My Bucket List

I was thinking about the different things I want to accomplish in my life time; so what I did was I started searching different things other people wanted to accomplish and I came across this website http://www.squidoo.com/100things. It was very helpful! It had about 500 different suggestions on what to add to your list and how to start one. I have so far only come up with 54 out of my 100 goals I plan to set for myself. But so far I have completed one out of those 54 goals..Start a blog! Well here we are. I know that the best way to make myself do something is to tell other people about it, that way they can keep me accountable. So now I'm telling all of you. Here I go; in no specific order:

1. Ride a mechanical bull
2. Learn to bartend
3. Run a marathon
4. Ride in a hot air balloon
5. Learn to fly a plane
6. Learn to drive a manual transmission vehicle (I kind of know, but not well so..)
7. Learn to work on cars
8. Buy and/or rebuild a classic car
9. Travel to Tuscany, Italy
10. Oktober Fest in Germany
11. The Love Parade in Berlin, Germany
12. Visit Rome
13. Visit Seattle/Pike Place Market
14. Move to the ocean
15. Go on a cruise
16. Learn to surf
17. Write and book and publish it
18. Learn to play pool, well
19. Discover what makes me truly happy
20. Find my passions
21. Allow myself to make mistakes
22. Discover my life's purpose
23. Learn to not take what others do or say personally
24. Learn to be my own person
25. Develop general knowledge on important topics (ex. history of thought, knowledge, America. Learn geography. Politics)
26. Learn to spell well
27. Learn to do math well
28. Build a structure (ex. dog house, wooden chest)
29. Learn to be informed
30. Become a wine connoisseur
31. Become a cheese connoisseur
32. Become financially literate
33. Invest in the stock market
34. Create a college fund for my child (when the time comes)
35. Find the love of my life
36. Get married
37. Create a home with an inviting, loving, comfortable atmosphere
38. Start a blog
39. Own my own business
40. Go go-cart racing
41. Learn to ride a dirt bike (not just ride on the back of it :])
42. Grow a Bonsai Tree
43. Grown Orchids
44. Grow Bamboo
45. Have/build the perfect kitchen
46. Go to the x-games
47. Have a brightly colored garden
48. Plant a vegetable garden
49. Go to the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont and the Preakness
50. Go on a great trail ride
51. Visit the east coast
52. Write a letter to each of my children telling them what I want them to know about me and life lessons based on my experience
53. Dress up in an extravagant costume
54. Create a cookbook from family recipes
(to be continued...)

What are some things that you would add to your bucket list?