<p>Things I have started since the nest emptied-- ballroom dance lessons with husband, watercolor classes and designing a “not so big house” (with the help of an architect). We have camped at most of the National Parks with our kids; my new idea now that we have a little more expendable income is to start over again and stay at the lodges.</p>
<p>I’m glad I crossed skydiving off my list when I was in my twenties; I’d never try it now. I saw the First PHC Farewell Tour in LA, when Garrison originally planned to retire ('87).</p>
<p>I am not a traveler- so I am vicariously observing my younger daughters quest to visit all the continents before she is 25.
She isn’t doing too bad, she has already hit 4 of them and hasn’t turned 20 yet.</p>
<p>I would be thrilled if I could see Pearl Jam in the Arena di Verona
;)</p>
<p>( To Africa- it was with her high school- global tech class and they did fundraising all year to raise money , biggest expense was airfare but they also had outside scholarships. - she also counts the layover in Amsterdam.</p>
<p>When she went to India, she had been working after high school graduation for six months to save up the money,- again the highest expense was airfare as it is actually pretty inexpensive to live there- it wasn’t through a college, she was with a volunteer organization. She stayed for three months then on her way home, went to the UK to stay for a few weeks with some friends she had met the summer before, in Seattle.)</p>
<p>There are also working farms around the world which will put you up for a little sweat equity.
[WWOOF</a> - World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms](<a href=“http://www.wwoof.org/]WWOOF”>http://www.wwoof.org/)</p>
<p>I used to keep a list of things I wanted to accomplish before I die. Some things I have checked off the list include: acting in a movie, singing in a band, taking up a new instrument (harp), learning to spin, and reconnecting with old college friends. Oh, and finding a job I love (after 18 years of being a SAHM).</p>
<p>There is still a part of me that is idealistic and wants to make a difference in the world. Right now I am knitting leprosy bandages, and I am surprised at how much this simple task means to me.</p>
<p>Would love to see my husband and kids actualize their dreams…</p>
<p>Hi all the Prairie Home Companion affectionados !
I am seeing Garrison next month! While it is not the whole show - we are all very excited for this before Christmas performance…it is actually our Christmas gift to ouerselves, as a family.</p>
<p>My bucket list consists mainly of traveling. While I have seen/lived in many places some of you are dreaming of visiting - let me tell you, I still would like to see more!</p>
<p>Set a good example and be a good influence.</p>
<p>Write that screenplay.</p>
<p>See my kids grown and happy. Be a grandma.</p>
<p>I’ve traveled a lot, but haven’t been to Asia–I’d like to see Japan. I’d like to see more of the US, too. Saw the Alamo this year, so check that off the list. What next? Grand Canyon? Carhenge?</p>
<p>Tango? Cello? Developing that All American Rose? Memorizing the Rime of the Ancient Mariner? Probably not gonna happen.</p>
<p>What I really want is to sit on a beach and have my meals brought to me on a tray.</p>
<p>I’ve had the good fortune to do quite a bit of traveling, but this summer’s remembrance ceremonies of the Invasion of Normandy made me want to visit that area,walk on those beaches, etc. I was so moved…I’m wondering if anybody here has been there and what that experience was like…</p>
<p>I went there when I was 17 (1980). Even though I had two uncles who were WWII vets, I probably didn’t appreciate it as much as I should have. But it WAS awesome. (Funny, I now recall that it was the first time I’d ever seen the ocean–except from a plane–so I might have been more in awe of the beach itself, the sand, the waves, etc. than the history!)
At that time the locals were still expressing their thanks for what the Americans did for them–I don’t know if that is still true, since the older generation is gone now.
It is probably more touristy these days. It was empty and peaceful when I was there.</p>
<p>Panhandlegal: In 2005, the kids and I started in Honfleur and drove along the northwestern coastal road of France. Be willing to stop here and there to look at the beaches. You’ll see all sorts of monuments (some made from pieces and parts of guns) on the beaches memorializing DDay. I got choked up at every memorial. We ended up at the American Cemetary. It was pouring rain which put a damper on things, but the cemetary will leave you speechless. The number of crosses is astounding. A very sobering tour.</p>
<p>Learn to play one musical instrument half-assedly well. (Violin is leading bagpipes right now…at least I’ve had a few violin lessons.)</p>
<p>Pick up a bumbling conversational level of another language or two: Hungarian, Russian, and Mandarin are the favored candidates since I speak a few words of each already.</p>
<p>Hug the grandchildren that do not yet exist and tell them funny stories about their mother.</p>
<p>Achieve enough financial security where I’m not always looking over my shoulder for the wolf.</p>
<p>Go back in time and have an exhausting fling with young Diana Rigg.</p>
<p>Come up with a few new jokes.</p>
<p>Watch the Cubs win their fifth World Series in a row.</p>
<p>Travel, travel, travel: I’ve barely scratched the surface. The UK, Hawaii, Japan, China, Barcelona, Greece, Italy…as well as going back to Budapest/Vienna/Prague.</p>
<p>Well that means I should have time to travel, doesn’t it?</p>
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<p>Didn’t see it, could have told you that. Rigg didn’t like the black leather outfit which is why after her first season the costume designer switched her into the cat suits.</p>