Bucket List 2011

I'd like to check at least two things off my bucket list this year. It's totally doable but it is so easy to let the year slip on by and all of a sudden it's Christmas again. So this year I will remind myself to make a plan, pay attention and LIVE (with a bottle or two of red along for the ride of course). 

So the question is, on which two things should I put my focus? Well there are a few things that are out entirely. A big budget trip to Ireland is probably not in the cards. And although I would LOVE to remodel the kitchen this year, it is going to require knocking out a wall and there are more pressing household improvements that need to be done first. 

Watching a family of robins hatch and grow and fly away is sort of out of my control. Last time I tried this a neighborhood crow picked off the baby birds one by one. I could buy some chicken wire and make a safe place for them to nest though. This would at least tip the scales in my favor. 

Owning a pair of Louboutins would be fanTASic. But considering one of the pairs I want is almost $600, this might have to wait a year or two (Louboutin You Yous)

There are three that are sort of related. It think these should all be done in one trip. 

1. Take the kids to Toys-R-Us in NYC
2. Have a picnic lunch in Central Park
3. See an opera at the Met 

These could all be done in one long weekend trip to NYC. Maybe we'll plan that for next year. We could take the nanny with us too and she could spend some time with family since she is from that area. 

The following are the true contenders:

1. Take a trip in a hot air balloon ( U of R sponsors an excursion out to the Charlottesville area every year for a food and win festival at which I know there are hot air balloon rides. This is a definite possibility)
2. Make a ginger bread house (we'll sneak this in around Christmas if I haven't met my goal)
3. Get a psychic reading (this would be relatively easy. I might need a friend to go with though.....for moral support)
4. Drive a Ferrari (wanna go car shopping anyone???)
5. Perfect a signature dish (ok so maybe I can't perfect it in a year but I could decide what it will be)
6. Take a road trip with no destination in mind (I haven't decided if this would be fun or a nightmare with two kids)
7. Ski (hmmmm why is this on my list again?)
8. Drive a jet ski (time to get friendly with Major Lowe I think :))
9. Take a cruise (Faith was mentioning a girls cruise the other day. That would be fun

So what do you think? Maybe I could knock out 4 or 5. What happens when you have done all the things on your bucket list? If anyone is interested the next post contains the entire list. 

Tonight's contemplation is brought to you courtesy of Gascon Malbec. It's soft and velvety with lots of berry and a hint of chocolate. Completely affordable it goes for less than $12 at Kroger. 

Happy New Year my good friends.