That's A Classy Problem to Have: Bringing Back the Bucket List

Whatever happened to bucket lists? They used to super popular. They made a movie about it and everything!

I remember having to make one for a class in 7th grade. And even more specifically, I remember looking through books in class for different things we wanted to do and I saw a cool picture that was taken in Mobile, AL, so I put it on my list. Hah!

Some of these are a lot more doable than others, but I guess that's kind of the point. You've gotta have some that are easy or it would be really disappointing. Looking at all those expensive or difficult tasks can be daunting...

I wasn't going to put down things that I've already done, but I decided to go ahead and include them! There's something really satisfying about seeing a check mark next to one of my items!

So here it is! But honestly, the majority of my Bucket List involves travel. So I picked my top 15 spots for now! Originally, I wanted to choose my top 5 spots... Yeah right. So then I tried to get it down to 10, I REALLY tried, but I just couldn't! 15 it is.

Vanessa's Bucket List

Visit:

France, Paris, Nice, & Monaco (I know this is its own country but it's basically IN France!)
New York City
Italy, Rome & Vatican City (I also know this is its own country, but same deal!)
Sydney, Australia
London, England
Athens, Greece
Bora Bora
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hawaii
Oslo, Norway
Tokyo, Japan
Black Forest, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dublin, Ireland
Bangkok, Thailand

Be in Paris for French Independence day, July 14th
Stay in the Ice Hotel
Write a book. Get it published (maybe?)
Work with Hailey & Brad Devine
Visit the pink sand beach in the Bahamas
Shoot a hot air balloon event
Live by the beach
Take a road trip with no planned destination
Go to an NHL game. Obviously not in Atlanta since our team got sold to Canada
Ask a stranger to take their picture
Ride a zip line
✔️ Be a bridesmaid
Walk a city with my camera
✔️ Take a women's studies class
Dye my hair
Get a tattoo
Swim in the Pacific Ocean
Learn French
Go snorkeling
✔️ See an air show
Swim with a school of fish
Watch a game at the new Georgia Dome (I still can't make myself say Mercedes-Benz Stadium yet. I'm still salty that's who got the naming rights)

✔️ Go on a spontaneous road trip

This was the as spontaneous a road trip as you can get! We were sitting in my room, and we said, "I wanna go to the beach!" And we left the next night, slept in the car, spent the day on the beach, and drove home. And it was so much fun!

✔️ Go on a cruise

This was from my favorite stop on the cruise in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Honestly, this was probably the most beautiful view I've ever seen.
Attend the Olympics - somewhere! (hopefully summer and winter)
Do one of those giant slip-n-slides. I feel like our backyard would be so perfect for one of those! Or so dangerous. One or the other.
Learn to surf (at least attempt)
See the Vatican
Ride a motorcycle
Go snowboarding (and probably fall a lot)
Take an art class - I'm thinking pottery
✔️ Graduate from college

I didn't actually go to graduation, but I did graduate.
Be an extra in a movie
Make a commercial
✔️ Attend a game at Bryant-Denny Stadium
Go to a drive-in movie
Learn how to do my eyebrows
✔️ See a movie by myself
Eat dinner in a restaurant by myself
See a psychic
Visit Glass Beach, Fort Bragg - California
Convince someone I am British (no lie, I have a pretty good British accent - if I'm not speaking to a British person!)
Do a polar dip
Learn InDesign and Illustrator
Go skeet shooting
✔️ See my favorite band live

I have seen them I think four times? I've lost count. But we even got a picture with them when they opened for Mat Kearney at the Tabernacle!
Fly somewhere by myself
Buy a house
Get paid to travel somewhere
Go on a trip with Mom
See the Northern Lights
Have my own website (not this blog)
Drink a beer in an Irish pub, in Ireland (just thought I would clarify!)
✔️ Get a picture of lightning
Meet someone famous
Go to a concert with Connor - we are waiting for the Killers to come to Atlanta one day, but we may have to widen our net. They don't have a whole lot of concerts anymore!
Land my dream job
Have someone pay for video work
Go on a trip somewhere for my birthday