25 things...

25 things I want to do before I’m too old to do them (not before I die!)

1. Go on a hot air balloon ride (I really prefer to do this before I’m 30 because it’s something I REALLY want to do; I think it would be SPECTACULAR!)
2. Travel to another continent (I would love to cruise the Mediterranean)
3. See Parker graduate college
4. See Parker get married
5. Become a grandma (I know… I just became a mom, but it’s something I want to do before I’m too old, my grama was awesome and I want to be just like her!)
6. Learn how to crochet or knit or sew or something crafty so I can make things
7. Learn to like wine (this will be a challenge but I think I want to be a wine-o because the idea of wine tasting and Napa valley is so appealing to me but I don’t like wine, so sad!)
8. Have a 50th wedding anniversary (and a 60th and 70th etc. but we’ll start at 50)
9. Walk a cancer walk (not like the short ones, like the 3 day ones, but man you have to raise a lot of money so I have to figure out how to do that!)
10. Cruise Alaska (I need to convince Aaron that this is a worthwhile trip, he hates the cold, wuss!)
11. Visit all 50 states (and not just their airports) I’ve knocked out: California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Washington, so that’s 9 down 41 to go.
12. See the nation’s capital and all the surrounding tourist spots (basically a trip to Washington D.C.) I’d like to go when Parker is older and can enjoy it too, so maybe in 12 years or so.
13. Go to Giants spring training
14. Ride a train (and not BART, but like a real train)
15. Take a cross country road trip (apparently I want to travel. I better get a better job!)
16. Take cooking classes
17. Have a vacation house somewhere (place to be determined after I visit all 50 states, haha!)
18. Lose weight and keep it off (they say it only gets harder as you get older so I think I will start NOW)
19. Successfully keep photo books of all vacations and memory books for Parker too (Thank God for the internet and sites like shutterfly.com)
20. Hike further than Vernal Falls in Yosemite but NEVER Half Dome (I’m so not a hiker but have done this twice and never want to go further, one time I was 4 or 5 months pregnant)
21. Go horseback riding on the beach during sunset (I guess I am a hopeless romantic)
22. See the Giants win a world series Accomplished 11/1/10 :)
23. Visit the baseball hall of fame in New York
24. See Aaron graduate college (something he really wants to do and I have to figure out how and when we will have the time or money)
25. Have a happy family that is loved, accomplished and successful in whatever they chose to do.

Of course I am sure there are many more but these are the ones I can think of today.