Who Has a Bucket List? Who Wants $500 Towards it?? ;)

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That’s riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!  Hitting ya hard with a crazy – never been done before –  $500 cash giveaway! To ONE lucky person! (Woahhhh! Who’s your favorite blogger?? ;))

Yup, we’re partnering today with the fine folks at Life Insurance Finder – an Australian group that helps people find out how much life insurance they *need*,  over how much an insurance salesman is going to *sell* them – and all you have to do to enter is tell us what’s on YOUR Bucket List! :)  And then blog about it if you want even more entries (I know I know, it’s one of those weird point systems – but believe me, this is the ONE contest where it’s definitely worth it!) I’ll start today’s giveaway off right…

Here are a few items from MY Bucket List:

  1. Go to an airport and jump on the next flight out! I don’t know when I’d have the balls to do this one day, or the *time* for that matter, but I swear – I WILL accomplish it!  And you better believe $500 would help facilitate that too ;)  Sucks I can enter this giveaway!!!! (In fact, I don’t eve get a dollar from it! Haha…)
  2. Play in the World Series of Poker!  I. Would. Die.  And then when I woke back up, I’d take everyone’s chips ;)  I freakin’ love Texas Hold’em!  And when I’m on fire, I’m on fire… (and of course the opposite holds true too – when I’m sucking, I’m REALLY sucking! Haha…)
  3. Go on a cruise.  You’d think I’d have accomplished this one already, but after all the traveling I’ve done – both here in the states, and across the world – I have still yet to step onto a sexy boat like that.  And I was *almost* supposed to go on a cruise this winter w/ my family, but it doesn’t work in our schedule!  Booooooo….
  4. Get my “things” down to 100.  This will probably the the last thing to happen, but it doesn’t mean I still can’t try!  Everyone’s gotta start somewhere, right?  Even if it’s at the 10,000 mark? ;)  I’ll admit I’ve been slacking on my minimalism reads lately, but I swear I’m always thinking about it.  One item in, one item out baby!  (later to be “100 items out!” haha…)
  5. Interview (or party with) a Celebrity.  Whichever comes first ;)  If anyone’s besties with Britney Spears, Jay-Z, or Warren Buffet – let me know.  I wouldn’t mind talking money, or beer, with those guys any day.  Shoot, throw in Vanilla Ice or Mr. Belding too – I don’t care.

Your Turn!  Enter to win $500 in Cash!

Okay, so to refresh – here’s how to enter below.  Remember that you must leave a SEPARATE comment with each entry in it below for it to count!  If it’s not in the comments, with each entry separated out, you won’t be entered to win (this is how we’ll track your #’s)  You can get as many as 7 TOTAL entries – you choose the ones you want to do:

  • (1 entry): Tell us what’s on your Bucket List! Choose a few and then leave them in the comments below :)
  • (1 entry): TWEET about our Bucket List giveaway!  Just copy & send the following:
    “I just entered to win $500 with @lifeinsurancef and @budgetsaresexy! Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/4xjvzr8”
  • (5 entries): BLOG about this Giveaway!  Post up YOUR Bucket List to your site – a NEW post, you can’t use an old one, sorry – either in text, or in pictures (that would be fun, eh?), and then make sure to mention you’re trying to win “the $500 Budgets are Sexy giveaway, sponsored by Life Insurance Finder” somewhere with both links & text fully included ;) Then drop the URL in the comments below and you’re all set!

That’s it! The contest is open to *EVERYONE* out there – regardless of age or location (though you DO need a Paypal account in order to receive the money).  We’ll let the giveaway go for 3 full weeks, and then we’ll pick the lucky $500 winner randomly via Random.org. So make sure you’re all entered by midnight on Tuesday, October 4th.

GOOD LUCK!!!!  Looking forward to hearing all about your hopes & desires ;)  And even more so, helping you ACHIEVE them!  $500 has got to help you check off at *least* one of them on your list, right? Hurry up and enter!

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PS: I don’t get any money (or honey) for posting this up :(  Only you guys can win!
PPS: But you are correct, it does make me look good ;)

***UPDATE*** Make sure to include all text/links for those who are blogging about it! All posts also have to be NEW, sorry – they won’t count otherwise (even though they’re still cool! ;))

***UPDATE AGAIN*** Don’t leave 5 comments for your blog post entry — I’ll be sure to count them as 5 entries, you don’t need to comment 5 times for them. Sorry for the confusion!

***WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!***  Click here to find out who the proud owner of $500 is! ;)

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725 Comments

  1. Steve September 13, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    -Become fluent in another language
    -Meet Elizabeth II
    -Visit every continent
    -Become a parent
    -Run a full marathon

  2. Cordelia September 13, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    1. Go back to London (spent a semester there). Bring the husband and immerse him in my Anglophile obsession.
    2. Go back to Ireland. Bring the husband. Chase some rainbow-colored sheep. (Their sheep are spray painted to tell whose flock is whose–how awesome is that!)
    3 Take a year off and finish my grand Novel.
    4. Meet J$$ and tell him in person how awesome he is. (Bonus points? Yes?…No…?) :D

  3. Niki September 13, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    1. Do a motorcycle tour of Europe.
    2. Visit all 50 states. I only have 13 left.
    3. Ride in a hot air balloon
    4. Make a decent macaroon. I have only made terrible ones.

  4. Jen G. September 13, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    1) Run a half-marathon
    2) Compete in a triathlon.
    3) Skydive.

  5. Angie September 13, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    1. Take an Alaskan Cruise
    2. Visit Machu Picchu
    3. Build a log cabin with a view of only trees and rolling hills as far as the eye can see

  6. Dave W September 13, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Fly in private jet
    Fly in a corporate helicopter
    Drive a Ferrari around Europe
    Hear an Opera in Vienna
    Visit the Louvre – from the inside this time
    … and more :)

  7. LittleGeorge September 13, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    My forum is basically my blog, it’s where I post and talk about topics. I hope this counts as blogging about it.
    http://tinyurl.com/3sc9sfc

  8. Drew September 13, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    1. Motorcycle tour across the US
    2. Then motorcycle tour of Europe
    3. Drive a convertable along the entire PCH
    4. Extended vacation in Australia

  9. anna September 13, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    1. Go to Oktoberfest in Germany!
    2. Drive with my husband (and maybe the kiddos) across America for weeks and stop EVERYWHERE!
    3. Give away millions to all sorts of charities.
    4. Go to the Holy Land!!!!!!!

  10. Erin September 13, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Visit every continent.

  11. Emily A September 13, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    1. See an elephant in the wild in Africa
    2. Write a big check to a charity
    3. Learn Latin ballroom dances
    4. Have breakfast in a row boat

  12. Uncle El September 13, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Bucket List:
    -Visit Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China within a week of each other.
    -Establish my very own Bank to compete with all these Big to fail banks out here.
    -Go on a hot air Ballon ride/ then right after go sky diving.
    -Go to Belgium/France and Germany and get lost for a week by myself.
    Thanks.

  13. Mark September 13, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    1. Visit Ireland
    2. Become a parent
    3. Have a home in the country

  14. Melanie September 13, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    – Travel to Australia
    – Backpack through Europe
    – Get a tattoo
    – Attend a Stanley Cup final game (hopefully the Leafs are playing in it!)

  15. Gina-Renee September 13, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Meet Jay-Z
    Go to Japan
    Have a child
    Take a cruise

  16. One Frugal Girl September 13, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Visit Italy
    Visit Alaska
    Enjoy the First Six Months of Time With My New Baby (set to arrive in October)

  17. Jennifer September 13, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    I have so many, but here’s a handful of mine:

    *Go on a spontaneous road trip with no set destination
    *Bathe underneath a waterfall
    *Go to a Vampire Weekend concert!!
    *Visit Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest
    *Visit Cornville, Arizona (Maynard’s Merkin Vineyard) ;)

  18. Lindsay September 13, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    -travel around new zealand and australia for 2 months
    -see the Taj Mahal
    -travel across canada
    -have a child

  19. Mary H September 13, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Explore the Southwest.
    Tour Great Britain.
    Hot air ballon ride.
    Ride an elephant.

