Saturday, November 19, 2011

{Bucket List}
Travel the world. Try new cultures. Learn another language.  
Scuba dive.  After conquering fear of sharks. 
Get kissed in the rain.  Always take advantage of the puddles.
Inspire someone.  Be inspired by others.
Be truly thankful for everything. Even the smallest details. Especially the smallest details.
Paint something worth hanging.  Paint something beautiful and give it as a gift.
Teach English in China, give humanitarian aide in Africa, bake cookies for my neighbors.
 Laugh every day.

Make new friends and keep old ones close.

Sew a dress. (Learn to sew first.)
Be in a musical. 
Live to thank the people who cure cancer and Alzheimer's.
Love my nose, my legs, my skin.  And stop comparing them to everyone else's.
Love others more than myself.  Love myself.
Plant a flower garden.
Start making my bed.
Compose a song.
Change the things that need to change.  Cherish the things that don't.
Really know my Savior, Jesus Christ.
Marry my best friend for forever.
Fly kites. Without waiting for the wind.
Never stop reading.  
Never stop being excited for Christmas.
Take my kids to Disneyland often.
Taste Italian gelato. In Italy.
Do YOGA more often.
Leave anonymous love notes.

Expect nothing in return.

Build forts with my children and leave the dishes.
Dance whenever and wherever.
Always feel more than think.
Take care of my parents in their old age.
Tip waiters well.  (The good ones.)
Thank my husband for supporting us.
Wear hot pink heels at some point.
Go to a fancy New Year's Eve party.
Keep crying over romantic novels and films.
Read more Shakespeare.
Write a book.
See a sunrise on a mountain peak.
Keep all homemade cards, gifts, and drawings.
Take more pictures.
Take less offense.
View life as a beautiful journey.
Start now.