Pre-List

Adventures I had before making my bucket list…

1. Toured the White House in Washington, D.C.
2. Toured the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
3. Went whitewater rafting in Colorado (Summer 2005 and Summer 2011)
   

   
4. Climbed a mountain in Colorado (Summer 2005)
5. Took a train ride in the mountains (Colorado, Summer 2011)
6. Attended two Broadway musical in New York City (Brooklyn and Chicago)
7. Jumped off a 30-foot cliff into a river in Colorado (Summer 2005)
8. Took a ballroom dancing class
9. Saw the Statue of Liberty in person
10. Went bodyboarding in the ocean in Florida
11. Went to Universal Studios in Florida
12. Went to SeaWorld in Florida
13. Sang alone in front of 100+ people
    

    Singing “Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson at my high school Anti-Van Night (October 2006)

14. Visited the Smithsonian museums in Washington D.C.
15. Visited the National Monuments and Memorials in Washington D.C.
16. Explored Mount Vernon, George Washington’s estate in Virginia
17. Visited Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
18. Saw the Iwo Jima Memorial in Virginia
19. Visited Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia
20. Toured Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson (Virginia)
21. Presented research at a national conference (APA) in Washington D.C. (2011)
22. Visited the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
23. Visited Chinatown in New York City
24. Visited the Mall of America in Minnesota
25. Rescued two cats from the animal shelter (January 13, 2012)
    

    My precious furbabies

26. Panned for gold in Colorado (Summer 2005)
    

    Gold Mine Tour in Breckenridge, CO with my brother

    

    No gold here.

27. Stood next to where the World Trade Center was in New York City
28. Stood in Times Square in New York City
29. Been to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City
30. Took a carriage ride through Central Park in New York City
31. Saw one of Claude Monet’s water lilies panels in person at the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Missouri (July 2012)
32. Visited Mark Twain’s Boyhood Home in Hannibal, Missouri (May 2012)
33. Toured two bourbon distilleries in Kentucky (Maker’s Mark and Woodford Reserve in May 2012)
    

    Maker’s Mark Distillery

    

    Woodford Reserve Distillery

34. Walked through Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world, in Kentucky (May 2012)
35. Went to Ha Ha Tonka State Park in Camdenton, Missouri (multiple times since I was a kid – it’s my favorite state park)