  20. Maggie September 13, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    1) Travel to Asia (probably Vietnam or Thailand…or Japan)
    2) Finish a 10k (if not a longer race)
    3) Move into the city
    4) Spend a game in an MLB press box

  21. Jen September 13, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Here’s my list!

    1. Visit Europe
    2. Visit the Carribbean
    3. Visit the last two states on my quest to visit all 50
    4. Visit Australia
    5. Visit Central/South America
    (I’m sensing a pattern here, travel travel travel!)
    6. Raise a family
    7. Own a house
    8. Learn how to can/preserve fresh fruits and veggies
    9. Go to Cedar Point again
    10. Run a half marathon
    11. Become fluent in Spanish
    12. Fly first class somewhere

  22. Sonja J September 13, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    1. Watch the Olympics in person (The London one in 2012 would rock, but I’m not picky!)
    2. Spend 3 weeks in Australia and New Zealand
    3. National Geographic expedition (aka “nerd tour”) in Egypt
    4. Safari (South Africa or Kenya)

  23. Corie September 13, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    -Rent an RV & drive across the country with my husband.
    -Run a marathon.
    -Fly in a private plane.
    -Go on an African Safari.
    -Find atleast one restaurant in a small town in each state that’s “famous” for their “insert awesome food here” and eat there.

  24. Sarah Fowler September 13, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    The biggest thing on my bucket list is travel! London, Paris, Prague, Salzburg, Rome…
    I’d like to sing a choral masterwork in a major concert hall.
    Take voice lessons.
    Practice to become more proficient on piano.
    Own another horse.
    Own a beach house/condo.
    Work full-time supporting a ministry I believe in.

  25. Kevin @ Thousandaire.com September 13, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Well I hadn’t really thought of it, but now that you mention it, meeting Mr. Belding is probably at the top of my bucket list.

    After that, becoming self employed with a good amount of passive income is my next item, because if I can accomplish that, there’s nothing on a bucket list I couldn’t accomplish (as long as Mr. Belding is still alive!)

  26. too funny September 13, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Damn! Your list is almost identical to what mine would be.

    1. Play in the 2012 Main Event WSOP. It’s happening!!!
    2. Sail around the caribbean with the family on a small sail boat. First have to learn how to sail or make friends with someone who can sail. Screw an effing cruise with old people.

    Keep the list simple.

  27. beth September 13, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    1) Visit Fenway
    2) Take a cruise
    3) Go to the Superbowl

  28. Helen September 13, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    A few of the things on my list:
    -Visit Greece and Africa
    -Become fluent in another language
    -Support myself with my small business
    -Publish a book

  29. crankymommy September 13, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    1. Take a yoga retreat to Costa Rica
    2. Become fluent in Spanish
    3. Sing lead in a band that’s not lame

  30. Allison September 13, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    1. Fly first class over an ocean.
    2. Take part in La Tomatina tomato fight in Spain.
    3. Swim in the Devil’s Pool atop Victoria Falls.
    4. Learn how to put on eye shadow.

    1. Tsitsi Matyanga September 26, 2021 at 7:20 AM

      Have you done the 4th? Just fly in to Victoria Falls and holla on arrival

  31. Michelle September 13, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Activities/Adventure/Fun

    Go skydiving (I’m going in a September 2011!)
    Get my piloting license (I have my first class soon!)
    Go parasailing in the ocean
    Jetski
    Go on a month long hike
    Jump off a cliff
    Go cliff diving
    Parachute into a deep cave
    Horseback riding in the mountains
    Live in a cabin on a beautiful lake
    Drive 200 miles per hour
    Surf well
    Snowboard
    Go on a month long sailing excursion
    Live on a boat

  32. Sarah September 13, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    -travel to canada! (lame, I know, but I still want to go!)

  33. sandra September 13, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    I thought I had my bucket list complete…but then I read some entries here, and need to update it! La Tomatina tomato fight for example – I hadn’t thought of it, but now I need to add it. So many things, and so little time!

    A few things:
    1. Visit every state (US) , every province and territory (Canada). Not just drive through, but a real multiple places with lots of time spent in each visit. I’m getting there, but still there are more to go.
    2. Spend time in Greece. Although I want to see all of the world (and have seen much) Greece calls to me for reasons I don’t know. But I must scratch that itch some day.
    3. Ride in a hot-air balloon.
    4. Learn to play the piano. Even just one piece (other than ‘Chopsticks’) well played would mean so much to me.

  34. Meg September 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Holy awesome giveaway! My bucket list includes travel to Belize, Greece and Spain; completing a triathlon; writing a book and having a family!

  35. Corie September 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    I tweeted about it (@corie237)

  36. Tonya September 13, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    I tweeted it: @TMarieShines >> I just entered to win $500 with @lifeinsurancef and @budgetsaresexy! Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/4xjvzr8

  37. Rai September 13, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    I want to spend a year in France doing absolutely nothing but shopping, eating, and absorbing the beautiful culture (while working in my French fluency of course) …………

  38. CrystalGB September 13, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    A few items on my bucket list;
    Visit to Hawaii, Australia, and several Southwestern US states.
    Go on an African Safari
    Own a vacation home on the beach.

  39. Amiyrah @ 4 hats and frugal September 13, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    1. Go on a weekend vacation alone
    2. Spend two weeks in Bora Bora
    3. Get a Brazilian bikini wax(lol!)
    4. Volunteer at a soup kitchen for a whole year
    5. Go skydiving!

  40. Tonya September 13, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    1. Travel to all the old world wine regions.
    2. Travel to all the top NEW world wine regions.
    3. My wine certification (aka license to think & drink all things wine)
    … do you sense a trend here?
    4. Alaskan Cruise
    5. Learn to play the piano or bass

  41. Jen September 13, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    I tweeted it @mourtimer

  42. Red September 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    My bucket list (in no particular order):

    1) Take a cross country road trip! I want to do it right too. No fancy hotels. I want to see the towns I visit, eat in the local dives, and really enjoy all that the countryside has to offer! Of course, a trip like this would take FOREVER, so who knows when I’ll make time to do it…

    2) Live debt free! I have $9,600 in student loans left, and that $500 would actually help me get closer to this one. ;)

    3) Skydive. (What can I say? I love adrenaline rushes!)

    Lord, there are a million things I want to do before I die! I could write this comment all day! :)

  43. Leland September 13, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    Some of the things on my bucket list:
    – Visit Guatemala
    – Swim or scuba dive with sharks (I’ve just signed up for swim & scuba classes!)
    – Sleep in an ice hotel
    – Write a book

  44. Sarah September 13, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    I had to make one up. Here is my bucket list for today (subject to change at any time)

    1 – Visit Napa Valley – have dinner at The French Laundry.
    2 – Learn to sail, buy a sail boat.
    3 – Become a landlord. Buy and manage rental properties (with cash, or course).
    4 – Attend a yoga retreat in an exotic location.

    Worth noting, everything on my list is expensive.

  45. Maggie September 13, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    I’ve got a HUGE list.. here are some of the ones I want MOST-

    – Get a Masters Degree in The Beatles from Liverpool Hope University
    – Quit Waitressing forever
    – Be able to work from anywhere
    – Take a cooking class with my boyfriend

  46. Kate September 13, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    1. Visit Japan
    2. Go back to Paris
    3. Buy a house so we can get out of this damn apartment!
    4. Finish the book I’m writing

  47. Kelsey September 13, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    It’s so funny this came into my inbox, because I was just thinking about my bucket list this morning! It’s a sign! Here are some of mine-
    1. Go to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque
    2. Pay off all student loans ($500 would certainly help here!)
    3. Write a book

    I just tweeted about the giveaway too. :) @wonderwall7

  48. Stephanie Phelps September 13, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    My bucket list-
    1) adopt a child
    2) take a cruise
    3) pay off my home early

  49. Samantha Scott September 13, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    1. Travel to Greece (I may actually accomplish this next fall!!)
    2. See the Northern Lights
    3. Learn several languages, for example; Greek, Spanish, French and Italian
    4. Take a road trip through at least 7 states.
    5. Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame.

