Sunday, May 13, 2012

BL#23 - road race. check!


 i did it!  today i ran in my very first road race.  it was the annual mothers day race in calgary.  14 000 people participated in the cattle drive... i mean road race.  i beat my goal time by 4 minutes.  definitely a success i would say! 
bucket list item # 23: 
run in an official race.  CHECK! 

Friday, May 11, 2012

My Bucket List


before it's my turn to kick the bucket, i will conquer this list (and perhaps a few more things that will be added on at a later date)!  


1. Go Skydiving
2. Learn Spanish
3. Swing from a vine like Tarzan 
4. Go in a hot air balloon
5. Get my degree
6. Learn and become good at two-stepping
7. Meet my sponsor child
8. Shower in a real waterfall
9. Be in two places at one
10. Buy a house
11. Go to a professional baseball game
12. Go to Alaska
13. Visit 6/7 Continents (North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South America)
14. Swim with dolphins
15. Ride a donkey in Greece
16. Get my scuba-diving certification
17. Go on the longest zip-line in the world (in Costa Rica)
18. Own a standard car
19. See the Northern Lights
20. Visit the Grand Canyon
21. Ride an Elephant
22. Own a speed boat
23. Run in an official race
24. Live in the country on an acreage
25. See a Cique du Soleil show
26. Go to New York
27. Be apart of a big food fight
28. Crash a wedding
29. Ride in a cable car in San Fran while singing the Full House theme song
30. See U2 in concert
31. Participate in a flash MOB dance
32. Skinny dip at least one a year - (so far I'm right on track!) 
33. Own a pair of cowboy boots
34. Treat my parents to a tropical vacation
35. See Coldplay in concert
36. Swim in a pool of noodles
37. See a black sand beach
38. By a one way ticket
39. Read the entire bible
40. Kiss someone in the pouring rain
41. Own a horse
42. Go on a African safari
43. Donate blood
44. Snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef
45. Ride the EuroRail
46. Reach my goal weight
47. Have a baby or two, or three
48. Go to a professional soccer (football) game and sing my heart out to all the chants.
49. Retire early
50. Take a picture on Abby Road
51. Sleep under the stars
52. Have a picnic in a wheat field
53. See a Killer Whale in the wild
54. Do yoga in Bali
55. Go backpacking
56. Go whitewater rafting
57. Go to Iceland
58. Go to Mardi Gras
59. Get married to the most amazing, and gorgeous man!
60. Drive across Canada
61. Adopt a child
62. Cut down my own Christmas tree
63. Own a Great Dane
64. Visit all 10 Canadian provinces (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland)

Whats on your bucket list?