List 100 things I want in life

I think I’m done with this goal. I’ve reviewed my list a few times and just can’t think of anything else I want for my life. 60 things is good enough for me. Sometimes less is more, anyway :)

60. I want to grow a plant. From scratch :) As in, dig hole=drop seed=waterwaterwater! I’ve never grown a plant and been around long enough to see it grow up.

59. I wanna ride in a gondola. In Venice or in Vegas—I’m not picky.

58. I want to positively influence those around me. I want to spread a message of equality, kindness, and acceptance. Set an example for the ones I love—and even the ones I don’t. Continue to deflect racist jokes and comments in and around my person. Defend those who live a different lifestyle, be it nudists or gays and lesbians. Work to eliminate the wrong things and fight for the good things.

56. I want to visit Colorado, where my husband grew up. All his stories and pictures make me ache for him…he really misses the area. We’d love to go next summer for a few weeks and just visit family, museums, his childhood homes. He wants to show me where he caught his first fish and where he kissed his first “girlfriend.” The mountains are beautiful and I’ve never met his sister in person. It’s a part of his past that I want to know.

57. Also on the subject of my husband, I want to buy him Christmas presents with my own money. Isn’t this a weird goal? But I’ve never done it. We started dating when I was 14, so Christmas presents were always bought with my parents’ money. I only worked summers and my money was gone by Christmas. When we got married I was in college and still only worked summers. So now that I’m working and making great money, I want to get him a gift with my own cash. Even just cologne and a scarf. It would be fun to shop for him, rather than with him.

52. I want to scrapbook my relationship with hubby. We have pictures all the way from the first week we were dating, and have accumulated a lot in the last eight years. It would be nice to have them all in one place, to kind of chronicle our years together and the changes we’ve made. That first picture we have together..haha…we look so young! He couldn’t even grow hair on his face :)

53. I want to pay for my mom to get a professional pedicure and massage. She has never had either.

54. I want to learn to speak Spanish.

55. I would like a big fish tank.

46. I want to go vegetarian for 3 months, just to test it out. You know how some people wonder if they’re secretly gay? Well, I wonder if I’m secretly a vegetarian :)

47. I want to find my perfect red wine. Yum yum. I love wine.

48. I want to be in the audience of Conan O’Brien. And get my picture taken with him…and get his autograph…and piss myself from laughing. And freak out because I get to see Conan in person!

49. I want to go on an Alaskan cruise. Then we can take pictures of the glaciers, mountains, and bears. Meet fabulous people and visit cute little coastal towns.

50. I want to see that my husband gets to Ireland. So he can kiss the Blarney stone, drink a pint of Guinness in a real pub, and walk barefoot in the dirt while eating a raw potato. And meet a thousand men with his name, because in Ireland, his name is as common as John Smith.

51. I want to fly first class. Then sleep the entire time and not enjoy any of its benefits.

40. I want a gorgeous nude painting in my bedroom. Just something deliciously scandalous. Man or woman, I don’t care. Long as the person is nekked.

41. I want that four foot, marble globe I’ve always desired. Every state and country is made of precious gemstones and the globe itself sits on a compass stand. The one I want was $400 the last time I checked. Someday!

42. I want to learn to make a paper airplane. And a paper hat from a newspaper. And an origami swan. And a cootie-catcher. Paper is fun but all I do is write on it or read it. I want to play with it too!

43. I’d like to pound a really good nail. Fast and quick and three strokes or under. Umm…without hurting my thumb.

44. I want to go horseback riding.

45. I want to get a massage from an actual masseuse and a manicure/pedicure from an actual nail salon.

34. I want to jump into the deep end of a swimming pool. Sad, I know, but I’ve never done this. Maybe because I couldn’t swim. Well, I learned last year and now I’m ready!

35. I want my own library in my house. With wood floors and floor to ceiling, built-in bookshelves. A big fireplace. Lots of comfy chairs. A table for checkers. Sigh.

36. I want to go to the top of a ferris wheel at night…and actually open my eyes. My husband took me once, but I squeezed my eyes shut and leaned forward the whole time. I want to try it again, but this time I want to look out at all the lights. And kiss.

37. I want to go to the middle of a lake in a rowboat and fish all day. While wearing a giant hat and a white dress. With big yellow rainboots on. Then sit on the dock and watch the sunset.

38. I want to get “that” green dress and do “that”...this is a secret goal and I’m not giving any more details. I just need it on the list.

39. I want to sing karaoke. ((gulp)) In public.

I want us to renew our vows on our 20th anniversary. This way our kids can be there…plus, I’ll be turning 40 that year and having a party to plan might lessen the sting :)