  50. Josie September 13, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    1) Buy and live on a boat for a year, travel from dock to dock.
    2) Visit the Medeterranian
    3) Spend a couple weeks in a foreign country, alone, learning a new culture
    4) Rock climb outdoors
    5) Skinny dip
    6) Visit Bora Bora

  51. Hank September 13, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Awesome giveaway, J! I wrote 100 things on my bucket list on my site, but here are a few in no particular order…

    1. Visit all 50 states in America
    2. See the ball drop in person on New Year’s Eve
    3. Tour every country in Europe
    4. Hit a hole-in-one with witnesses

  52. Sassy September 13, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    1. Go to Wales and meet my Mom’s side of the family
    2. Go to London and see Big Ben
    3. Go to Disneyland!!! :)

  53. Lynn September 13, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Bucket List Items

    Balloon Ride (may be taking care of this next month)
    Live and work in a foreign country for an extended period of time
    Travel on long flight in First Class. (Got to fly on a 30 minute flight in first class but it was over so quickly)

  54. Joe September 13, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    – Visit every state in America (I went to 40 of them this year!)
    – Visit 200 countries (so far, just 6, but I’ll get there!)
    – Fly a helicopter (bought a Groupon for it!)
    – Skydive over the San Francisco Bay (heading there next month!)
    – Build a house (I think I’ll have my work cut out for me!)
    – Get married to a woman I love
    – Have kids, 4 of them I hope
    – Live long so I can get to know my grandkids

    And that’s my bucket list! So far…

  55. Christine September 13, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Bucket List:
    Move somewhere out of the country
    Take drum lessons
    Learn how to fly a plane
    Live on a house boat
    Go to Ireland
    Take cooking classes (Japanese or mexican or both)

  56. kasey September 13, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Um, hello! Awesome.

    There are so many good ideas here! I’d like to be wealthy enough to do something to really help animals. And I’d like to take a year to travel wherever and whenever I want. More realistically, finish the book, learn to really DIY house stuff, and see the Northern Lights.

  57. Jennifer H. September 13, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    Tweeted – http://twitter.com/#!/emerald127

    One of my bucket list items is to visit Iceland and hike on the glaciers.

  58. Jennifer H. September 13, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Some more bucket list items:
    — Become fluent in French again. Because it’s really embarrassing to have a bachelor’s degree in it and have trouble remembering how to conjugate!
    — Be in a community theatre musical.

  59. Kimberly September 13, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    1. Buy a place in Italy
    2. Tickets to a superbowl
    3. Take an African safari
    4. Visit Machu Pichu
    5. Go to Ireland on St Patty’s day
    6. Learn to surf
    7. Volunter with my dog at a seniors home a/o childrens hospitak

    Tweeted it @IXerLover
    Blogged it at http://longdogranch.blogspot.com/2011/09/bucket-list.html

  60. GJ September 13, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    1. Take my husband somewhere tropical.
    2. Climb Mt. Rainier
    3. Run a half marathon

  61. Matt S. September 13, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    1) Get my private pilots license
    2) Go on a Zero G flight
    3) See more of the world
    4) Own A BMW

  62. Lenci B September 13, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Bucket List:
    – become fluent in Spanish…again
    – adopt a child
    – travel to Jerusalem

  63. Jennifer Lissette September 13, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    1) Become fluent in Spanish
    2) Visit Italy and Egypt
    3) Send my kids to college.

    There’s more, of course, but that’s enough for now :)

  64. Miriam September 13, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    – Dive the Great Barrier Reef
    – Relearn Korean
    – Buy a hobby farm and go off grid

  65. rlk September 13, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    -Visit Brazil!
    -Drive cross-country
    -Become a parent
    -Build a house
    -Ride on a yacht
    -pay off my student loans

  66. aj September 13, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Hike the Appalachian Trail
    Become Karate Black belt (rest of family in Karate but I haven’t joined yet)
    Visit all 50 states
    Go on a cruise
    create my own successful Blog
    write a novel
    Run in a marathon
    Pay off house early & be Debt Free!
    ………………………………..
    Lots of great ideas here to add to my list…

  67. Sarah G September 13, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    hmm…$500 could go a long way towards some of the items on my list…

    3. Launch my photography business
    19. Become a certified yoga instructor
    37. Learn to rock climb

  68. Maria September 13, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    I enjoyed reading other people’s lists – there’s a few I’ve done already (skydiving, full marathon, visited Machu Pichu) :o)

    To do:
    1. Hike the Appalachian Trail.
    2. Visit New Zealand and South Seas Islands
    3. Own a small cabin by a lake with great walking trails around
    4. Be able to make/sew my own wedding dress.
    5. Vist the Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China

  69. Jeffrey Trull September 13, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    Here’s just a few of mine:
    Drink a local beer in 30 different countries
    Go vegan for 6 months
    learn to make wine
    learn to sail
    live on a boat for 6 months

  70. Kate September 13, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    Visit every continent, bake a cake from scratch, read war and peace.

  71. Jeffrey Trull September 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Just tweeted the official message!

  72. Steve Zussino - Canadian Coupons September 13, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    That is funny that I have did some of the bucket items on someones list and even yours.

    Here it is:
    -> Relax in a hut in the Maldives.
    -> Live in Italy for 1 year
    -> Run a marathon.
    -> Run a food cart.

    I also tweeted. Good luck to everyone!

  73. Ellen September 13, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    This is so much fun. I loved reading everyone’s comments! Many of mine already appear here so I won’t include those:

    1. Provide my grandchildren with wonderous adventures.
    2. Appear as a guest on “The Ellen Show” (for obvious reasons).
    3. Stay at lease one night in the world’s top 10 hotels.
    4. Finish school (again) and begin serious mission work with the Masi in Kena.

  74. Sarah September 13, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    Bucket List:
    -Move to Hawaii
    -Go in a hot air balloon
    -Get my MBA
    -Learn the Hawaiian language

  75. Christine September 13, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Bucket List
    -Learn how to swim.
    -Go skydiving.
    -Travel the world.

  76. lori September 13, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    take my daughter on a trip to europe

  77. Kristy OT September 13, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    A few things on my bucket list:
    – Read the Apocrypha
    – Stay a night in the Ice Hotel
    – Keep food animals (chickens, goats, etc)

  78. Happy Homeowner September 13, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    I have an extensive Life List on my blog–I love being able to check things off of it! Some of the highlights include:

    –Own an island
    –Drink a glass of local wine in each of the top 10 winemaking countries of the world (Italy, France, Spain, Australia, Chile, United States, Germany, Argentina, Portugal and South Africa)
    –Surf & snowboard in the same day
    –Participate in La Tomatina

    You can see the entire list here: http://beantownhappyhomeowner.blogspot.com/p/my-lifes-bucket-list.html

    I tweeted here: http://twitter.com/#!/BTHHomeowner

    I posted this to my blog here: http://beantownhappyhomeowner.blogspot.com/2011/09/do-you-have-life-list.html

    Thanks for hosting; what a great giveaway!

  79. Elise Adams September 13, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Wow….

    1. Speak in front of a HUGE crowd of people–thousands at least. A stadium full would be even better! This isn’t on TV to thousands, but thousands in a LIVE audience in front of me. (Yep, I know I’m crazy!!!)

    2. Publish several best selling books with all the press, book tours, blogging and promos that come with it–TV appearances would be a bonus!

    3. Take my ENTIRE family on a destination vacation to a semi-private island and smother them in decadence–massages, catered meals, excursions, sandy beaches (cuz my entire family would NEVER do this if I didn’t ‘force it on em’!

    4. This should be at the top of mine–pay off all my debts AND my mother’s (she doesn’t have many left–car, small loan) and build her an allergy-proof home! (She lives in a little cabin now because of severe formaldehyde allergies.)

    5. Build my own ‘dream’ home (it’s rather small and unconventional–straw bale house!) and buy a new-to-me GREAT running vehicle!

  80. Jeremy Sarber September 13, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    1) Write a book – I have been drafting outlines and doing some writing for the last three years but I’ve never completed my book.

    2) Experience a breath-taking sight – One day, I want to stand and look out over some part of God’s natural creation and have my breath taken away.

    3) Play in the World Series of Poker – I, too, would love a shot at the WSOP Main Event.

    4) Die happy – Regardless of when my time comes, I want to leave with a smile on my face.

  81. Dee Hewett September 13, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    1. See an active volcano up close and personal.
    2. See the Black Rainbow in North Carolina.
    3. Live within or below my means.
    4. Get out of debt and stay that way!
    5. Spit in the Grand Canyon.
    6. Win something.
    6. See snow on a beach.

