101 Things…

…to do before I die (I still have a few to come up with)

1. Marry the man of my dreams.

2. Become a mother.

3. Ride in a hot air balloon. (preferably in Colorado)

4. Participate in the Olympics.

5. Run a race in all 50 states.

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California(07/1996), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana(10/2005), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky(12/2009), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota(09/2006), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada(09/02),New Hampshire(07/2001), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina(10/2002), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon(05/2005), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah(05/2006), Vermont, Virginia, Washington(12/2011), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.(Other places: Fiji (07/2010), Scotland (01.2012))

6. Read the entire bible in a year.

7. Learn to play the guitar.

8. Swim with dolphins.

9. Take a tree top tour in Costa Rica.

10. Graduate college with a degree in Math. (03/2008)

11. Get a Master’s degree.

12. Coach a high school team.

13. Finish the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.

14. Throw a surprise party for someone very special to me. (05/2012-Mom & Dad 30th Anniversary)

15. the Skeleton

16. Have a White Christmas

17. Stay in touch with ALL my amazing friends from college.

18. Go to the World Cup.

19. Own a house…with a white picket fence.

20. Go on a missions trip

21. Attempt to be a Trapeze Artist

22. Become a decent swimmer. (So that I can do #13)

23. Model for a running catalogue at least once.

24. Experience zero gravity.

25. Get asked out on a date.

26. Learn to drive a stick shift.

27. Cook an entire Thanksgiving dinner by myself.

28. Get a contract with a professional running club/team. (Asics Aggies/ September 2009)

29. Have a place where I can order “the usual”.

30. Get my teaching credential.

31. Visit the Coliseum in Athens, Greece.

32. Go wine tasting. (06/2009)

33. Make a quilt.

34. Own and wear a “little black dress”.

35. Have an “orange room” like JP’s “blue room”.

36. Go on an Athlete’s In Action summer Track tour. (Fiji Summer 2010)

37. Earn All-American honors. (Academic All-American…kinda sorta counts June 2008)

38. Have a dog named Lois.

39. Own an orange convertible bug.

40. Grow my hair out and donate it. (01/2010)

41. Take a sign language class.

42. Have my own online blog. (10/2008)

43. Make a scrapbook of all my college memories.

44. Run the Boston Marathon.

45. Attend a Winter Olympics.

46. Attend a Summer Olympics.

47. Play/complete 18 holes of golf…and not hit anything or anyone.

48. Design a room in my house using only furniture/accessories from IKEA.

49. Take dancing lessons of some kind.

50. Finish writing this darn list.

51. Be a bride’s maid in a wedding

52. Travel Europe

53. Have a FRIENDS marathon, in which I watch all 10 seasons in a row.

54. Take a road trip with no destination in mind.

55. Fly first class

56. Live in a state other than California for at least a year.

57. Learn another language

58. Be head coach a collegiate cross country team

59. Have a cake made for me by Duff at Charm City Cakes. (www.charmcitycakes.com)

60. Be able to enjoy eating tomatoes. (11 or 12/2009)

61. Take  a cooking class.

62. Take a photography class.

63. Go white water rafting.

64. Own a small business.

65. Run Tioga Pass (11-12 mile run starting at about 7,000 ft. elevation ending at about 10,000 ft.)

66. Hike Half Dome

67. Run in a race representing the United States of America (Bupa Great Edinburgh International XC Challenge, 01/2012)

68. Go to an Oregon football game at Autzen Stadium

69. See a show on Broadway