This week's journal jar question was inspired by the movie "The Bucket List". I have not seen it but it is about 2 dying men who make a list of things to do before they "kick the bucket". So our question this week is.
What is on your bucket list?
Seth e-mailed me his answers from work this morning, so here is his bucket list...cut and pasted in his own words.
Sure... There are a lot of things, besides the normal stuff of seeing your kids married and go on missions....
1 - Vacations (obviously a lot would be nice) - Julie and me - Europe, Hawaii, Mardi Gras, Machu Picchu, China, San Francisco, and Alaska, (Pretty much just travel the world, but I'll start with these). The whole family - a long vacation with each of the grandparents and pay for all of it, Disney World (and see a shuttle launch), Disney Cruise, NYC, DC, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Hawaii, Caribbean Islands (all inclusive), Europe, Nauvoo, Cumorah
2 - Retire Early (35 would be nice, but I'll take 50)
3 - Start our own "successful" business
4 - MBA
5 - Fly a plane
6 - Learn to play the guitar well
7 - One more big hunting trip with my dad (before it's too late...)
8 - Buy my parents each a home to retire in
9 - Design my dream home
10 - Live close to family
11 - Best man at my dad's wedding (keep dreaming...)
12 - Front row for a Coldplay concert, or some other big concert
13 - Go scuba diving
14 - Run a marathon (maybe just a half)
15 - Catch a ball at a major league baseball game
16 - Be on the news, for something good
17 - Golf Pebble Beach, Torrey Pines, Augusta, and St. Andrews
18 - Make a hole in one
19 - Golf a round under par
20 - Ski again
21 - Hang out with the gang from High School
22 - Be in a movie (Not the main character, just an extra, and maybe have just one line)
23 - Go on another mission
24 - Be recruited by the CIA (again...)
25 - Find Bin Laden
26 - Visit all 50 states
27 - Live in another country, just for a while.
28 - MHC - Mile High Club
29 - Start a food fight in an expensive restaurant
30 - Get a full nights sleep
31 - Own a truck
32 - Pick up the tab, always
33 - Save someones life (Not that I want someones life to be in danger, I just hope that I am ready and willing if I am ever faced with the situation)
34 - Teach my kids to be responsible, kind people
35 - Watch their dreams come true
36 - Have enough money and time to make this all happen.........
As for me, Julie, when I read this question I thought...wow, I don't really have a list like that. How unadventurous and boring am I? On my mission I adopted a "no regrets" policy. I would get up and think...I will do whatever I have to today to make sure I don't have any regrets when I go home. Just like the mission, we only get this oppportunity called life once so I am trying to LIVE each day.
When I think of a bucket list, I think of regrets. What will I regret not having done when I die? The only thing that I can think of that I will absolutely regret will be not finishing college so that is my bucket list...
FINISH COLLEGE!
Of course there are other things I would like to do. I have never even been to Hawaii and I feel like I am the only one who hasn't. Here are a few things I would like to do...
Travel (Hawaii, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, anywhere really, actually anywhere with a shower)
Take cooking lessons just for fun
Write something that gets published somewhere, anywhere, at least once
Live closer to my family
Have cute hair
Learn to french braid
Enter the Pilsbury bake off
Exercise regularly
Live in a house that was custom built for me
And then there are things that I really hope to experience (so much that I even pray that they will happen)
Go on another mission
Celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary
Watch my kids gain testimonies of the gospel of Jesus Christ
Share the gospel more
Become a grandma (more than once)
Never stop trying to be better (a better mom, wife, friend, sister, and daughter - to my parents and to my Heavenly Father)
Disclaimer: When I said that I don't have regrets, please don't think that I am saying that I accomplish everything I should and make a difference in the world everyday. There are days (lots of them) when I feel like I am not succeeding at anything. But I keep praying and working to be better. I don't think we have to be perfect to leave this world without regrets. I just think we have to be trying to improve every day.
Second Week of School
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9 comments:
Dude, Seth's list is funny. Now I want to have Dave make one.
As for yours, you will finish school and get published...you still got lots of time!
I love both lists! Especially where Seth said he'd pick up the tab...Did he get his wanderlust from me? Seems like I live from one trip to the next, always planning our next one or dreaming about it. We'll go anywhere, so let's go together! We could watch the kids sometimes so you two could go out. And we are also trying to live without regrets. Do we regret any of our trips, any of our visits with family? Not at all!! We just wish (like you do) that our families were closer. So, on to our next question--are you guys IN on the compound question? I'd do the laundry, you can cook, we've got teachers, so we should be set. You'd be living A LOT closer to us!!
I was laughing so had when I read what Seth said, " find Bin Laden". Great lists.!You guys make me laugh.
I totally understand what you mean when you say you'd like to finish college. Me too, that is a huge regret of mine as well. I have 6 credits left, only my studies are in early childhood education. That isn't what I even want to do anymore..... What to do...
I loved you lists that was great. Bri and I got a chuckle out of #28 on Seth's list. Every guys dream eh? I seem to be having a problem trying to get this post to work.
These are good lists. We share some dreams there.
Seth and I can be in a movie together! And the half marathon..
I loved both list! It is definitely interesting to see what others want to do. Branch says it is interesting that we all have similar aspirations.
That was great! I'll teach you to french braid over thanksgiving! And I'm totally in on the combining our business with yours! It could be an all event party planning or something like that. I totally loved the candy land party. That was way too cute!
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