  82. Chris September 13, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    1. Travel to Greece
    2. Go to cooking school in Italy
    3. Christmas in New York City
    4. Learn to surf
    5. Take my kids on a cross country driving trip where we have no plan other than letting them choose when and where to stop and what to see

  83. Chris September 13, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    I shared on Twitter

  84. Duong Pham September 13, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    1. Scuba dive in Australia’s Gold Coast
    2. Take a round the world food eating tour
    3. Take a whole year off work

  85. judyyy September 13, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Alaskan cruise
    trip to Australia
    trip to Switzerland

  86. Jen September 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    The overall arcing Bucket List is this:
    1. Visit as many of the World Heritage sites as I’m able: http://whc.unesco.org/
    2. Learn at least some basic language skills of the home country of each of the World Heritage sites before visiting

    Breaking it down to the bite-sized Bucket List:
    1. Walk on the lava beds in Hawaii
    2. Walk on a glacier in Alaska
    3. See the Northern Lights while in Alaska
    4. Visit Galapagos Islands
    5. Swim in the Great Barrier Reef which leads to…
    6. Learn to swim
    7. Take a hot air balloon ride
    8. Take a helicopter ride
    9. Not own a house (seriously, I never wanted one in the first place and now I’m stuck paying it off until I’m 59? DO NOT WANT)
    10. Walk the Inca Trail which leads to…
    11. Get in seriously better shape
    12. Have enough money so I can buy a respectable chunk of forest to preserve it. No developments, no cuttings, just a forest remaining a forest.

  87. Lori September 13, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    1. Hike to Machu Picchu
    2. Bike through France and Italy
    3. Live in Europe
    4. Become a certified Pilates instructor
    5. Travel to Australia and New Zealand
    6. See the Northern Lights
    7. Ski in Switzerland
    8. Get out of debt so I can TRAVEL!!

  88. Yvette September 13, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    1. Become fluent in Spanish
    2. Participate in a mud run
    3. Spend an extended amount of time traveling
    4. Create my own income stream

  89. Felisha September 13, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    ~ become debt free (so close to this one!!)
    ~ see Europe – ALL OF IT
    ~ go Skydiving
    ~ learn to play the Cello (again)
    ~ learn Krav Maga

  90. Angie September 13, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    1) Pay off my UMass student loans
    2) Travel! Travel! Travel!
    3) Get a puppy
    4) Own a store or cafe

  91. Peter September 13, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Tweeted..

    On my bucket list:

    1. walk the great wall of China.
    2. Go skydiving.
    3. Visit Machu Pichu.
    4. Learn to scuba dive, and dive the Great Barrier Reef.
    5. Ride an elephant.
    6. Visit Jerusalem and see biblical sites.

  92. LLF September 13, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    1) travel the world
    2) learn to sail and live on a boat
    3) do a triathelon
    4) learn to surf
    5) have a million in networth

  93. HighOrderGuiltComplex September 13, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    1. learn to country line dance
    2. learn to can fruits/veggies
    3. write a trashy romance novel
    4. take a sewing class
    5. take a painting class
    6. do 70 push-ups in a row
    7. voice lessons
    9. take a cooking class
    10. play roller derby (this one is CHECKED OFF!!!)

  94. Maria D September 13, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    1. Visit NY & attend the US Open
    2. Get my Master degree in Business
    3. Move to North Carolina

  95. Fern September 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    Bucket List: Hike the Appalachian Trail
    Visit Bali
    A couple of weeks at some frou-frou spa, being lavished in mani-pedi’s, etc.

  96. Chung Li September 13, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Fly to Hong Kong in first class
    Go on Alaska cruise
    Visit all the disney in the world (The only one left is the one in Paris)

  97. Fern September 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Tweeted “I just entered to win $500 with @lifeinsurancef and @budgetsaresexy! Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/4xjvzr8″ as FernWise

  98. SophieW September 13, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Do I qualify even though I’m canadian?

    1. Cruise the Rhine
    2. Visit all the castles in Great Britain
    3. Go into outer space
    4. Ride all the top rollercoaster/amusement park rides in the world
    5. Go to Tibet

  99. Barry September 13, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    1.) Travel the world
    2.) Go to a Superbowl
    3.) Buy a house

  100. MommaStar September 13, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Bucket wish list:
    1.Go to Germany for Oktoberfest (the whole month of October)
    2.Discover forbidden areas of Africa
    3.Run a half marathon
    4.Take my Mama back to her hometown to spread my uncle’s ashes

  101. Nuvia September 13, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    -Learn Sign Language
    -Ride down the Amazon River
    -Obtain my Masters
    -Visit Jerusalem
    – Hot Air Balloon
    – Live debt free

  102. AshRock September 13, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    I’ve already done a lot of things on my Bucket List, but the things that I have left to do that I most want to do are:
    1) Travel — I add places to go and things to see almost on the daily, but at the moment my strongest travel wish is Budapest- to see the bridge lit up and bathe in the thermal baths there
    2) Take a cooking class
    3) Learn Ballet
    4) Buy a house
    5) Adopt a child

  103. Denise September 13, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    * Visit Maine
    * Swim with dolphins
    * Go to a U2 concert
    * Own a beach house

  104. Robin September 13, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Oh fun! I’ve had a bucket list for years. The first four are done!

    1) Go to Ireland with my husband.
    2) Get my Masters Degree
    3) Have a child
    4) Name a child after my grandmother

    These I’m working on:

    5) Be published in a book or magazine
    6) Go to Egypt
    7) Quit wearing blue jeans every day!

  105. Brozy September 13, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    -Skydive
    -Ride a camel
    -Fly first class to Europe
    -Be a parent
    -Own my dream home
    -Attend a Superbowl Final, WorldCup Final or NHL Game 7 Final
    -Cruise the mediterranean
    -Be Debt-free
    -Have a vacation home on the beach

  106. Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager September 13, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Have you been to Oregon yet? Cause if you haven’t, you should definitely come visit and you’ll be one step closer to your 50 States goal.

    My biggest bucket list is: Go to Antarctica. See a whale, ski and drink 20 year old scotch on 200,000 year old ice…

  107. Lori September 13, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Live in a log cabin
    Buy an RV
    Go to Greece
    Ski in Colorado
    Have a baby
    Win the lotto

  108. Ryan September 13, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Bucket List – A few of the items on my list in no particular order

    1.) Become a parent
    2.) Become financially independent and retire in Caribbean
    3.) Visit all MLB ballparks
    4.) Party at the Playboy Mansion
    5.) Run with the Bulls
    6.) Catch a home run/foul ball
    7.) Drink Germans under the table at Oktoberfest
    8.) Participate in Burning Man
    9.) Start my own business
    10.) Golf getaway to Ireland

  109. Laura September 13, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    – Go on a Europe vacation with my husband
    – Go on a Hawaii vacation with my husband
    – Learn to surf
    – Max out my 401k and Roth IRA in the same year
    – Buy a vacation property
    – Buy a rental property

  110. Jessica, The Debt Princess September 13, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    My Bucket List:

    1. Become credit card debt free.
    2. Get a passport
    3. Have a reason to use said passport.
    4. Travel the world alone.
    5. Travel internationally with my children while they are younger.
    6. Fly in an F-16.

    PS. J$ I can totally help you out with the celeb thing. I have one on speed dial. He may not be your cup of tea but I think he is fascinating! (He is also a member of a group that was once the biggest in the world.). #justsaying

  111. Ashley @ Money Talks September 13, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Ok,
    To visit all 50 states
    To be totally debt free
    To learn how to shoot a gun
    To have a cabin in the woods
    To live in Colorado

    gosh… I could go on forever.

  112. Evan September 13, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    1) Get to a Superbowl
    2) Main Event at the World Series of Poker
    3) Learn another language (at least this way may be semi-free)

    Tweeted Also

  113. jay September 13, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    (1 entry): Tell us what’s on your Bucket List! Choose a few and then leave them in the comments below :)

    1) Hike the Appalachian Trail (FYI the $500 would probably have to be used to reconstruct my knees first).

    2) motorcycle to Alaska.

    3) Car to Ak with Family.

    4) Live outside the US for a while.

