Despite being an only child growing up, I never thought that I was very special or that the ways I spent my time were consumed by special things. I was one of those kids who flew under the radar in school - quiet enough to not be recognized by any of my accomplishments, social enough to not get bullied, and well-behaved enough to stay out of trouble (or the spotlight whatsoever). I spent majority of my summers and childhood at my grandparent's house watching Old Hollywood movies and seeing Grace Kelly waltz around their big screen television in ostrich feathers and lacy evening gowns. I was mesmerized by Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, and Barbara Stanwyck - all poised, intelligent, and beautiful women who could dress well and speak well. I may not have felt special or glamorous at the time but I remember thinking one day I would be. I distinctly remember NYE 2004 at my grandparent's house. I watched the ball drop from Times Square in their living room as me and my cousins ate White Fudge Oreos and drank Dr. Pepper out of plastic wine glasses. While it was by no means a "boring" way to spend an evening, it sure wasn't NYC and it most definitely wasn't exciting. From that moment on I promised myself that once I became of age I would never have a boring NYE again. & as time went on and I grew older, I decided that it wasn't just an exciting NYE that I wanted but an exciting life. So over the years I have created and journaled a list of all the special places I want to visit, adventures I want to embark on, lessons I hope to learn, and people I wish to experience life with. As I've aged into my mid-twenties, I've already crossed off many items and added to it as my views and desires have changed with each passing year. Sharing my dreams & a list of items/places that I hope to experience is quite personal and something I didn't think I would ever post about. However, I think inspiring others to create new goals is always a good idea. I wanted to think outside the box for my bucket list. Sure, the list includes a number of "normal" goals but I made sure to sprinkle in some extra unique ones. I think the point of a bucket list should be to instill a desire to break out of your comfort zone and experience a side of life that one doesn't get to do on a daily basis. I wanted my list to be extraordinary and to become something worth yearning for. My Bucket List...Places To Go: ⬜️Flamingo Beach ✓Pig Beach ✓Paris ⬜️Berlin ✓Disney ✓Myrtle Beach ⬜️Geneva ⬜️Milan ⬜️Dubai ⬜️Abu Dhabi ⬜️Australia ⬜️Banff ⬜️Maine ✓Iceland ⬜️Monte Carlo ⬜️Nice, France ⬜️Vienna ✓Area 51 ⬜️Grand Canyon ⬜️Vermont ⬜️Singapore ⬜️Machu Pichu ⬜️Galapagos ⬜️Aspen ⬜️Munich ⬜️Copenhagen ⬜️Switzerland ⬜️Lake Como ✓Ireland ⬜️Montreal ✓Niagara Falls ⬜️Amalfi Coast ⬜️Bermuda ⬜️Stockholm ⬜️Azores Islands ⬜️Finland ⬜️Lisbon ⬜️Brussels ⬜️Joshua Tree National Park ⬜️Glass Beach in California ⬜️Morocco ⬜️Faroe Islands ⬜️Hawaii ⬜️Mount Rushmore ⬜️The Poconos ⬜️Fiji ⬜️The Maldives ✓Edinburgh ✓Portland ✓Seattle ⬜️Neushwanstein Castle ⬜️Elz Castle ⬜️Rio de Janeiro ⬜️Colmar, France ⬜️Manchester ⬜️New Zealand ⬜️Eureka Springs, Arkansas ⬜️Mackinac Island ⬜️Zurich, Switzerland ⬜️Budapest ⬜️Glasgow ⬜️Israel ⬜️India ✓Bali ⬜️Santa Fe ⬜️Memphis ✓Nashville ✓New Orleans ✓Miami ⬜️Vancouver ✓Raleigh, NC ✓Savannah, GA ✓Atlanta ✓Washington, D.C. ⬜️Capri, Italy ⬜️Tokyo ⬜️Shanghai ⬜️Cannes, France ⬜️Detroit ⬜️Bodega Bay, California ⬜️Sleepy Hollow, NY ⬜️French Alps ⬜️Chile ⬜️Guatemala ⬜️Easter Island ⬜️Mauritius Island ⬜️Ecuador ⬜️Malta ⬜️Cabo ⬜️China ⬜️Cabo San Lucas ⬜️St. Barth ⬜️Cape Cod ⬜️Nantucket ⬜️Montana ⬜️Positano, Italy ⬜️Ukraine Experiences To Have: ✓Win a costume contest ⬜️Octoberfest in Germany ⬜️Get a piercing in Amsterdam ⬜️Create my dream closet ⬜️Reindeer sledding in Norway ⬜️See the Norway Fjords ✓Celebrate Halloween in Salem, MA ⬜️Celebrate NYE in Las Vegas ⬜️Collect Old Cameras ⬜️Visiting the Mackenzie-Child's farm ⬜️Stay at the Lizzie Borden House ⬜️Visit the Dr. Pepper Museum ✓Seeing the Prada store in Marfa, Texas ⬜️See Lady Gaga live ✓See Britney Spears Live ✓See the Backstreet Boys live ⬜️Swim in the Hamilton Pool in Texas ⬜️Celebrate Halloween at Dracula's