Bucket List

Laduree - Paris on Madison Avenue in Manhattan

I've always thought of things I really want to do within my lifetime, but time passes too fast these days. I've created a list because I need to take time to do things that make me happy and grow into a better person. This list hopefully will make me a little more accountable and its fun to check things off a list, feeling accomplished.

Indulge

- Spend the money on luxurious bedding. (8/2015)

- Get a puppy!

- Buy a pair of Tory Burch flats.
       -Birthday present from my parents.

- See Kid Cudi (2/13/16), Eminem, Beyoncé (5/3/16), Justin Bieber (7/6/16), Rihanna, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Katy Perry, Drake, Ed Sheeran, and Justin Timberlake in concert.
- Purchase the perfect leather purse.

        -Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAC

- Get a no chip manicure. (4/2/14)

- Buy a good snorkel, face mask, and flippers. 

- Watch a double feature at a drive-in movie theatre.
- Attend Coachella.

- Lonerider brewery (9/13/13)
- Go to the One Tree Hill Convention. (3/13/16)

Create

- Bake and decorate a cake like the Cake Boss himself.

- Do 5 DIY projects.
         -Pottery Barn Glass vase/sand candles
           -Fashion magazine artwork

- Create my own artwork.

- Try 10 new recipes from my Pinterest board.
         -Ranch, Italian, and Brown Gravy Crock-pot Roast
           -Manicotti
           -Brazilian Shrimp Soup
           -Crockpot Orange Chicken
           -Pimento Cheese stuffed Chicken Breast
           -5 Minute Healthy Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
           -Confetti Pasta
           -S'more Bars
           -Cake Batter Dip
           -Firecracker Chicken

- Be in a FLASH MOB.
- Publish my own book.
- Make homemade pasta from scratch. (11/9/15 - Sur La Table)

Assist

- Buy my mom something she would never buy herself every year.
       -Tiffany's necklace
         -Coach sling-back
         -Brighton carry on luggage
         -George Strait Tickets
         - Michael Kors Purse
         - Kitchenaid Pasta Maker
         - Marc by Marc Jacobs Boho Bag

- Pick up the tab for complete strangers at a restaurant. 

- Donate to Goodwill. (Jan 2014)

- Take my parents on a trip... on my tab. 

- Participate in a charity event.

- Assist someone with starting their own blog.

- Do something for someone, who I know will never be able to pay me back. (Locks of Love 5/10/14)

Hawksbill Mountain, North Carolina.

Explore

- Travel to all 7 continents. North America. South America. Asia. Australia. Europe. Antarctica. Africa.

- Visit all 50 states. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, Vermont, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Mississippi,  DC, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Idaho, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii. 

- Live in California. 

- Take a picture with the Eiffel Tower. (March 12, 2017)

- Drink a pint of Guinness at a pub in Ireland. (March 2017)

- See the pyramids in Egypt. (June 3, 2016)
- Eat macaroons from Laduree in Paris. (May 22, 2016 at the Paris airport)

- Go on a cruise.
- Stand on top of the Empire State Building overlooking NYC. (May 2015)

- Tour the Biltmore Estate. (July 6, 2013)

- Go to the Winter X-Games.
- Visit the new 7 wonders of the world. Great Pyramid of Giza, Taj Mahal, Colosseum, Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu, Christ the Redeemer, Petra, and Great Wall of China.
- And the 7 natural wonders of the world. Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Mount Everest, Aurora, Paricutin Volcano, and Victoria Falls.

- Hike Lake Tahoe.
- Have afternoon tea in London. (June 4, 2016)
- Explore Croatia.

- Be in Times Square for New Years Eve.
- Spend St. Patrick's Day in Ireland. (March 2017)
- Travel to Cinque Terre in the Italian Riviera.
- Relax in the Greek islands and spend holiday in Santorini.
- Attend a yoga retreat in Bali.

- Drink wine and eat pasta in Italy. (May 2016)

- Go to the airport and buy tickets to a random destination.
- Go sailing.
- Spend a summer trip in Martha's Vineyard.

Isle of Capri, Italy.

Improve

- Participate in at least 10 5Ks.
    - Krispy Kreme Challenge 8K (2/6/16)
     - Wanderlust 108. Run. Yoga. Mediation. (4/9/16)

- Don't eat out for an entire month. 
- Perfectly execute tittibhasana (firefly pose), vischikasana (scorpion pose), eka pada bakasana (flying crow pose), .... 

- Pay off my student loans.

- Learn how to surf.

- Go for a run in Central Park in NYC.

- Buy my first home.