  114. Eric September 13, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Let’s see:

    1) Learn American Sign Language
    2) Build a canoe
    3) Do a cross-country motorcycle trip

  115. Jared September 13, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    1. Become a gallery showing artist, not just a guy painting in my apartment.
    2. Send my mother on a cruise.
    3. Visit the Azores to see the land where my family came from.
    4. Visit Alaska.
    5. Write a novel.
    6. Fist fight a bear.(this will be saved for last and could be done while in Alaska)

  116. Eric September 13, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Dance a strauss waltz in Vienna in a tuxedo

    Drive a fast car on the Autobon

    Shark Cage diving

    Dance in Carnivale in Rio

  117. Shirley September 13, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Too many to list!!
    1. Jump out of an airplane.
    2. Hot air balloon ride.
    3. Learn some form of Karate.
    4. Get out of debt, so I don’t leave my family with it!
    5. Take my husband to Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.
    6. Go back to school to get my BS.

  118. Danielle September 13, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    1. Publish a memoir.
    2. Find out Jay $’s real name.
    3. Hold a baby zoo animal (giraffe, zebra, panda, lion, elephant or hippo will do).
    4. Be #1 on the unicorn topic page on Klout (this is a short term goal as I am currently #5)
    5. See the Northern Lights
    6. Play in a waterfall (a pretty one in Hawaii – not some lameass fake pool thing)
    7. Stay in one of those hut things in the South Pacific
    8. Have a randomly successful internet site from one of the domain names that I’ve hoarded (SizzlingBacon.com, perhaps?)
    9. Keynote a blogging conference

  119. Dana J. September 13, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    1. Meet the Dalai Lama
    2. Write a Children’s book
    3. Buy a RV
    4. Drive across Canada
    5. Save a million dollars

  120. Elizabeth September 13, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    I’m dead set on climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro with my dad – I know our jobs aren’t great about vacation time to let us do that right now, but I’ll work on christmas some year if I have to to save up days!

  121. diane September 13, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Ok..here are a few on my list.

    Go to Italy
    Run a half marathon.
    Visit alaska and get a ride on a dog sled.
    Learn to swim…i am 39 and can only doggie paddle
    Lean to drive a stick shift
    Live long enough to see my grandchildren…I have a 13 year old son and a baby on the way in January
    Be debt free by the time i am 45

  122. Ashley @ Money Talks September 13, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    tweeted too!

    this comment keeps getting rejected for being to short so hopefully this is long enough now…. :)~

  123. diane September 13, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    I had never heard of Machu Pichu…i had google it and will now add it to my bucket list!

  124. Valerie September 13, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    -Learn to ski
    -Train myself to be ambidextrous
    -Get out of debt before I have kids
    -Have kids

  125. Alison September 13, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    -Raise both boys to be respectful young men.
    -Spend at least a month in Ireland.
    -Have a cabin with toys (ATVs, jet skis, etc) on a lake.
    -Learn how to knit.

  126. Jess September 13, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Very generous!
    1 See the Northern Lights
    2 Road trip around Northland, NZ
    3 Pay off student loan by end of 2015 ($500 would make a dent!)
    4 Get my palm read

  127. retirebyforty September 13, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    I tweeted the message and will blog about the give away soon.

  128. Margaret Smith September 13, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    1. Visit Alaska
    2. Go on a cruise to Bermuda
    3. Try scuba Diving
    4. Retire someday to South Carolina
    5. Learn to Paint
    6. Save enough to send my Kids to college
    7. Save enough to be able to retire

    Thanks so much
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

  129. retirebyforty September 13, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    1. quit my day job before I hit 40
    2. revisit China & Japan
    3. Have a kid (done!)
    4. visit Maldive
    5. See pyramids
    6. Acquire some land with a beach view or 10 min. walk to/from the beach.

  130. Jennifer M September 13, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    1. Travel to Turkey and India (not necessarily on the same trip)
    2. Have me some kiddos who are smart and sassy
    3. Beat my husbandido at chess
    4. Keep a houseplant alive for more than 6 months
    5. See a ballet from the best section in the theater

  131. Lydia September 13, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    1. Go to India
    2. Meet the Chicago Bears
    3. Get a tattoo

  132. Chris W September 13, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    1) Visit Gristad, Norway
    2) Go to Japan
    3) Buy a really expensive toy & put it in Toys for Tots

    Semper Fi

  133. Mary Beth Elderton September 13, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Funny you should mention hopping on a plane–I’ve always wanted to just show up to the airport, look at the departure boards, and buy a ticket to the next flight to an interesting place!

  134. Joanne Schultz September 13, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    My bucket list:
    1. win a lottery jackpot.
    2. Snorkel in Bermuda
    3. Have tea at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Vancouver, BC Canada.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  135. Joanne Schultz September 13, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    tweet- http://twitter.com/#!/js22222222/status/113768888637988864

    LOL, I forgot to mention in my bucket list post a comment about YOUR bucket list!
    Several years ago, Bic had a sweepstakes, and I was a first prize winner(not the grand prize) but my prize was my choice – a week in Las Vegas and a seat at the world series of Poker tournament or $10,000! I took the money and ran – my nephew who loves poker said I made the right decision!

  136. Candice September 13, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    See an Opera in Rome
    Go to the Kentucky Derby
    Go to opening night at the Met
    Travel to the Philippines
    Take a European cruise
    Buy a House
    Fall obnoxiously in love :)

  137. Ky G September 13, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Just a few things on my bucket list:
    1. Get out of debt. Or at least to a point where I’m not paying ON IT monthly but can pay balances off monthly.
    2. Travel outside of the United States.
    3. Have a traditional wedding (got married at the courthouse).
    4. Go on a honeymooon.

  138. Jen @ Master the Art of Saving September 13, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    The short list:

    – Visit Italy
    – Write & Publish a book
    – Writing Classes (so I can successfully write book)
    – Visit someplace tropical
    – Oktoberfest in Germany
    – Swim with dolphins
    – Pet a penguin
    – Live in another country
    – Be self employed
    – Make sure my honey is happy every day
    – Raise my kid to not be a dumb@ss
    – Paint something I’m proud of
    – Go paperless
    – Learn how to make a perfect CumShot

    that’s all for now but I might post about it soon. :-)

  139. KimG September 13, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Go to Italy and Greece. Swim in dolphins. Travel, travel, travel and did I mention, travel.

  140. Jackie C September 13, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Go travel to Italy. Go on an African safari. To see Mount Rushmore.

  141. Kim Lawler September 13, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    I want to make others as happy as i am.
    I want to adopt. A baby? A puppy? Not sure.

  142. Edward Antrobus September 13, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Learn Spanish
    Be on TV
    Be debt free
    Own a house
    Own a farm

  143. Tom September 13, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    1. Go to a World Series Game
    2. Visit a cigar lounge in New York, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Nashville, Charlotte, and a few other cities…
    3. Own three dogs at one time
    4. Take a cruise to New England in the fall

  144. Adrienne Gordon September 13, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Do 50 marathons in 50 states, go on a safari, complete the death race,

  145. Kumi September 13, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Visit my friend in Switzerland
    Go to see Met

  146. Linda Lansford September 13, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Bucket List
    1. travel the US
    2. hit 20 casinos
    3. viist my aunt

  147. Simone September 13, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    * Live in a foreign country
    *Learn to play the violin
    *Base jump
    *Win an Oscar
    *Get a tattoo

  148. Serena September 13, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    My bucket list:

    1. Learn woodworking.
    2. Build a sunroom (not necessarily built by ME, but just having one built, LOL).
    3. Open an art center.
    4. Become self-employed by 35 (running out of time on that one…..).
    5. Visit all $50 states.
    6. Own a convertible sports car.
    7. Learn to ride a motorcycle.
    8. Buy a motorcycle.
    9. Take a cross country tour, stopping anywhere that I choose.
    10. Type or scan all my journals, from age 15, into a hardback book.
    11. Write a fiction novel.
    12. Go hang gliding.
    13. Become a master seamstress.
    14. Become a master knitter.
    15. Pay off a mortgage in entirity (and the earlier, the better!)
    16. Learn home improvement projects (e.g. laying tile, etc.) and be able to DIY.

