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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

* My Near, Far and in Between, I can Dream and Do List! *

Travel, travel, travel(not so easy with a FT job now) Places:

Mom and I's cruise that Trevor got us for Christmas, hopefully it'll work with timing to do the relocation cruise back from Europe next year! North East Coast(Boston, NY, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, Virginia). Grand Canyon(want to give it a try again on a clear day). Indonesia(Bali) and Malaysia. Would obviously love to go back to Sweden and enjoy all my favorite things! And if ever back in Europe I would like to visit Holland, Spain and France this time around and parts of southern/coast of Italy we did not have time to see... Colorado(hiking and water rafting). Niagra Falls. Yosemite, hike Half Dome(yes, can't believe growing up in CA and never been). Alaska again and northern lights...Alaska Cruise. Chicago. Kansas City(hopefully we'll be there for memorial day weekend).

Simpler Things:

Marry Shaun(no rush though, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon). Simple, very simple fun and lots of dancing, laidback wedding on the coast. Comfortable, inviting home. Backyard with wrap around patio with a hammock and fire pit(for many ahhh bbqs! nice nights and relaxing). Fruit trees. Start up crafts again, get into fun projects I've always wanted to try but never had the time to dedicate. Once we have the space, would like to get more quality/larger home brew tools to try more variations. Still have a desire for a fun little moped or scooter to go tooting around in, dependent on where we live. Off road vehicle if we have property. kayak if near a river, beach or lake. More wine tasting escapades! Go to an outdoor, camp over music fest(preferably country!). Road bike trip with a group overnight camping. Would like to run a half marathon, but just don't feel the love of running I use too ) : Eventually, career wise, would like to get with a company or cause I have a passion for, specifically a Community Relations/PR position with them or get into writing again for reviews, etc(unfortunately it's an under paid field with hard dealines, not family suitable). Have kids, another cat or so and 2 dogs ( : Attend more professional sports games. Like to try some water sports again: wake board, water ski. Ziplining again! but more in the woods, over a river? Enjoy family and friends more!(wish we weren't so spread apart! doesn't make it easy). Take time to do something fun or relaxing everyday!(and no not sit in front of the tv) Go out, fresh air, exercise more so. Take some adult ed courses to learn a new skill: Take up photography Try blowing glass. Paraglide or hanglide. Learn a hip hop dance and perform. Learn another style of dance, maybe some salsa or rhumba, cha cha. Choreograph a zumba dance. Coach sports again. Blog again. Lake time! Have a decent retirement fund, so less stress later in life, need to start up that Roth IRA soon. Be happy healthy for the not always so "golden years", not that this is something we can change but maybe just hope for, down the road. Less is more! No crazy investments, with this inconsistent/unknown. economy/country... have what you need, enjoy what you have!

Dreaming Big?! ( : Spectate the Olympics live.

That's what I've got off the top of my head for now... To be added and checked off!

"Do-able"? ehh yeeah

Countries I've Visited:

Mexico. Sweden. Denmark. Norway. Finland. Aland. Italy. Vatican. Belgium. Austria. Czech Republic. Slovakia. Latvia. Estonia. Germany. United Kingdom. Ireland.

States(kinda lacking, when you've been to more countries):

California. Nevada. Arizona. Washington. Oregon. Texas. North Carolina. Missouri. Arkansas. Kansas. New Mexico.

Favorite Cities/Places:

San Francisco. Prague, Czech! Uppsala, Sweden. Venice, Italy. Galway, Ireland. St. Louis, MO. Tahoe. Most bodies of water! Beach walks ahhh. Branson and Eureka Springs(mini switzerland) ( : London. Bruges, Belgium. Vienna, Austria. Dresden, Germany. Vatican(Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica were amazing).

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