I've been inspired by Maggie to come up with a list of 100 things to do before I die. Let's see what I can come up with.
1. Visit France
2. Go on a safari in Kenya
3. Walk a half marathon for Team in Training
4. Ride a bike over the Golden Gate Bridge
5. Stomp grapes with my feet
6. Walk on a glacier
7. Ride a boat in a cypress swamp
8. Have a baby
9. Be a foster mom for kittens for the local shelter
10. Get a saltwater aquarium
11. Dive the Great Barrier Reef
12. Dive in the Cayman Islands
13. Scan all the photos in my parent's wedding proof book
14. Take each of my nephews and niece on their own magic vacation
15. Write a book
16. Get a photo of one of our cats on icanhascheezeburger
17. Knit a shawl to wear at my wedding
18. Finish the Beatrix Potter quilt I've started
19. Make birth announcements for Gracie and Tony
20. Learn how to decorate a cake like a professional
21. Learn to speak Italian
22. Be invited to speak at a conference
23. See a play at the West End in London
24. Buy a house
25. March on Washington, again
26. Dye my hair old lady blue
27. Marry Erik
28. Visit my father's grave
29. Purchase a handmade painting for my home
30. Establish a scholarship
31. Be listed as a major donor at the Met
32. Work on an archaeological dig in Italy or Greece
33. Refinish a piece of furniture
34. Attend a black tie, formal gala event
35. Go to a movie premiere
36. Have season tickets to the symphony
37. Walk El Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain
38. Go to the Hermitage in St. Petersburg
39. Stand in Red Square
40. Walk on the Great Wall of China
41. Be part of a movie production
42. Throw dinner parties
43. Be able to mix the perfect cocktail
44. Meditate on a regular basis
45. Learn to surf
46. Make a sand castle with a child
47. Be a Girl Scout leader
48. Make a souflee
49. Bake Christmas cookies every year
50. Have "grown-up" furniture
