A Bucket List

We were lying in bed the other night and I was talking as usually and Johnny was pretending to be listening as usual. I asked him if there was anything he wanted to do before he died.[[[[I know we aren't near death or anything but we're near 40 and that's pretty close]]]] He said there weren't any things he really wanted to do that he hadn't already done. I was like, "are you kidding?". He didn't want to do anything he hadn't? Nothing?

So I roll over and tell him that I so want to do somethings before I die. I have some things that roll around in the back of my mind, some things I would love to experience just one, just so I can say I did.

Anyhoo, the next day we picked up the Holcomb Family at the airport and on the way home we started talking and the same subject came up. I asked her is she wanted to do anything that she hadn't. She said, "Yea, I have a bucket list." I was like, "what is a bucket list?" She informed me that a bucket list was a list of stuff you want to do before you kick the bucket. NEVER heard of it before but it was basically the same as what I was talking to Johnny about. A list of things to do before you die.

Now let me say for you super spiritual people out there. I know that the only things that will last are the things we do for Christ, I know that but as we're passing through this pilgrimage of ours who says we can't have fun? I mean come on, laughing is one of the most incredible gifts God gave us so He obviously wanted us to enjoy ourselves.

So I've been thinking about what items would be on my Bucket List. What do I want to do before I'm too old to do them? What would I like to see or what great activity would thrill me? Well my list isn't long but it's a beginning.

Tori's 2010 BUCKET LIST

1. I would like to skydive!
2. I would love to see Istanbul, Turkey. Don't ask me why, I dunno.
3. I think I would love to bungee jump.
4. I would love to hike to the top of one of the mountains in the Swiss Alps.
5. Wanna go white water rafting.
6. Would love to learn to ski.
7. I would love to see a musical on Broadway.
8. Would love to go on a trail ride in Texas.
9. Wanna see Big Ben and make the guard laugh.
10. I wanna see the Holy Land, just once.
11. I would love to visit a missionary in Africa.
12. Wanna kiss my husband on our 50th anniversay.

Okay so that's my Bucket List. Obviously many of those will be a little challenging in a skirt so some creative modesty would be needed but I think they are totally possible. I know they're just things, happenings in an eternity but I wanna do them. I don't think I'll be sad or disappointed if I don't make it to all 12 but I can dream. The only one that is a must is number 12. If I have nothing else in this life or experience anything new, I still have the love of my husband who makes life fun and exciting every day. Yea, I wanna make it to number 12, at least!!

So the Bucket List was new to me but is it new to you? Have you thought about a Bucket List? Do you have some things in life your heart desires to do?

Go ahead and share them with us, please!!