My Fictional Bucket List With a Christmas Twist

Hey all! I’m excited to collaborate with Lucy Peterson this Christmas season with a bookishly Christmas post! (Do you know how hard it is to think of something bookishly christmas for a BLOG POST. Kill me now and save me from the pain) Ehem.  

Well, from the title you can tell I decided to go with a fictional bucket list. A list of all the things (or half the things) I want to do with my favorite fictional characters…but this time, we’re putting a Christmas twist to it. I’m going to tell you my bucket list and you-you-have to give me ideas for accomplishing them in the Christmas season. 

(These characters are not in order and are not necessarily my favorite, but are so cool I wanna crash a party with them)

No. 1:  Go on a wild ride with Andi Carter and Cory Blake from Circle C Adventures

I know I know. Kinda a children’s book. But honestly, a crazy whacko in a sweltering state dripping with outlaws and ornery brothers? Who would want to go there? Well me. For one day. One day. Then back to blessed modern air conditioning. 

Now, any ideas for a Christmas twist? What would make our wild ride a Christmas adventure one couldn’t forget? 

No. 2:  Solve a case with Jigson and Detective Mortimer from The Baker Family Adventure Series

  Ugggghhhhh! I love these books so much! Let me fangirl for a second. The author, C.R. Hedgecock (probably spelled that wrong) hated that in other books the children couldn’t have awesome adventures without “getting rid” of their parents. The adventures were never with the parents. So she buckled down and wrote a 8 book series of awesome adventures that four kids have with their family parents, and friends they make along the way. 

Jigson and Detective Mortimer. Suppose you’re wondering who they are. No they are not part of the family. Jigson is a secret agent for the government  and Detective Mortimer is a private detective. I really admire these two. They seem to balance the impossible scale of keeping others safe while working with them in dangerous situations. They’re always there for the Bakers. Always. It is not cheesy. Its just the way they are. 

So anyway, I wanna solve a case with them some day. A good case. A dangerous case. Can’t be that hard, right?

Now your turn. What kind of case could it be that revolves around a Christmas mystery?

No. 3: Follow Chester Around With a Camera and Take Pictures and Videos of All the Wonky Things He Does 

Oh my gosh you guys. You HAVE to read this series. Personally I think the second one and the fourth one are the best ones. Chester is a twin to the other main character in the last three books of the series and absolutely hysterical. 

Favorite Excerpt that is priceless:

We were approaching the wharf when we spotted something which brought us both to a standstill. 

A man strolled towards us. He wore black trousers, a black cloak. And a slouchy leather hat. Two bandoliers criss crossed his chest. A saber hung from his right hip. A rifle was slung over his left shoulder, the butt of which dangled next to the butts of two pistols tucked into a waist sash beneath the bandoliers. Two sword -hilts rose over his shoulders, and adknife-hilt peeked from each side of his knee-height black boots. He held a wicked-looking curves stick that must be a boomerang. 

A red sash wrapped around his head, pierced with two eye-holes. 

Colonel Nobody snapped to a defensive posture. “Here already?”

I grunted. “I wish. That, Colonel, is what I grew up with.” 

The man waved at us. “There you are. I thought you would come this way.”

I tried to smile through my clenched teeth. “Chester, everyone on this entire street is staring at you.”

Chester cocked his head. “Really? I need to make these eye holes bigger. Can’t see much.” 

P.R.I.C.E.L.E.S.S. That’s only half of Chester’s wonky character. I’d take a whole day off work to follow him around with a camera and document his adorable weirdness. 

So, it’s your turn. What wonky thing do you think Chester would do on Christmas?

That’s the last one, so be sure to comment your answers!

What is your Favorite Character Bucket List? Have you read any of these books? Got any good Christmas Book Recs?