Bucket List

I've been so lucky with the opportunities I've been given, but there is always so much more I want to see and do! This is my bucket list so far--

Travel to every continent

• North America  Born in the USA! Also been to Canada, Guatemala, Mexico
• South America 1989, 2008, 2010, 2014: Colombia, Chile, Peru
• Europe 2007, 2013-Present: Spain, France, Italy, Greece, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Iceland, Poland, Denmark, Ireland
• Asia
• Africa  Morocco, 2015- South Africa, 2016
• Australia
• Antartica

See the northern lights
Do a triathlon
Write a book
Scandinavian tour (Finland, Norway, Sweden)
Publish a magazine article http://trenchlessonline.com/index/webapp-stories-action/id.2363/title.drilling-fluids-north-carolina-horizontal-directional-drilling-trenchless-technology

Open a cafe/restaurant
Eat Sushi in Tokyo

Do a road trip across the US, Route 66

Gamble in Vegas 2010, 2014

Learn a new language

• French, ongoing
• Dutch, limited proficiency

Get a tattoo  Dec 2013 Proof

Swim between the tectonic plates of North America and Europe (Iceland) - I saw the gap, does that count??

Luau in Hawaii 2004

Go on a walkabout in Australian outback

Hike around the Grand Canyon

See the pyramids

Live in another country Moved to the Netherlands, May 2013

Live in another US state (other than Texas)

Go to a live screening of a TV show

Broadway show in NYC Wicked, 2008

Mass in Vatican City (in Italian) 2007

Go to Jerusalem

See the Amazon Rainforest

See the Tulip fields in the Netherlands 2013

Visit the Guadalupe cathedral (memorial to Virgen de Guadalupe)

Visit Mayan monuments Mexico

Run a marathon

• 5K- 2012, Race for the Cure
• 12K - Dec. 2013 Proof
• 10K- September 2014
• Half Marathon
• Full Marathon

Discover my family tree

Have a beer with Friends at Hofbrauhaus, Munich 2014

See the penguins in Antarctica
Go to Shiner, TX - Shiner Bock Brewery

Lantern festival in Singapore
Go to a Safari

Climb the Eiffel Tower April 2014 Read about it Here

Rock a Dirndl at Oktoberfest  October 2013 See it Here

Have tapas and sangria in Spain October 2013 See it Here

Go skiing/snowboarding in Colorado

Try a new sport Crossfit for 3 months, 2014

Get my goal body

Learn to play an instrument

Donate $1000 in one to a good cause
See the Mona Lisa April 2014 See it Here

Visit the Greek islands  August 2014 Read about it Here

Habitat for humanity

Big brother/big sister volunteer

Take a Picture with a Celebrity SXSW Aziz Ansari

Donate to my alma mater on a regular basis

Live debt free

Swim with dolphins

See blue whales in the wild

Present to a large crowd Women in Halliburton, Team Lead

See the sleeping beauty castle in Germany April 2014 See it Here
See Starry Night

Be active in a city council

Camp under the stars for days (Roughin' it)

Cheers to Belgian beer in Belgium October 2013

Plant a tree for each child I have and watch it grow as they grow

Do a Helicopter Tour
Fly First Class
Turn a house over for profit

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter May 2011 College Graduation Gift

Go to Napa valley (and actually know what they're talking about!)
Eat at The French Laundry in Napa Valley

Get an Advanced Degree

Knit a blanket

See Elton John in Concert

See Snow for the first time Madison, WI 2007

See Niagara Falls 2012