  149. Jacqueline Griffin September 13, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    1,Pay off my home and my kids college tuition loans
    2, Go to Fiji
    3, Meet my brother I just found out that I had
    4, See the Eiffel Tower
    5, See the Mona Lisa painting
    6, Have a conversation with Elton John
    Thank You!!
    jacqgrif@yahoo.com

  150. Serena September 13, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Posted on twitter, too, although I hope this link works. I don’t use my Twitter account as much, so I’m a little unfamiliar with it:

    http://www.twitter.com/#!/serenamccann

  151. angel windley September 13, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    -take my daughter to see a show at Radio City Music Hall
    -learn to speak Spanish fluently
    -adopt again
    -send my parents on a 10 day cruise

  152. Jen September 13, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    my bucket list:

    Visit Australia
    Skydive
    Spa weekend getaway
    learn photography
    Visit all 50 states (6 left)
    Go to the superbowl
    Go to the Oscars or some fun award show

  153. Kfloveinme September 13, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    My Bucket List:
    1.Pay for my wedding in FULL
    2.Work for ME
    3.Like you, Go to an airport and jump on the next flight out! ;-)
    4. Run a marathon
    5.Go to Haiti,South Africa, Fiji
    6. Rent an RV & drive cross country
    7. Skydiving

    And many, many, more!
    kfloveinme at gmail dot com
    8. Paint again

  154. Jessica W September 13, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Just a few of the items form my bucket list:
    1. Visit Africa again.
    2. Visit Ireland
    3. Learn another language (I’m thinking Amharic, Nuer or Arabic)
    4. Be fully debt-free.
    5. Become a philanthropist.

  155. Amanda Sakovitz September 13, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    graduate as a radiology technologist
    make sure online poker is legalized within the US
    get married
    have 2 kids
    move somewhere warm

  156. Jenna September 13, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    My bucket list:
    1) take my mom to Europe
    2) make sure all of my students have what they need to be successful at home
    3) buy a MacBook
    4) pay off my student loans by the time I’m 35
    5) get married in the carribbean

  157. Megan Writes September 13, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Some of my “bucket list” items include:

    -Learn to play cello
    -Publish a novel someday
    -Travel to Europe
    -Travel to South America more (I’ve been to Ecuador but that is it)
    -Own a house and pay it off in whole before I retire (which $500 would really help with saving up for it!)

    Megan

  158. Kim September 13, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    ~ move to Vegas
    ~ have one more baby (already have one)
    ~ get my license (I’m 30 and terrified of driving)
    ~ travel to Tokyo

  159. Chris P September 13, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    1. Travel to Italy with my daughter for a month (she lived there in college for 6 months and I want to experience it with her)
    2. Be debt-free, including my mortgage in may of 2013
    3. Fund my emergency saving at $40,000
    4. Have the time to DIY my 1912 home into a better version of its former self
    5. Foster hard to place large dogs and find them homes
    6. Assist my kids and grand-kids fulfill their bucket lists

  160. Erica Mueller September 13, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    1. Become fluent in American Sign Language
    I’ve taken some classes, have video courses and lots of books and have even taught some… on my way to accomplishing this!
    2. See whales in the wild. Alaskan cruise maybe?
    3. Ride a hot air balloon
    4. Learn to pilot a plane
    5. Learn to swim. (do.not.laugh.)

  161. Chris P September 13, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    I tweeted:

    clgp1953
    I just entered to win $500 with @lifeinsurancef and @budgetsaresexy! Enter here: tinyurl.com/4xjvzr8

  162. Hope Mitchner September 13, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    A few off my bucket list: Finish my college degree. Start a blog. Visit Italy and Greece. Pay off my home mortgage and live debt free. Thanks for offering this give away!!

  163. Dawn September 13, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    1. Ride around Napa Valley in a convertible and drink good wine.
    2. Visit Tuscany and eat good food.
    3. Open a business – maybe a coffee and wine bar.
    4. Grow grapes
    5. Buy an Alpaca
    6. Take an Alaskan cruise.
    7. Take a trip down under to Australia and pet a koala bear
    8. Go to China and see the Pandas

  164. barbara wright September 13, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Go to Paris
    SkyDive
    Learn to do silk ribbon embroidery

  165. Dawn September 13, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    I tweeted:
    @catcrazy0965
    “I just entered to win $500 with @LifeInsuranceF and @BudgetsAreSexy! Enter here: tinyurl.com/4xjvzr8″
    6 minutes ago via Mobile Web

  166. amy September 13, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Visit all the continents, learn another language, go shark cage diving

  167. Janice Cochrane September 13, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    1. Have a holiday that is several months long (or several long holidays, and tour Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Italy and France (and really have the time to explore and absorb them….
    2 Travel the province of BC in a motorhome, and visit all the smaller islands and little known treasures of this great province.
    3 Go to the Maritimes, and enjoy the lovely people and the Stan Rogers Festival as well.
    4. See my two granddaughters graduate in whatever post-secondary program they choose.
    5. Become proficient enough in any instrument that I am willing to perform for people….

  168. Michelle L September 13, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    My bucket list includes taking a trip to bora bora, and buying an Aston Martin :)

  169. Mary Gracyalny September 13, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    1. Visit every US State and Capital.
    2. Travel though Europe (Ireland, Italy, Germany, Poland, Switzerland to name a few:) )
    3. Have at least 6 kids with my fiance!
    4. Own my own home.
    5. Be financially independent!

    Being a 24 year old graduate student gives me a lot of time to finish my entire bucket list, but these are the items that are most important to me!

  170. Erica September 13, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    1. Run the Disney Half Marathon with my best friend
    2. Open a pie shoppe in my hometown
    3. Have children
    4. Visit each of the New Seven Wonders of the World (one down, six to go!)

  171. liz robb September 13, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    1. Swim with dolphins
    2. Go to ireland

  172. Sancmar September 13, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Go to Greece, Italy, Venice
    Jump out of a plane
    Make sure all of my bills are fully paid

  173. Annette | Bucket List Journey September 13, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    Here’s a sampling of my ENORMOUS bucket list:

    1. Learn to Blow Glass in Murano, Italy
    2. Milk a Cow
    3. Bath in a Turkish Hamam
    4. Hunt for Truffles in Umbria

  174. Steven@hundredgoals.com September 13, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    Only a couple? My list has 158 goals right now (and always adding more!!!) But here are a few of the more exciting ones I have yet to accomplishing:

    147.Stand in the center of Stonehenge
    125.Hunt for the Loch Ness Monster
    109.Stand at the North Pole
    88.Scuba dive under ice
    72.Attend Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas

  175. Louise Gilbert September 13, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    Get a tattoo
    Swim with dolphins
    Scuba dive
    Parachuting

  176. Katrina R September 13, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    1. take dance lessons (I’m super uncoordinated)
    2. Be able to drive cross country with my mom
    3. Take my grandma to Ireland – back to her roots :)

  177. Doona H September 13, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    Take my godson to London
    Take my great niece & great nephew to Disney World.
    Go back to Poland & learn Polish again
    Remodel my kitchen.
    Finish the book I’m writing.

  178. Kelly September 13, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    1. Become a parent.
    2. Become debt free.
    3. Travel to Australia.

  179. Jamie September 13, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    My Bucket List:
    Live long enough to spoil grandchildren
    make it to Paris
    help my husband build a wildly successful business

    Thanks for hosting!

  180. twoOregonians September 13, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    -Source spices in Zanzibar
    -Take my hubby to New Zealand
    -Road trip from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine
    -Climb Mt. Hood
    -Have twins :)

  181. Meg September 13, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    Top 5 I’ve done so far:

    1. Made 1000 paper origami cranes
    2. Blag my way into secret KGB room in Eastern Europe
    3. Appear in AC/DC video clip
    4. Climb all 1037 steps of London’s ‘Gherkin’ building in 5 inch Paris Hilton heels (it took under 18minutes to do!)
    5. Ice skate ON the Eiffel Tower, Paris

    Top 5 I am yet to do;

    1. Sail the Nile and take a Goats’ Milk Bath
    2. Inform a Lottery Winner
    3. Sleep like a Princess: atop 20 mattresses and a single pea
    4. Raise $10k for children’s cancer charity Camp Quality (Australia)
    5. (Naked?) Skydive!

    As fellow Bucket Listers know, you can’t put a price on your goals/dreams. Achieving them is its own reward!

    Thanks :-) Have also retweeted (100Things_Megsy)

  182. Amber September 14, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Planting fig trees in the backyard, going on a cruise to Alaska and learning to belly dance are on my bucket list!

