Life List

1. Travel to all seven continents
2. Make a quilt for each of my siblings and my parents
3. Visit all of the major National Parks
4. Make the perfect oooy gooooogy chocolate cake
5. Knit myself a sweater
6. Actually read Pride and Prejudice all the way through
7. Become comfortable playing the piano
8. Go on a trip with only my siblings (no spouses, no parents, no children)
9. Make and maintain a garden all spring summer fall long
10. See the Northern Lights
11. Complete a triathlon September 2012, completed my first Tri
12.  Take a trip by myself (more than 3 days)
13.  Learn to Ski – Visited Dona and Dough in Salt Lake City for a week in February 2012. Doug took me to Alta after it snowed several feet. We skied the bunny slope three times. I thought my legs would fall off by the end of it. Pretty exhilarating though. Only fell once, but boy is it humbling to be rescued by a 60+ year old!
14. Learn to Surf
15. Do a handstand, a set of 12 pull ups and 25 pushups in one day
16. Make cheese
17. Juggle a soccer ball 50 times in a row
18. Spend a full day in all 50 states
19. Reupholster a couch
20. Build myself a piece of furniture from wood
21. Complete a 30/30 wardrobe challenge
22. Compile a list of 100 movies I’ve never seen and must see. (and see em) – list made, ticking them off
23. Make a list of 100 books I should read. (and read em)
24. Spend a week without phone, internet, computers, etc.
25. Make a lemon meringue pie just like Grandma’s (with the perfectly golden swirlytop)
26. Paint a self portrait
27. Learn 100 new words – or clarify words I’m murky on, must be used correctly in every day conversation
28. Scan all family slides and photos. Help mom and dad to actually document them – In 2011 I scanned all of the photos from Mom and Dad’s collection. I was able to scan them all in time for Dan and Will’s weddings, but need to organize and date them as best as possible. Still need to scan all the photos. Also need to get Grandma’s photos.
29. Go to a Skins, Wizards, Caps, DC United, O’s, and Nat’s game
30. Visit Monticello – went in 2011 for work, but got to play around throughout the house after it was closed off to the public, so I’m half counting it.
31. Go on a real backpacking trip
32. Ride on a motorcycle – in 2011 while visiting Bri and Ryan we took a ride out to the country for brunch (Bri and I in her mini, Ryan on his motorcycle). On the way back I rode with Ryan for a little bit. My whole body was tense and exhausted from it (that is what being at attention, gripped with fear for 30 minutes does to you, same feeling applied to skiing). Definitely a thrilling experience. I think scooters might be more my speed.
33. Learn how to take a blood pressure/pulse and what it means.
34. Fly (carryon) with only one book and slippers (and ID, wallet, etc).
35. Collect and hang 30 pieces of art
36. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
37. Learn how to do/book steak justice – in 2012 I purchased a really nice steak from a fancy pants store in Rockville. I was at meat counter and was hemming and hawing about the cost and if I should get it when the gentleman helping me out winks, lifted up the steak and pressed a button, sending me out the door with “less” meat than I had. When I got home I did some research only to find that all I needed was salt, pepper and a hot grill. I watched the clock like a hawk and followed the directions to the T and nailed it. My steak was finger licking good (yup, actually legit licked my fingers) and has definitely made me more confident about cooking different meat cuts.
38. Build an amazing studio – with a dark room, a wheel, sewing area, paper arts, etc.
39. Learn how to dance, starting with swing
40. Cut down my own Christmas tree
41. Learn how to change my car’s oil and other basic car stuff
42. Visit every Smithsonian in DC (almost there!)
43. Go to a Buddest/zen retreat where you don’t speak for a week
44. Build a tree house
45. Take a trip with my mom
46. Go to an Olympic Game/event
47. Ride the Ferris wheel with my sweetheart 
48. Through the most kickass birthday party for someone else
49. Learn at least one Ceili dance for my mom
50. Make a time capsule
51. Attend a real gala in a gorgeous gown
52. Live in a room with a glass ceiling so I can watch the stars at night
53. Design and build my own home
54. Take portraits of all the important people in my life
55. Ride elephants in a foreign land
56. Find an amazing historic building in need of TLC and give it TLC
57. Learn to whistle with my fingers
58. Throw a proper British high tea party
59. Master a British accent
60. Take a calligraphy class
61. Shake the President’s hand
62. Take archery lessons
63. Write down my parents histories and stories
64. Have a kickass Halloween costume – was a tight rope walker this year, got the leotard and tights and everything
65. Visit the major sites of the Revolutionary War
66. Speak in front of a crowd (as a sane, understandable person)
67. Learn the basics of physics
68. Restore a car
69. Dance around a May Pole
70. Play a serious game of capture the flag
71. Wake up outside 1000 times
72. See Circe De Soleil show
73. Dance naked under a full moon (@ equinox?)
74. Pet a dolphin, swim with if possible
75. Teach a class (preferably an art class)
76. Make jam from fruit I’ve grown
77. Front row tickets to a show I really want to see
78. Fly first class
79. Replace all IKEA furniture in my home
80. Write the story of my life down
81. Learn about the constellations
82. Learn to play the Banjo
83. Open my own shop or craft table
84. Take a luxurious bath in a giant claw footed bathtub
85. Ride in a helicopter (for fun)
86. Visit all of the National Trust for Historic Preservation locations 
87. Take a risk with my haircut just once
88. Go white water kayaking
89. Get decent at pool
90. Have a room in my house that is electronics free
91. Build a doll house for a neice/nephew/godkid
92. Get a dog
93. Own chickens
94. Actually blog for real
95. Walk on the historic research area in the library of congress
96. Take an unscripted vacation (just a car rental, no hotels or events planned)
97. Ice Skate outside on a real lake
98. Live next to a big body of water
99. Go skinny dipping
100.  Create the outdoors/backyard I’ve always wanted (wrap around porch, trampoline, hot tub, garden, hammock, etc)