THE LIST

You know all those times you were talking about something and you said something along the line of "that's on my Bucket List"? How many times have you done something and thought it was the best/scariest/funniest thing you've ever done? If you're anything like me, you don't actually have a Bucket List. You just kind of make things up as you go. Hell, there are probably things you have sworn to put on the list a handful of times because you can't remember that you had already promised to do so. Anyways the point is that I am here right now to start my Bucket List.

This is probably going to be a very short list right now. The plan is to actually get up and type something every time I decide I want to add it to the list. I'm going to start with the things I have already done because I'm a badass and have already done things that were on my list. The way I see it, Bucket Lists have a specific purpose. What sorts of things do you want to be able to say you did or tried to do? What places do you want to visit, explore, and treasure? What would you do if you got to a point in your life where your needs were met and you had the money to go a little crazy? I even think there's a place on your Bucket List for desires that are so big, you don't think they will ever be tackled. I think it's important, personally, to have a few things on my list that I will never tick off. I will never be done living, growing, learning, or wanting. I will spend all my years living exactly the way I want to and if I get too caught up in one thing or one place to make it to the rest,  that's okay. At least I will know, and my family will know, that I tried.

1. Visit Italy. (2011)
        *I wanted to see where my ancestors were from. I wanted to experience the language, the styles, and the personalities first hand. I found that even being so far removed from my Italian heritage, a lot of it is bred in me. I had a native Italian tell me that she knew, the second she saw me, that I was Italian. I would love to return some day.
2. Get married. (2010)
        * I squashed that one. I was eighteen years and almost four months old when I tied the knot. Some people say that young couples are rushing things and haven't had time to find themselves. Some people say getting married young is the only way to go. All I can say is that marriage is right when it's right, and I wouldn't change a thing.
3. Go to a show on a band's European tour. (2012)
       * We saw The Big Four in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. We made the 7 hour trip to go see Metallica. Megadeath was a nice addition, and we suffered through Anthrax and Slayer. The concert was electric and I don't know that another show could ever top it.
4. Travel outside of the country. (2010)
      * Growing up in a household without a lot of money, I never thought I could travel outside of America. I used to dream about going anywhere. To go to Canada or Mexico would have made me so happy you guys. I was blessed a hundred times over getting to LIVE in Germany. Not to mention the fact that we traveled to Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Tunisia (Africa!!!), and France.
5. Go on a cruise. (2011)
     * In 2011 we celebrated our first anniversary with a cruise! We still hope to go on a more tropical cruise sometime later.
6. Attend an Alabama football game. (The Iron Bowl and National Championship game would be nice too.)
7. Visit Greece, Spain (again), and either Japan or China are the must-go places.
8. Go to Disney World for at least a 3 day trip.
9. Buy our first house in a place that feels like home.
10. Get a car in my own name.
11. Pay off all of our debt.
12. Successfully make our very own baby and then love it with all my heart.
13. Go to as many of the 50 states as possible. No, layovers don't count.
14. Landmarks to see: Space Needle, Redwood forest, Golden Gate Bridge, Grand Canyon, The Alamo, The Great Lakes, The Liberty Bell, The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and anything else I can think of.
15. American treats to eat: Anything out of a food truck, Real Tex Mex, Something with bizarre meat in it like rattlesnake or alligator, a Chicago dog, Memphis BBQ, New York style pizza, Philly cheese steak from Philly, New York cheese cake, raw oysters, and whatever else I hear about before I die.
16. Wet T-shirt contest.
17. Canada and Mexico. I mean seriously, we're attached to both countries and I've never been.
18. Artists/bands to see before they/I die: Elton John, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Timberlake (Don't judge me.), and a bunch others but I am blanking out.
19. Stay in an ice hotel. (MUST be in a room where you sleep inside a dead animal.)
20. Skydive. And yes, I am terrified of heights.
21. Learn to swim.


Alllllright well it's starting to get hard to think of things so I'm going to leave it alone for a while.