My Bucket List
Jul 29., 2010 
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A few weeks ago, Keli and I watched “The Bucket List” and, while it was a pretty funny movie, it got me wondering, as I’m sure it did for everyone who watched it, what would I put on my own Bucket List. I mentioned this on Twitter, then @calandro5 and I started talking and decided to write up our Bucket Lists and post them on our blogs, just for kicks. You can read her Bucket List by clicking here!
Without further ado, here is my Bucket List:
Things To Do With The Kids
Walk my girls down the aisle – This one really doesn’t need an explanation.
See my grandchildren – “They” say that grandchildren are a parent’s reward for not killing their children (not literally killing, mind you). If this is true, then I fully expect a set of triplets from each of my kids. At least!
Take them to see the monuments in D.C. – It’s one thing to learn about the monuments and to start at pictures of them in your school textbooks, but it’s an entirely different, sobering experience to see them. To read the inscriptions on the World War II memorial. To stand at The Wall and walk with your hand dragging over the engravings of all of those names.
Volunteer in a soup kitchen on a holiday as a family – What better way to teach selflessness and giving than to sacrifice your own holiday plans to serve society’s cast offs?
Give my son his first mohawk – Done! If you friended me on Facebook, you would have seen the photos. hint, hint
Take my family to Disney World – We went to Disneyland in Southern California when Thing 2 was just a baby, but I would love to spend a few days with the family in Disney World. Way more to see and do.
Things To Do With My Wife
Swim in a shark cage – Someday, we both want to go in one of those underwater cages and have gihugic sharks swim around us. My only fear is that the cables holding up the cage snap and we’ll sink to the bottom of the ocean. Maybe this should be at the end of my list…
Travel to Ireland – My wife and I both have roots in Ireland. I love the scenery, the culture, the stories, the history and, of course, their alcohol. What better reasons to want to visit some place new?
Travel to Japan – Japan is a place I’ve always wanted to visit. Not just the modern-day Japan, but the stuck-in-the-quicksand-of-time parts of Japan. So much history and interesting culture.
Travel to around Europe – One day, when the kids are grown and moved out, I want to take an extended vacation to Europe and take our time traveling through, soaking up the historical sites, visiting with old friends and meeting new ones.
Go on a cruise – I don’t even really care where to, I just want to go on a cruise with my wife someday.
Renew our wedding vows – We got married on a hot July afternoon at the Sonoma County Clerk’s Office. We want to have a renewal of vows ceremony and I want my wife to have the “wedding” she’s always wanted.
Celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary – If I live to celebrate this milestone, I will be 68 and have lived a long, blessed life. What more can you ask for?
Things To Do For Myself
Write a book and have it published – I love writing fiction and someday, I’d like to write a book or a collection of short stories and have it published by an actual publishing house and not print-on-demand (not that there’s anything wrong with that).
Learn to play the upright bass – The upright bass looks like such a fun instrument to play.
Learn another language – Right now I’m leaning toward re-learning Spanish or learning German, so I can talk with friends who live in Germany in their own language.
Become certified – I want to go back to school and get my Journalism certificate.
Compete in a Judo tournament – Now, granted, this would require me to pick Judo back up. I’m aiming to do so after I get back in some sort of shape. I’ve spent the past month improving my eating habits and will shortly begin running regularly and doing some body-weight exercises (pull-ups, crunches, push-ups, etc.) I’ve always wanted to compete in a martial arts tournament and, well, I’m not getting any younger.
Looking back, now, at my list, I feel like there should be more on it. I guess I’m just a simple kind of guy.
Do you have a Bucket List? What are some things you want to do before you croak?
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