My Bucket List

I had the opportunity to do and see so many amazing things during our time in Hawaii, and it's inspired me to compile a to-do list of some of my goals. This list will forever be in progress; I'm constantly discovering new adventures to take and new skills to hone!

Travel:

-visit every state (I still need to get to Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin, plus Washington, D.C.)
-visit every national park (in my adult life I've been to Big Bend, Carlsbad Caverns, Great Sand Dunes, Great Smoky Mountains, Haleakala, Hawaii Volcanoes, and Rocky Mountain)

-see a part of every continent

-visit Maine to take a puffin-watching tour

-snorkel the Great Barrier Reef
-hike some of the Appalachian Trail
-take an Antarctica cruise
-take an African safari
-tap my own maple syrup in Vermont
-eat a philly in Philadelphia (read about it!)
-attend a Broadway show in NYC
-visit Multnomah Falls in Oregon
-go to the Met, the Smithsonian and the Louvre (read about the Met!)
-visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando and Platform 9 3/4 in London
-go to a castle

Skills & Experiences:
-run a 5k
-skydive
-learn to change a tire
-write a novel
-learn to tango
-learn to crochet
-make Julia Child's beef bourguignon
-eat at a super-fancy restaurant
-buy a brand new car
-attend an NFL game and a NASCAR race (read about it!)
-learn to play the piano
-become a wine and beer drinker
-give blood (eek!)
-swim with dolphins (read about it!)
-go parasailing (read about it!)

Animals To See In The Wild:
-bear (read about it!)
-kangaroo
-puffin
-penguin
-toucan
-bald eagle
-shark (read about it!)
-manatee
-lion
-moose
-octopus