Bucket List #19-21

I am a day late posting these next three. Sorry about that! I got interrupted and had to wait until today to finish! ~ Enjoy!

#19 --- Camp at least one night in every state --- I'm not so sure that this is going to actually happen.... but, hey... I can still dream about it! Ya see.... Hubby and I used to talk about traveling all over the country while towing a 5th wheel (a VERY large camper, for those of you that don't know!), but now I'm not so sure that he's still wanting to do that. His thoughts on camping have changed a bit. I still think that this would be a blast to do, but I can't do it by myself!

#20 --- Go camping in NC and go white water rafting as family. --- Now... THIS we CAN do with the "pop-up" camper that we have now! I have only been white water rafting one time and LOVED IT! I went with our church youth group to the North Carolina mountains for a youth retreat and while we were there, we went rafting. We went down the Nantahala River. It wasn't really rough until the end, but it was great fun! Dtr. #1 was with me. Hubby & Dtr. #2 have never been. I think it would be so much fun to do it as a family!

                                          

#21 --- Attend the Country Music Festival in Nashville with my girls --- This is something that my girls and I have always wanted to do!! It looks like so much fun! We would stay in downtown Nashville and go to all the concerts that we could! We would stand in lines to meet our favorite singers and hopefully even get to attend some fan parties, too! Yes, it would be crazy! And yes, it would be wild! But.... FUN!!!

                                       

Bucket List #16-18

#16 --- Ride in a helicopter --- I've ridden in a small plane before (with Hubby as the pilot!), but never in a helicopter. Of course, I would love to take a ride in one and fly over somewhere beautiful like the Grand Canyon, the Hawaiian Islands, or the Caribbean Islands. Now THAT would be cool! But... If I had the chance just to ride in one and fly over some boring area, I wouldn't say "no".

#17 --- Go snorkeling in the Florida Keys --- I've heard that this is one of the best places to snorkel. I've never even been to the Keys! I've snorkeled three other times, but wasn't very good at it. The first time, was in the Bahama's on my Senior Class trip. I had no idea HOW to snorkel and by the time I figured it out, someone in the water screamed that they saw a barracuda and my friend and I ran out of the water and didn't go back in! --- The second time I did it, was in Jamaica when Hubby and I were there for our 5th Wedding Anniversary. Again.... I had no idea what I was doing! The boat took us out quite a-ways away from the shore and I was a little "freaked out" by that! Then, the water was VERY rough! I was scared! I got in the water and tried to snorkel, but couldn't figure out how to do it and also couldn't really see anything. The reef was kinda' deep. I ended up giving up and went back to the boat. --- The next time, was in Florida, when Hubby and I took the girls to swim with the manatee's!! That was a lot of fun! The water was FREEZING!! But, it was much calmer, since we weren't actually out in the ocean. We were in a "bay" area. I did much better with the snorkeling and actually got to see the manatee's! I did a no-no, too! I touched one on his cute little nose!! I loved it!

#18 --- Visit Canada --- I don't know a whole lot about Canada, but from what I've seen in pictures... it looks beautiful! The first time I realized that I would like to go there was when we were at Epcot at Walt Disney World. In the "countries" part of Epcot, you can "visit" Canada. There is a film that they show you (well.... they used to, anyway!) where you feel like you are flying over different parts of the country. I remember thinking how beautiful it was! --- I'm not crazy about the accent that the Canadian's have, but at least I could understand them, if I went!

Bucket List #13-15

#13 --- Raft down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon --- This would of course be done during my visit to the Grand Canyon - (#12 on my list).

#14 --- Spend a week (or more) in Washington D.C., exploring and learning --- I've been to Washington D.C. a couple of times, but both times were just DAY trips. There is just WAY too much to see and do in D.C. to try and do it all in one day! I would love to have the time to take it slow and really see everything. I have never been to the Capital or The White House, so those are two things that I would want to do for sure. I also really want to go to the Holocaust musuem.

#15 --- Take a road trip to the west coast with no time limit and make stops along the way at

interesting places. --- Of course, this kinda' goes along with my wish to drive Route 66 - (#10 on my list). But, if I were to do this... I would leave from home to do it, so that is a bit different. So, I would drive from Georgia to California (I guess). A convertible for this trip would be fun, too!

Bucket List #10-12

#10 --- Drive (or ride) Route 66 and stop at all the unique places along the way --- I think this would be SO much fun!! Of course, I see myself doing this in a convertible... but, hey... if I ever get to do it... then, it won't really matter what kind of vehicle I am in! I need to research what towns and sites are along the way. Doing this would help me to complete #3 on my Bucket List -- Visiting all 50 states!

#11 --- Visit Castle Hollenzollern in Germany --- By researching my family history, I found out that my Brandenburg ancestors (my mother's maternal side) were Prussian royalty back in early 1500's. The Hohenzollern family ruled Prussia & Brandenburg until the end of World War I. There is even a castle that belonged to them. The castle is located 30 miles south of Stuttgart, Germany and is open for touring. It looks so beautiful!

