Another Scrapbook Entry

I ran across another entry from my senior year scrapbook while I was taking my trip down memory lane last week. This entry was a list of 50 things I wanted to accomplish before I died. These are the things I've accomplished so far:

1. Go Skydiving - Side note...NEVER go sky diving in January. If it's 32 degrees on the ground...just imagine what the temperature is 2 miles in the sky!!
2. Go on a mission trip - lots more to come of this.
3. Run a 1/2 marathon - Running number 3 in December.
4. Go on a Cruise - 2 to date. Still want to do an Alaskan cruise.
5. Visit the Bahamas - beautiful!!
6. Visit Another Country - lived in London for a mini-semester at Samford and backpacked through Italy...8 cities in 13 days!
7. Dye my hair a different color - what color hasn't my hair been now?
8. Go Rock Climbing - done indoors and outdoors. Working on getting over my fear of heights.
9. Coach a team - 5 year olds are the CUTEST soccer players ever. Loved them.
10. Take kickboxing classes - took a semester of karate as one of my PE's in college...close enough, right?

10 things in 10 years?!? Not too shabby. BUT...that means there are STILL 40 things left to do. In the next 10 years, here are the top 10 things I hope to mark off the list:

1. Participate in a Triathlon
2. Hike part of the Appalachian Trail
3. Take a vacation to Hawaii
4. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
5. Hike through the Grand Canyon
6. Swim with a dolphin
7. Fly in a helicopter
8. Get married
9. Write a book
10. Own my own business

When I made this list 10 years ago, I had no clue I would seriously be capable of completing so many things on this list. Maybe my subconscious knew I'd grow into this competitive/goal oriented/driven/passionate person. Maybe God was giving me signs of things to look forward to in my future. Makes me want to keep my eyes open wider and be more aware of my current thoughts and surroundings now...they are probably shaping my future...