50 Things to do before I die:

Things I've Done || Places to Go || Things to Do || People to Meet
*In the Original 50

    Things Already Done:
  1. Dance in the rain of Central Park, NYC*
    July 2003; We took a bike ride through Central Park and midway through the ride, the skies opened up and the rain came down. It was simply glorious, and the sewers steamed.
  2. Snowboard Alyeska*
    Spring Break 2004; I went with my church group. I was so sore the next day, but it was one of the most fun times I've ever had snowboarding, even with the major collisions.
  3. Get a 1400+ on the SAT I*
    January 22, 2005; West High School. I studied for six solid days before this, taking a full SAT every day. It was killer, but I gained 90 points from my previous two scores.
  4. Learn to speak Arabic
    February - April, 2005; Thanks to Rami, I mastered the basics of the language well enough to read it and understand occasional words. I still need some work though.
  5. Tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue*
    May 13, 2005; I did this while sitting at Garcia's with my parents and brothers, eating dinner. I had been trying for weeks and was successful. Gané yo!
  6. Hold the strings of a truck-sized kite, when it is in the air
    June 29, 2005; Audrey convinced me to go do this by tricking me into thinking we were going towards the mall, making a few sharp left turns, and asking for me. But it was fun!
  7. Adopt a pet from a shelter
    July 29, 2005; My family adopted a Brittany Spaniel named Lacey from the pet shelter in town. This counts temporarily, until I adopt an animal of my own.
  8. Go skydiving*
    August 6, 2005; Wasilla, AK. The craziest and most fun thing I have ever done in my life, the best part was the backflip away from the plane, even if that was the scariest thing, too.
    July 12, 2008; Brooklyn, IA. Round 2! Absolutely amazing. Now I'm hooked, and next time I'm going alone...
  9. Stand in the middle of a thunderstorm*
    September 8, 2005; I ran outside with some of the other girls in my residence hall and we danced and cheered in the storm. I then waited for the huge storm to come. It was amazing and scary!
  10. Run through a corn field/sunflower field*
    October 9, 2005; My famliy and I went to a Pumpkin Farm over Family weekend, and they had a corn maze. My brothers and I deviated slightly from the corn maze path to run through the rows of corn.
  11. DJ a dance party
    January 14, 2006; There was a Swimmer House 80's Dance Party and Erik Larson turned the computer with music over to me and I DJed the rest of the party. It was fun to get good dance songs for people and fill requests and dedicate songs!
  12. Win a swim race and get the gold medal for it
    February 12, 2006; I won 1st place in the 100 freestyle and Midwest Conference 2006. It was an amazing feeling to pull ahead and just blast away the mean girl swimming next to me.
  13. Learn how to hula-hoop*
    January 30, 2007; Grinnell, IA. I learned to hula hoop while teaching swim lessons! I was on deck with a hula hoop for an hour waiting to use it for diving, and I decided to learn.
  14. Hold a tarantula
    March 28, 2007; I was at the Butterfly Pavilion in Denver and they had a tarantula named Rosie. I held her! She was surprisingly light and tickly.
  15. Design, make and wear my own piece of clothing
    August 20, 2007; I took an old pair of jeans and converted them into a skirt that I love wearing all time time!
  16. See a tornado and hear it growl
    August 14, 2008; Driving home from Amy's birthday dinner at Casa, we looked out the window to see this tiny funnel cloud swoop down and then suck back up into the storm above it. It doesn't quite fulfill the criteria, but it will do for now!
  17. Get a tattoo
    September 11, 2008; Went to the local tattoo parlor and got Kokopelli on my foot. It hurt like hell, but I think it looks pretty good!
    18. Top.
    Places to Go:
  18. Take a Caribbean Cruise*
  19. Sail through the Bermuda Triangle*
  20. Scale the wall of the Grand Canyon*
  21. Ride with a gondolier guy in Italy*
  22. Have tea with the queen of England*
  23. Hike Symphony Lakes trail (Alaska) *
  24. Walk on the Great Wall of China*
  25. Go to a New Years Party in NYC*
  26. Scuba-dive in the Great Barrier Reef*
  27. Ride Splash Mountain in Disneyworld*
  28. Recite Caesar's speech on the steps of the coliseum*
  29. Bike to Eklutna Glacier (Alaska)*
  30. Attend a Broadway show with front-row seats*
  31. Sit in/on the Dead Sea*
  32. Set two feet firmly on Antarctica*
  33. Live in a 'flat' in London*
  34. Backpack in the Andes in Peru*
  35. Drive from Maine to California*
  36. Swim in the Mediterranean Sea*
  37. Go to Scotland
  38. Celebrate St. Patty's with the Irish
  39. See Punxsatawney Phil on Groundhog's Day
  40. Swim in all five of the Great Lakes
  41. Visit the Taj Mahal
    42. Top.
    Things to Do:
  42. Ride the ejection seat*
  43. Get my fortune told*
  44. Sign an autograph for someone*
  45. Successfully prepare a soufflé*
  46. Learn to play the bagpipes*
  47. Watch a Harry Potter seven-movie-marathon*
  48. Learn fluent Latin*
  49. Get a picture with the pyramids and ride a camel*
  50. Get in a mud fight*
  51. Learn to fly a floatplane and land on a lake*
  52. Go see the Olympics*
  53. Swim with dolphins and/or stingrays*
  54. Go pearl diving and keep my findings*
  55. Swim 100 yd. butterfly in less than 1:00*
  56. Buy my own video camera*
  57. Star in my own movie*
  58. Walk the 'walk of fame'*
  59. Kiss the boy underwater*
  60. Compete in a triathlon alone*
  61. See my written work published and on a bookshelf*
  62. Buy my Saturn Sky Converitble*
  63. Read the Bible, Book of Mormon, Torah, & Qua'ran
  64. See a volcano erupt and see a lava flow/pyroclastic cloud
  65. Drop a tomato off a building
  66. Parasail
  67. See a crop circle
  68. Have a conversation with Catherine about why
  69. Give a speech at a Graduation
  70. See the Triple Crown, all in one year
  71. Ride a mechanical bull for at least 45 seconds
  72. Learn how to surf
  73. Get arrested for something minor
  74. Bullseye an archery target from 100m
  75. Drive over 120 mph
  76. Drive a tractor
    77. Top.
    People to Meet:
  77. Meet JK Rowling*
  78. Share a laugh with Adam Sandler
  79. Have a coffee and conversation with Tom Felton*
  80. Shake hands with the President of the United States
    81. Top.