#12 --- Visit the Grand Canyon --- I find it amazing that Dtr. #2 has seen this Wonder of the World and I haven't yet! But, I plan to someday! Maybe I will get to on my Route 66 trip!

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#7 --- Spend a week (or more) at Disney World and take my time seeing everything --- I have been to Disney World many times, but have always been "rushed" thru the parks.  I want to go and take my time and see things at my own pace. Maybe have 2 days to explore each of the 4 parks. That would be wonderful!

#8 --- Spend a Christmas in a mountain cabin, as a family --- I have this "picture" in my mind of us (and maybe our extended family, too!) renting a cabin up in the mountains and spending Christmas there. The cabin would have a huge fireplace and we would bring our own Christmas tree. We wouldn't bring any decorations for the tree, but would bring supplies to MAKE our own decorations once we got there. (Guess that means that we would need to arrive a few days before Christmas!) We would have fun playing board games and cards. We would take walks in the woods and maybe even have a campfire outside. We David would cook a yummy meal for Christmas Day! Of course, if it snowed on Christmas Eve, then that would be awesome!!

#9 --- Visit New York City and have plenty of time to see everything --- New York City would be another place that you wouldn't want to be "rushed" to see! (Well, actually.... I wouldn't want to be rushed on any vacation!) I have never been to New York City. I would love to see Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and Ground Zero. I would also love to see at least one Broadway play. I think it would also be fun to visit one of the morning news shows, like Good Morning America.

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#4 --- Visit Italy & tour Rome and have plenty of time to explore --- Last year, I read two different books that were set in Italy. By reading those books, I developed a love for Italy and a desire to go there someday!  I checked books out of the library and did my research. I figured out exactly where I wanted to go. (Well, Hubby would be with me!) We would fly into Venice and spend a couple of days there, exploring. Then, we would take a train across the country to Rome. Along the way, we would make stops in places like Florence and the Tuscan Valley.

#5 --- Visit the Virgin Islands - Go to “Jost Van Dyke” --- I had never heard of Jost Van Dyke until Kenny Chesney wrote about it in one of his songs called "Somewhere in the Sun". I had to look it up to even know where it was (or WHAT it was!). Once I realized where it was and how beautiful it is..... that was all it took! Now, I want to go there! The song talks about a bar named "Foxy's" and the "Firewater Rum" that they have there. I looked up Foxy's on the computer and actually found it! Hubby and I even ordered a T-shirt & hat from there! Someday, we'll make it there! --- And we'll already have the T-shirt! (and hat!)

#6 --- Visit Austrailia --- I don't know much about Austrailia other than what I've seen on TV and in pictures, but I like what I see!! I have always had an infatuation with the continent. I would love to see Sydney and also (maybe) snorkel over the Great Barrier Reef. I say "maybe" because I am terrified of sharks, and from what I've heard... the Great Barrier is NOT the place to go if you are afraid of them! But, it looks so beautiful!!! I also love the way the Aussie's talk!

Bucket List #1-3

Since my mind has been blank lately and I haven't been writing, I decided to blog about my BUCKET LIST! I wrote this Bucket List several years ago, around the time the movie "The Bucket List" came out with Morgan Freeman & Jack Nicholson in it. --- A movie that I really need to go back and watch!

I think I will blog about 3 things on my list per blog entry. That will spread them out over.... gotta' think here a minute.... about 33. 3 days. So, that's a whole month's (plus more!) worth of blogging! Wahooo!!!!!

By the way.... the things on this list are in no real order. They are just in the order that they came to my mind when I wrote the list.

#1 --- Live to see my girls marry the right man, have children and be happy --- Yes. This is very important to me. I want to live long enough to see them each marry, settle down, have children, and be happy. Of course, they can't just marry "anybody"! He has to be the right guy for them. Someone that I know will love and respect them, and take care of them, the way that they deserve to be. I want to see each of them settled into a nice home and start their families. If they choose to have a career... I pray that they are working and doing something that they love and not working just because they have to pay the bills. I pray that their children are all born healthy and that my children live to see this very thing happen to their children.

# 2 --- Celebrate 50+ years of marriage with my Hubby --- We are already at 25 years! We just have 25 more to go!! I pray that we can make it to 50 years and even longer! I pray that we are both healthy and are still very active. I pray that our love will do nothing but grow stronger.

# 3 --- Visit all 50 states --- Yes. I want to travel all over the country and visit each state. Not at one time, of course! But, over time. I have already been to 13, but still have a long way to go! I live in Georgia, and have been (by car) as far west as Louisiana and as far north as New Jersey. And then of course, I have been to Tennessee and Florida. So far......the most beautiful countryside that I have ever seen is when I went to Lancaster, Pennsylvania with my mother-in-law. The prettiest beach that I have ever seen is Santa Rosa Beach on the Gulf Coast. The best city that I've been to is a toss up between Nashville & New Orleans. Well.... I guess I need to throw Washington D.C. into that mix, as well. It's a great place to visit, too!