Saturday, 29 December 2012
#195 - Creating and Using a Blog
You are all witness to this one, so no picture necessary! What a great use of one of my goals than to document the bucket list that it is on!
#205 - Adopt a Pet from an Animal Shelter
On April 7, 2012 (Easter Weekend) we met Amelia at the Hamilton-Burlington SPCA. Her name was Andrea then and she was a wonderfully sucky, quiet pup of 18 months. BOY WERE WE FOOLED! She was an absolute maniac who if left unattended destroyed things and when attended was absolutely so full of energy and life that she tuckered us out with at least two walks/runs a day plus playing. The dog parks quickly became a place of sanctuary for us - a place we could take her and she was run her little heart out and come home tired (if only for an hour). We have had lots of little hurtles with this girl from bee stings, to her destroying our Stag and Doe prizes, to learning she loves soccer, to dog school level 1 and 2 to a total couch potato now (literally!) By the way, she is named after yet another literary character Amelia Bedelia. Enjoy the pictures and videos below!
Our Pup Amelia
No, this is not a walrus! Amelia got stung by a bee - hi ho to the emergency room we go!
Total Destruction of our Stag and Doe Prizes (and the last day she was ever left out of the crate)
Take that Air Bud - Amelia is the Sports Dog of the Year
Amelia Meets Ol' Saint Nick
Amelia's First Christmas with us!
#206 - Own a Lizard
#202 - Gettin' Hitched
On August 4, 2012 Josh and I tied the knot up at Crosswinds Golf and Country Club in Milton, ON. It was the hottest day of the year 44°C and man did we sweat! Around dinner time a storm approached and gave us a torrential downpour that lasted for about an hour and produced a beautifully bright rainbow. All in all it was a beautiful day and we will remember it always.#201 - Finding the Love of my Life
#193 - Becoming a Teacher
On June 18, 2010 I graduated from Charles Sturt University - Ontario Campus. What a thrill to finally be a fully certified teacher - the next hurtle would be to get a job with a school board which, lucky for me came not too many months later. Here is a picture from my graduation.
#32 - Skydiving
On July 28, 2006 my good friend Adam and I headed down to Skydive Burnaby in Wainfleet, ON. We did a tandem jump with an instructor from 14,000 feet!
The Adventure Begins with a Bucket List
Alas, it is here...the infamous bucket list. It took me
quite a while to come up with this list and I am sure that it is yet to be
complete...if I do update it I will note that it is a new addition. Adventures
that have been completed will be scratched off and a blog post/picture will
arrive shortly after. Wish me luck on the journey, I hope that you are
entertained and inspired as we share this journey together.
Sports/Athletics
Bucket List
1. Become
a tri-athlete
2. Complete
the Ironman Triathlon
4. Learn
to play golf
5. Join
a bowling league
6. Swim
across the English Channel
7. Ski
at the top ten ski resorts in the world
8. Go
canoeing or kayaking
9. Take
up fishing (or fly fishing)
10. Learn
how to ice skate
11. Learn
to sail
12. Learn
to surf
13.
New
Years Day Polar Dip - January 1, 2013
14. Participate
in a Zombie Run
15. Be
physically fit and at a healthy weight
Languages Bucket
List
16. Learn
conversational Spanish
17. Learn
sign language
18. Choose
a country and learn not only the language that is spoken there, but also study
its customs, its cuisine, its art and its history.
Music, Song, and
Dance Bucket List
19. Learn
to play the guitar
20. Compose
a song
21. Perform
onstage with a band
22. Sing
Karaoke
Dance Bucket List
23. Learn
to Salsa
24. Learn
to Rhumba
25. Learn
to Cha-cha-cha
26. Learn
to Waltz
27. Learn
to Belly Dance
28. Learn
to Pole Dance
Adventures to Go
On Bucket List
29. Ride
in a hot air balloon
30. Go
paragliding
31. Go
parasailing
32.
Go
skydiving - July 28, 2006
33. Go
on a helicopter ride
34. Go
scuba diving
35. Go
snorkeling in a shipwreck
36. Swim
with sharks
37. Ride
a mechanical bull
38. Climb
Famous Mountain
39. Go
fire-walking
40. Go
bungee jumping
41. Go
white water rafting
42. Dive
in a submarine
43. Go
rock climbing
44. Fire
a pistol
46. Go
Zorbing
47. Go
on a cruise
48. Visit
the wreckage of the Titanic aboard a submarine
49. Experience
weightlessness
50. Watch
a rocket launch, live
51. Go
on a cross-country trip
52. Jump
from a cliff into deep water
53. Visit
Steve Irwin’s Zoo in Australia
54. Swim
in a carbonated water spring
55. Swim
in a hot spring
56. Snowshoeing
57. Attend
a Native American Sweat Lodge Ceremony
58. Go
Squatching
59. Get
up close and personal with a Wolf
60. Buy
fresh lobster from a fisherman
World Festivals
Bucket List
61. Brazilian
Carnival, Rio de Janerio
62. Mardi
Gras, New Orleans
63. The
Day of the Dead, Mexico
64. La
Tomatina, Valencia, Spain
Natural Wonders
Bucket List
65. The
Grand Canyon
66. Victoria
Falls (between Zambia and Zimbabwe)
67. Iguassu
Falls (between Brazil and Argentina)
68. The
Great Barrier Reef
69. The
Galapagos Archipelago
70. The
Northern Lights (the Aurora Borealis)
71. The
Fjords of Norway
72. The
Amazon Rainforest
Places to Visit
Bucket List
73. The
Dome of the Rock, Israel
74. Salzburg,
Austria
75. Bora
Bora
76. Karnak
Temple; Egypt
77. The
Terracotta Warriors
78. Hong
Kong Harbor
79. The
Leaning Tower of Pisa
80. The
Eiffel Tower
81. The
Panama Canal
82. Visit
all 7 continents
83. Visit
every country in the world
84. Live
in a foreign country for six months
Island Hopping
Bucket List
85. Anguilla
86. Antigua
87. Barbados
88. Dominica
89. Grenada
90. St.
Croix
91. St.
Maarten
92. St.
Thomas
93. Trinidad
and Tobago
Famous Monuments
Bucket List
94. The
Basilica di San Marco, Venice
95. St.
Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, Rome
96. The
Acropolis in Greece
97. The
Alhambra in Spain
98. Gaudi’s
La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
99. The
Statues of Easter Island, Chile
100.
