My Bucket List

   I think it is incredibly important to have a "bucket list" and I think it is equally important that we each strive to make sure that we can scratch most of these things off our list before we leave this beautiful earth. What good are dreams if we can't at least try everything in our power to make them realities, right? So, without further ado, here is my bucket list:

1. Italy
2. Las Vegas
3. Parasailing 
4. Meet Stephen King
5. Go see Thirty Seconds to Mars
6. Write my name in the sand
7. Swim with dolphins
8. See Casting Crowns
9. Go to Boston and watch a Red Sox game
10. Watch my Longhorns play
11. And of course...see the Steelers play
12. Meet my friend who lives in Australia
13. Feed a Koala
14. Jamaica
15. Disney World
16. Write a book
17. Take my kids to San Diego
18. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
19. Ride in a decked out Limo
20. Drive a 64 1/2 Mustang Special
21. Visit Arizona
22. Touch a Gorilla 
23. Meet Meryl Streep
24. Cook with Guy Fieri 
25. Get pampered and then go see "The Phantom of the Opera"
26. Fly-Fishing
27. White Water Rafting
28. Visit the Hoover Dam
29. Own a Two Story House with a Huge Kitchen
30. Write a Cook-Book
31. Go on a Cruise
32. Hawaii
33. Sing the National Anthem at a baseball game
34. Shoot hoops with Manu Ginobili 
35. Travel the entire United States with Kevin and the Kids
36. Pay it Forward
37. Make peace with my enemies
38. Run a marathon
39. Raise Awareness for Vasculitis
40. See Michael W. Smith
41. Camp in the middle of nowhere for a week
42. Own a cabin
43. Try every single Italian Dish
44. Learn Italian, French and Greek
45. Get my Doctorate in English
46. Be my best Christian Self
47. Spend more time with my friends and family
48. Plant a Garden and not kill it
49. Get a tattoo in memory of my grandmother
50. Ride a roller coaster 

   And there ya have it...my bucket list. I encourage you all to make one. Who knows what tomorrow brings...for life is never a guarantee.