... ;) "

Kelly JO, I was lucky to find my Prince Charming although I did kiss a bunch of frogs first. Otherwise, what would you have for comparison.

Teri,
When I was in San Diego, I loved to watch the sun set. The sky was always so glorious....pink, purple, orange. blue...just beautiful.

I like your list too!

Live on the coast and in the mountains, check!

I had one of those road trips once. Late 1970's, when I was young, single and gutsy. Drove a little Honda from Minneapolis (home at the time) up to Edmonton, Alberta. Was one of only two Caucasians allowed in a private Sun Dance. Left my car in a barn and drove two four-wheel-drives up the Al-Can highway to White Horse Yukon Territories. Among other things, did a sweat lodge. Drove back, picked up my Civic, and drove across the mountains to Vancouver. Drove Route 1 all the way from Vancouver to San Diego and home to Minneapolis. *sigh* Those were the days. Incredible scenery, experiences, memories. I did have a major $$$ repair in California. The guy who did the work faked a warranty claim even though the car was used. He said any woman who had the guts (he used a male anatomical term) to make a trip like this deserved something. My 20 something kids hear these stories and they think their much older Mom is a bonafide grown up hippie.

Wonderful memories Nancy! Incredible experience.

Brenda wrote: "...although I did kiss a bunch of frogs first. Otherwise, what would you have for comparison."

Ah yes, as did I, and I wouldn't trade mine for the world.

Kelly Jo wrote: "Brenda wrote: "...although I did kiss a bunch of frogs first. Otherwise, what would you have for comparison."

Ah yes, as did I, and I wouldn't trade mine for the world.
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I agree Kelly Jo, though honestly I could have done without some of those frogs - I think I had more than my fair share, lol!

My scrapbook group all read Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber together and then we each decided to make a scrapbook with our own twenty wishes in it. We are supposed to do write down two wishes a month Feb-Nov. I am a little behind but here is my list so far:

#1 to own my own dream home
#2 to travel to Europe
#3 to spend the night in a castle
#4 to meet Tim McGraw and Brett Favre
#5 to visit Lambeau Field (hope to do this this summer)
#6 to visit the original colonies
#7 go to a Barnum & Bailey circus
#8 go to a PBR rodeo
#9 to take a history class for fun

I love the "take a history class for fun!" too bad things aren't so fun when you 'have too...' Any particular era of history Angela?

I like anything from the 1800s and futher back. Not really into WWI or WWII era. I like medivel and 1800s the best.

Angela, I read that book & liked it!