Castle in Romania ⬜️Swimming with a Beluga Whale ⬜️A Lantern Fest ⬜️Celebrate Halloween @ The Stanley Hotel ⬜️Stay at the Waldorf Versaille ⬜️4th of July at The Hamptons ✓Attend the Kentucky Derby ⬜️Attend the VC Polo Classic ⬜️Wine Train in Napa ⬜️Stay at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay ⬜️An Alaskan Cruise ⬜️Be a bridesmaid for a stranger's wedding in Las Vegas ⬜️Stay at the Giraffe Hotel ⬜️Attend a Hot Air Balloon Festival ⬜️Go to Mardi Gras ⬜️Attend a Super Bowl ✓St. Patrick's Day in Dublin ⬜️Shopping at a European Christmas Market ⬜️Stay at the Madonna Inn ⬜️See the California Redwoods ⬜️Go to Bath, UK ⬜️See the White Cliffs of Dover ⬜️Ride the Venice Simplon-Orient Express train ⬜️See the Scotland Fairy Pools ✓Stay at the Plaza Hotel in NYC ✓Attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parada ✓Attend NYFW ⬜️Celebrate NYE in Paris ⬜️Swim at the Barton Springs pool in Austin, TX ✓Stay at the Atlantis Bahamas ⬜️See the Romeo & Juliet wall in Italy ⬜️See the Leaning Tower of Pisa ✓Live in a loft ⬜️See the Dead Sea ⬜️Eat at the original Chick-Fil-A ⬜️See the Stone Henge ⬜️Visit the Taj Mahal ⬜️Go to the Neon Museum in Las Vegas ✓Hold a baby Tiger ⬜️Attend the Golden Retriever Festival ⬜️Dog Sled ⬜️Swim with otters ⬜️Wear a snake as my outfit accessory ⬜️Throw an amazing Halloween party ⬜️Visit Nocton Hall (The Woman in Black House) ⬜️Tour the Winchester Mystery House ⬜️Go to Cadillac Ranch ✓Ride an Elephant ⬜️Hold a koala ✓Take a falconry class ⬜️Sing (& nail it!) "We Didn't Start The Fire" for karaoke night ⬜️Attend a gala in honor of a charity I love ⬜️Dinner + Show at the Moulin Rouge in Paris ⬜️Wimbledon ⬜️Try a Salt Float Bath ⬜️Make pasta from scratch ⬜️A dining without senses event ✓Try Absinthe ✓Eat at a Michelin Star Restaurant ✓Do a Polar Bear Plunge ⬜️Go to Blueberry Farm in Tennessee ⬜️Stay at the Ashford Castle ✓Have a country star sign my cowgirl boots ⬜️Visit the Ben & Jerry's factory ⬜️See the Bonneville Salt Flats ⬜️Celebrate Halloween in New Orleans ⬜️Stay at a Versace hotel ⬜️Do a riverboat cruise ⬜️Swim at Jellyfish Lake ⬜️Boat the Rhine River ⬜️Go to House of Yes in NYC ⬜️Attend the Texas Sand Festival ⬜️Attend an Olympics ✓See the ball drop in Times Square ⬜️Watch all the famous movies + TV shows ✓Make a gallery wall of memes ✓Stay at the Oakley Court Hotel ⬜️Visit Oak Alley Plantation ⬜️Visit the Pet Sematary house in Hancock, Maine ⬜️Stay at the Biltmore ⬜️Start a signed book collection ⬜️Have a fashion designer sign a pair of heels ⬜️Start a newspaper collection ⬜️Throw a golden birthday party ⬜️Become a SOHO house member ⬜️Go to 7 Mountains in Nevada ⬜️Visit Jacob's Well in Texas ⬜️Tour Buckingham Palace ⬜️Go to Yellowstone National Park ⬜️Attend the Holland Tulip Fest ⬜️Visiting all 50 states ⬜️Own a cool neon sign ⬜️Stay at a floating cabin resort ✓Stay at the Baker House in Wisconsin ⬜️Write down a list of memories I have with special people in my life ⬜️Stay at the Ross Lake Cabins ⬜️Paddle Boarding ⬜️Visit the Pumpkin House in West Virginia ✓Go to the Mall of America ⬜️See Lake Lochness ⬜️See the Gates of Hell sculpture ⬜️Visit the Tunnel of Love in Ukraine ⬜️Celebrate Day Of The Dead in Mexico ✓Celebrate Halloween in NYC ⬜️Attend SNL ⬜️Swim in the World's largest swimming pool ⬜️Swim with Manatees ⬜️Play a round of golf at St. Andrew's ⬜️Visit a pink sand beach Subjects To Learn: ⬜️Calligraphy ⬜️Mixology ⬜️Cooking ⬜️Ballet ⬜️Burlesque ⬜️The Splits / Flexibility ⬜️Floral Arrangement Creating Career Goals To Check Off: ⬜️Shoot 100+ Weddings ⬜️Write a book ✓Have 1,000+ Meetup Members in my Meetup Group ✓Photograph history ✓Meet Rosie Hardy ⬜️Host a Gallery ⬜️Graduate with my Bachelors ⬜️Be Published ⬜️Complete a 365 photo challenge ⬜️Visit the Pinterest Headquarters ⬜️Start an IRA ⬜️Shoot a wedding in every state ⬜️Attend a murder mystery dinner Happy Life Investments To Make: ⬜️Buy a house ⬜️Pay it forward ⬜️Purchasing my dream car ⬜️Saving more money ⬜️Adopting 2 Dalmatians ⬜️A beautiful wedding to the love of my life ⬜️Start an art collection ⬜️Become a mom ✓Get Engaged Special Items To Create: ⬜️A family cookbook
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