  183. Michelle September 14, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    1. Learn to speak Spanish fluently!
    2. Travel to: Croatia, Vietnam, New Orleans, Argentina among other places
    3. Dye my hair red
    4. Take my mom on a surprise trip to Hawaii.
    5. Run a mile straight…

  184. QweenDD September 14, 2011 at 12:27 AM

    -Become Fluent in another language
    -Live in another country for at least 2 years
    -tattoo my entire arm

  185. Elena September 14, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    1. Learn Spanish and Italian
    2. Move to Europe
    3. Go on the cruise around the world

  186. Briana @ 20 and Engaged September 14, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    – Meet Jay-Z
    – Have an elegant wedding
    – Have a child
    – Have my own pack of dogs
    – Go to Hawaii
    – Write a book
    You’ll learn more when I blog about it tomorrow ;)

  187. Briana @ 20 and Engaged September 14, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Also tweeted about the giveaway :D

  188. Megan Cassidy September 14, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    Just sent out the tweet!

  189. Megan Cassidy September 14, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    On my bucket list…

    Go to a World Cup and Olympics
    Skydiving
    Safari in Africa
    Get married
    Ride a horse through a vineyard in Napa Valley

  190. Stephanie V. September 14, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    Italy cruise, yoga
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  191. Lynda September 14, 2011 at 1:30 AM

    – ziplining in costa rica
    – go to Japan
    – safari in africa
    – host a WOW dinner party

  192. DalekEmpress September 14, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    -To see London
    -To see France
    -and own fancy underpants (custom couture)

  193. Sam September 14, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    I’d like to pray with the Dalaj Lama and jump into the middle of the deepest ocean and tread water and survive for 1 hr!

  194. Serendipity September 14, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    -Go to New York City. That would cover my flight and a stay in a hostel! I just have to find a hostel not associated with Eli Roth!
    -Go camping on the beach. Find cabin not associated with Eli Roth to sleep on said beach.
    -Go hog wild on my Las Vegas bucket list. Do you not realize how much trouble, I mean fun, I can get into in Vegas with $500?

    I blogged about these here :) http://savernotaspender.blogspot.com/2011/09/about-that-bucket-list.html

  195. Annabelle September 14, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    – Pay off my debt
    – Buy a pair of Louboutin shoes/boots
    – Visit Andorra
    – Have a spa day where I get every treatment there is

  196. TK September 14, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    1. Go to Greece
    2. Bungee jump
    3. Learn how to surf
    4. Live in California

  197. Sandy Brown September 14, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    go on a cruise
    motorcycle around the us
    travel to europe

  198. Jeff September 14, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    Few things on My bucket list are:

    Visiting graceland
    Going to Las Vegas.

  199. T. L. September 14, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    1. Hike the Inca trail to Machu Michu
    2. Go to Germany
    3. Go to Italy

    Can you tell I like to travel ;).

  200. Jan Sacharko September 14, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Actually learn Spanish this time

    Apologize to a particular ex

    End homelessness

    Build a house

  201. Elizabeth S September 14, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Travel through Europe
    Get my masters degree
    See both my daughters get married

  202. Jennifer B September 14, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Tour old castles
    See the Great Pyramid
    Visit Australia

  203. Lynda E. September 14, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Visit Ireland and find my long lost ancestors, visit Rome and eat my weight in pasta and meet Dave Matthews in person!

  204. Heather O'Malley September 14, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    I have a lot on my bucket list! First in Line

    Finish up my Masters Degree!
    Buy a house that fits 6 people comfy!
    Get my children on their way to college!

  205. Susan Ladd September 14, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    To see a sunset
    To climb a mountain
    To love my husband forever

  206. Jen September 14, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    my bucket list includes:
    -going to India
    -rafting the Gauley River during fall release
    -flying first class on an international flight

  207. Andrew rewolinski September 14, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    1. See a packer game in green bay
    2.see a super bowl in person
    3. Take my wife and kids to a different country don’t care where

  208. Carson September 14, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    I’d love to take a boat on a circle tour from the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi, and up the East Coast!

  209. Dana September 14, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    What a great giveaway idea! I would love $500 so that I can buy a passport and travel all over the world.

  210. Horace September 14, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    1, Trip to Hawaii
    2. Drive in NASCAR
    3. Fly an Utralite
    4. Fly an Helicopter

  211. Lim September 14, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Restore a motorcycle (preferably an Indian) or a car (’60 Corvette)
    Learn to repair watches
    Learn an instrument.
    Build a Tear Drop camper and travel across the country. Preferably pulling said camper with my newly restored ‘vette. And hanging out a shingle whenever I park letting people know I repair watches. And playing music with strangersnew friends in the evenings.

    Not that I’ve put much thought into it…

  212. Alexa September 14, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    – Visit all 50 states (27 down!)
    – Visit 22 countries in Europe (12 down!)
    – Buy a vacation home somewhere exotic
    – Have kids
    – Retire young!

  213. Ana September 14, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    1. Sing a major roll in a musical
    2. Swim with dolphins
    3. Safari in Africa
    4. Graduate w/ a degree. (at this point, I’ll take any degree. ;D )

  214. Sarah Hirsch September 14, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Hot air balloon ride and helicopter tour of somewhere cool.
    I have already crossed off skydiving, and this winter will be taking surf lessons on vacation so I can cross that off, too!

  215. CrystalH September 14, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    I tweeted “I just entered to win $500 with @lifeinsurancef and @budgetsaresexy! Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/4xjvzr8″

  216. Michelle Starr September 14, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    1.Give Birth to my child in Feb 2012 or Jan
    2.Have my 2 year old daughter potty trained before new baby comes
    3.My husband and I buy a bigger car for our growing family.
    4.Go back to where I was born Honolulu Hawaii for vacation
    5.Watch my family grow up happy.

  217. Elisabeth September 14, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    1. Go to an Olympics game
    2. Go to the World Cup
    3. Live in a different country when we have children

  218. Bambi September 14, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    I have done most of mine and 3 of yours…..(not #2or4) Still have not did “Running with the bulls” (figured if I ran 2-3 feet I can still say I did it right?)
    And I still have a few states to see, and play in world series of poker…..oh yea, and fall in love.

  219. piggy September 14, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Here are some things that were on my bucket list that are already crossed off (I’ve wanted to do these things since I was 12):
    1. Live in Australia (done! lived there for four years)
    2. Go to Harvard (I work at Harvard and I take classes there-does that count?)
    3. Travel the World (I still have a lot more of the globe to cover for this one)
    4. Become a Doctor (Going to Physician Assistant School next year-close enough, right?)
    5. Get married and have babies (I found the man of my dreams already and I’m sure one day we will get married)
    6. Retire in a Third World Country and spend the rest of my life giving back to others (I want to open an eco resort in Costa Rica or something)
    7. Work in Africa (not even close to doing that yet–but maybe after I have kids!)

  220. paige chandler September 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Get a puppy and take a french cooking class are on my list/

  221. Kyl Neusch September 14, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    travel to asia
    buy a plane
    be in a movie

  222. Kandace September 14, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    -go to Vietnam with my husband for a nice vacation
    -live to nice, old age with husband as partner
    -pay cash for vow renewal ceremony/party with family and friends
    -raise children to be responsible, productive adults (scary!!)
    -retire by 65 (or earlier!)

  223. KimG September 14, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    1. go to Italy 2. go to Greece 3.travel, travel,travel 4. move to Hawaii

  224. Jai September 14, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    -Take my kids to Disney World
    -Pay off my debts
    -Go to the Superbowl
    -Attend the Olympics
    -Visit Paris
    -Watch my children grow into adults
    -Graduate from college…again

  225. Kevin I September 14, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    1. Self publish a comic book
    2. Buy a car and pay cash
    3. Do a stand-up comedy routine at 100 open mics.
    4, High-Five George Romero
    5. Invest in a company my brother starts.
    6. Take the family to Disney World for a whole month.

