The Bucket List

My friend Rachel did this on her blog and I liked the idea so I thought I 'd do it too. I wish I had more picture documentation but most of these things I did before I had a digital camera...

The Bucket List
(as in things you should do before you kick the bucket)

( ) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped school (only for a trip or something like that but I'm counting it)
(x) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico (3 times: 6th grade for a week, Honeymoon for an Argentine restaurant, and Rocky Point Memorial Weekend 2007)

(x) Been to Florida (Orlando)

(x) Been to Hawaii (Thank you mom and dad Whitmer for the graduation present)

(x) Been on a plane (7 different trips)
(x) Been lost (1st time I remember was at Disneyland when I was 5)
( x) Gone to Washington, DC (summer before 7th grade, I only had $10 spending money)
(x) Swam in the ocean (Atlantic and Pacific so far)
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers -Cody says I have
( ) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang Karaoke (I am sixteen going on seventeen...)
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch (I've stood beside it while dad drove around the block- he was a bit impatient to get out of St. Louis traffic)
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't (many things, "I will not eat another brownie...")
(x) Made prank phone calls (Cody and I would do them as kids)
( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose (hot chocolate)
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
(x ) Written a letter to Santa Claus- mom says I did
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe (I have been kissed in the snow though)
( ) Watched the sunrise with someone (not that I can remember)
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
( ) Been skinny dipping outdoors- I'll never tell
(x) Gone to the movies alone (boring, I seriously nodded off)
( ) Been deep sea fishing (I have been snorkeling in Hawaii)
( ) Driven across the United States alone (I don't think I'd want to do it alone, AZ to MO with family is the farthest road trip)
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(x) Laid outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(x) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
(x) Seen the Statue of Liberty in person(from across the Harbor, it was closed since 9/11 at the time)
( )Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle

This picture is from Matt's trip to Seattle for an interview with Microsoft- I was so jealous he got to go

( ) Been on a cruise

(x) Traveled by train (sorta, the Verde Valley Train and the Subway in NYC)
(x ) Traveled by motorcycle (I've been on one, I don't know if I'd call it traveling)
(x) Been horse back riding ( a little)
( ) Ridden on a San Francisco Trolley
(x) Been to Disneyland (2 times)
(x ) Been to DisneyWorld
(x)Truly believe in the power of prayer!
( ) Been to the top of an active volcano and seen hot lava
( ) Been in a rain forest
( ) Seen whales in the ocean
( ) Seen dolphins in the ocean - possibly but I can't remember so I'm not counting it
( ) Been to Niagara Falls
( )Ridden on an elephant (I have been on a camel)
( ) Swam with dolphins
32 out of 56 items on the list isn't too bad for being 24.

I would have to add to this list : Things I want to do : Go to Europe, visit Australia and New Zealand, go on a mission with Matt, see all 50 United States, write a book, Things I have done that I wanted to do before I die: fall in love (x), get married (x), have a kid(s) (x), buy a house (x), graduate college (x), get a "REAL" job (x), own a car (x) have a snowball fight (x), go cliff jumping (x), swim in a creek (x), go camping (x)

How many things have you done on the list? Which one was the best experience? (I want to know if anyone has actually done the skinny dipping one!) What would you add to your bucket list?