Hagia Sophia, Turkey
101.
Kiyomizu Temple in Japan
102.
The Kremlin in Russia
103.
The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
104.
Stonehenge, United Kingdom
105.
The Sydney Opera House, Australia
106.
The Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament,
London, England
107.
The Parthenon in Greece
108.
Machu Picchu, Peru
109.
The Coliseum in Rome
110.
Petra, Jordan
111.
Christ Redeemer, Brazil
112.
The Great Wall of China
113.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
114.
The Taj Mahal, India
115.
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Museums Bucket
List
116.
El Prado in Madrid, Spain
117.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy
118.
The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia
119.
Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, France
120.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA
121.
The British Museum in London, England
122.
The Tate Gallery in London, England
123.
The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
124.
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
125.
The Art Institute of Chicago
126.
The Smithsonian Museums in Washington, DC
127.
The Louvre, Paris, France
Places to Visit
Bucket List
128.
See the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
129.
Go to the Pike Place Market in Seattle
130.
See Mount Rushmore
131.
See the Empire State Building
132.
Climb up the Statue of Liberty
133.
Visit Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
134.
See the Salt Flats in Bolivia
135.
See an iceberg
136.
Climb the Grouse Grind
137.
Visit the Blarney Kissing Stone in Ireland
138.
Visit Scotland
139.
Visit the Pacific Rim Trails
140.
See a Broadway Play in NYC
Hobbies Bucket
List
141.
Learn to play poker (or bridge)
142.
Learn to make pottery
143.
Learn to sculpt
144.
Learn to blow glass
145.
Take up astronomy
146.
Make mobiles
147.
Make a stained glass window
148.
Learn to make candles
149.
Take up gourmet cooking
150.
Create art pieces and sell them
151.
Restore antiques
152.
Become a Cheese Connoisseur
153.
Grow bonsai trees
154.
Become a collector
Crafts Bucket List
155.
Learn to Embroider
156.
Jewelry Making
157.
Knitting
158.
Quilting
159.
Sewing
160.
Crochet
161.
Paper Crafts (origami)
Books Bucket List
162.
Make a list of 100 books to read
163.
Read every novel that has won a Pulitzer Prize
in the Fiction Category
164.
Read every book my favorite author has written
Movies Bucket List
165.
Make a list of 100 movies to watch
166.
Watch the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100
Funniest Movies
167.
Watch the 10 greatest American movies of all
time (as ranked by the AFI)
168.
Watch every movie that has won an Academy Award
for Best Picture
169.
Watch every movie that has won the Cannes Film
Festival’s Palme d’Or
Personal
Development Bucket List
170.
Become an early riser
171.
Kick negative habits
172.
Get a tattoo
Contributions
Bucket List
173.
Make a difference in at least one person’s life
174.
Build a Habitat for Humanity Home
175.
Volunteer at a soup kitchen
176.
Make loans to entrepreneurs in developing
countries through www.kiva.com
177.
Join a Big Brother, Big Sister Program
178.
Volunteer at a Homeless Shelter
179.
Donate blood
180.
Donate clothes you no longer use to a battered
women’s shelter
181.
Donate children’s books to a hospital near your
home
182.
Mentor someone at work
183.
Go Green
Writer’s Bucket
List
184.
Write a children’s book
The High Life
Bucket List
185.
Charter a yacht
186.
Have “High Tea” at the Plaza Hotel in New York,
or perhaps at Fortnum & Mason in London
187.
Become an art collector
188.
Drive a Lamborghini or a Ferrari
189.
Sleep in a castle
190.
Own an island
Career Bucket List
191.
Make a documentary film
192.
Become a wild life photographer
193.
Become
a teacher – June18, 2010
Internet Bucket
List
194.
Start
a blog – December 29, 2012
195.
Create a YouTube video
Finances Bucket
List
196.
Become financially literate
197.
Create a financial strategy
198.
Invest in the stock market
199.
Create a trust fund for your child
200.
Open a Swiss bank account
Family Bucket List
201.
Find
the love of your life – July 17, 2010
202.
Get
married – August 4, 2012
203.
Have a child
204.
Raise a happy and healthy child
205.
Adopt
a pet from an animal shelter - April 7, 2012
206.
Own
a Lizard - March 7, 2012
207.
Pass on a family heirloom to your child
208.
Create a coat of arms for your family
209.
Write a letter to each of your children telling
them what you want them to know about your life and the lessons you’ve learned
Animal Kingdom Bucket List
210.
Run with the bulls
211.
Mush
a Dog Sled - March 12, 2013
212.
Watch turtles hatch and run for the ocean
213.
Go whale-watching
214.
See penguins in their natural habitat
215.
See a platypus
216.
See a koala
217.
Go on safari
218.
Milk a cow
219.
Ride a camel in the Sahara desert
220.
See gorillas in the wild in Uganda
221.
Go bird watching in Costa Rica
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