  226. Amber September 14, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    1. Go to Hawaii to surf at North Shore
    2. Travel to Paris France
    3. Visit Venice Italy
    4. Finally publish a novel
    5. Pay off debt
    6. Go back to college
    7. Buy my mom a house
    8. Swim with dolphins
    9. Start my own business
    10. Go to the Harry Potter Adventure Park in Orlando Florida :P

    This is an awesome giveaway, and so much fun, thanks!! :)

  227. Jacob September 14, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    1. Join an improvisation class or troupe
    2. Try amateur stand-up night
    3. Learn Italian
    4. Write a book or novella

  228. Kymm Richmond September 14, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    1. Go backpacking around Europe with my Daughter. (husband invited but only if he behaves.)
    2. Take daughter to a Disney park
    3. Skydive
    4. Have a nice vow renewal with my husband plus the wedding reception we never had the first elopement around.
    5. Forgive everyone
    6. Tell everyone I know what I admire about them.
    7. Finish up all the tattoos on my arms

  229. Sheryl September 14, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    1 Get a tattoo
    2 Sing “Oh, Holy Night” in a Christmas pagaent
    3 Have a book published
    4 Visit Russia
    5 Buy my husband the vintage car of his dreams

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  230. Katherine September 14, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Visit Mt. Rushmore
    Cruise
    Learnt to reupholster

  231. Vickie D September 14, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    1) Visit Easter Island
    2) Run a marathon
    3) Be debt-free!!!

  232. Denise B. September 14, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    I have pretty much accomplished everything I would like to accomplish in life and have everything I need and want. I wish to live out the rest of my life happy and worry-free and comfortably.

  233. Ryan September 14, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    my bucket list:

    1) Write and publish a book (status: in work)
    2) Visit all 7 continents (status: only Australia and Antarctica left)
    3) Own a vintage Corvette
    4) Take the train across the US
    5) Driving tour through Ireland – a couple weeks with no agenda
    6) dance with my daughter at her wedding (she’s only 2, so I have a little while to go!)

    I’m sure I could go on and on. But those would all be highlights. :)

  234. Mandy Rose September 14, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    1. Swim with dolphins
    2. Take a photography class
    3. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
    4. Learn the Beyonce “Single Ladies” dance :)

  235. allison September 14, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Part of my bucket list:

    Visit family in Italy
    See the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam
    Pay off my house
    When I’m retired, get an RV and travel the USA.

  236. Cynthia C September 14, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Give the house a makeover
    Go see my grandfather’s village in Italy
    Get a condo in a warmer climate.

  237. Miranda September 14, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Visit the four continents I haven’t been to yet. (I’m not counting Antartica; I’m ambivalent about that one.)
    Go on an Alaskan cruise.
    Raise my son to be a contributing member of society.
    Actually go through with cutting out some clients.
    Spend more time working on my own blog(s).

    Also, Tweeted :)

    And, here is a link to my post on the subject: http://bloggingprofessional.blogspot.com/2011/09/whats-on-my-bucket-list.html

  238. Jason September 14, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    1. Go skydiving… this is probably the craziest thing I want to do, and I cannot wait to one day do this!
    2. Live in a big city… as my blog suggests, I’m not a huge fan of living in the suburbs, and cannot wait to live it large in the city!
    3. Cross Country Road trip… needs to happen!

  239. Cindy D. September 14, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    At the top of my bucket list is to travel to Rome.

  240. Crystal C. September 14, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    1. Travel to all the major US cities
    2. Travel overseas
    3. Vacation alone
    4. Start and run at least two successful businesses
    5. Live on my own terms
    6. Marry & start a family

  241. Ashley September 14, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    – Become fluent in Spanish
    – Travel to Europe

  242. Patrice September 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    I would like to travel to some parts of the U.S. that I have never seen, specifically the New England states and the Pacific Northwest.
    I would like to take a cruise to a tropical Island.
    I would like to work on a movie set, with some of my favorite actors.
    I would love to have a house in the country, with several acres of land.
    I would like to start an animal sanctuary.

  243. Debra September 14, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    1. Get a book published
    2. Visit Japan
    3. Return to Italy
    4. Compose a song

  244. Pat B September 14, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Go skydiving, learn to play the piano or banjo, go to Vegas

  245. paul haddock September 14, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    1 Travel to Alaska and see the Icebegs
    2 Try Sky Diving
    3 Eat at Hell’s Kitchen

  246. John Stetson September 14, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Three things on my Bucket List:
    Sail through the Panama Canal and then through the Magellan Straits and back to FL.
    Snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef.
    Visit Hanoi, a place I flew over many times and would like to really see.

  247. Jean Lynd September 14, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Bucket List:
    Stay on a tropical island
    Go to Ireland & stay in a castle
    Go to an actual “ball” somewhere
    Be in a movie
    Run for a political position

  248. renee walters September 14, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    like you on Facebook! I would love to win this! Thanks for the fantastic giveaway! My list:
    Become fluent in another language
    Visit every state
    Learn to do a back flip
    Renee Walters
    bored2quickly@hotmail.com

  249. Julie Johnson September 14, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Visit Ireland
    Visit Chile
    Visit the Galapagos
    Sell my house for more than owed when I retire in several years
    See my kid graduate high school and college
    Work a job or for myself doing something that makes my heart sing before I die

  250. Casey Lynn Everidge September 14, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    my bucket list
    – have a daughter and name her Kailyn Marie:)
    – go to Greece
    – go see wwe headquarters
    – meet vince mcmahon

  251. Jenni September 14, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    A couple things:
    1 – Live abroad
    2 – Be fluent in a second language (if only I would use my Spanish or German more often…perhaps if I checked #1 off my list)
    3 – Dedicate a year to volunteer work
    4 – Hit most/all of the US national parks

    Blog post coming – will post the link when it done!

  252. Manda September 14, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    I really want to take a hot air balloon ride, see the Northern Lights and spend a week in Rome!

  253. Cujo September 14, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    Travel with my wife
    Eat really good pizza (Chicago)
    Run the Boston Marathon
    Retire early
    Enjoy my grandkids

  254. Serenity September 14, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    I watched that movie recently and I’ve been cooking up a similar post! Neat idea and I’m sure you’ll find all these responses inspiring.

    My shortlist:

    1. Get out of debt
    2. Go back to Ireland – with my Irish-descent boyfriend :)
    3 Get back in shape and run a 5K for charity in my hometown
    4. Set up scholarship funds for my sisters’ kids
    5. Buy a cheap fixer-upper house and invest my heart and soul in it. And never live in an apartment again!

  255. John September 15, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    Hike the Grand Canyon from rim to rim
    Grand European tour with trans-Atlantic voyages

  256. Heather S September 15, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    Go on safari in Africa and see the lions
    Go to Australia and visit Steve Irwin zoo
    Shop in Paris
    Fly in a hot air balloon

  257. nickie September 15, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    1. Have a real honeymoon
    2. Get my 2nd tattoo
    3. Fund a family reunoin
    4. Go to Ireland and africa
    nickieisis3atgmaildotcom

  258. Timbo September 15, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    I’ve got a list of about 30 or so, but here’s a few choice selections :D

    1) Learn to fly Helicopter
    2) Design New Style of Teaching
    3) Live and Teach English in Japan
    4) Teach myself: Harmonica, Banjo and Drumset

  259. joni September 15, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    Trip to Hawaii
    Spend the day with the Osbornes!
    Own a new car

  260. Karen September 15, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Go on a cruise
    Finish my degree
    Own a home
    Travel across the country

  261. Kathleen September 15, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    My Bucket List:

    Travel outside of the US
    Own my own home
    Go back to college and get a degree
    Love the idea of just going to the airport and hopping the next available flight too, sounds fun!

    kport207 at gmail dot com

  262. Michael Brennan September 15, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Visit Italy
    Visit Maylasia
    Ski in the southern hemishphere

  263. Christine September 15, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    1. Go to Hawaii
    2. Go to Italy
    3. Do a zip-line
    4. Swim with a dolphin
    5. Put an addition on our home
    6. Get my gardens just the way I want them

    thank you :)

  264. Emma September 15, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    – Raise Happy, Healthy Children
    – Go Zorbing ( http://emmasbucketlist.com/2011/09/06/zorbing-at-devils-dyke-near-brighton/ )
    – Go Wing Walking ( http://emmasbucketlist.com/2011/08/16/wing-walking-on-a-boeing-stearman/ )
    – Do a charity Sky Dive ( see blog – I have done this )
    – Cycle from Cambodia to Vietnam (not done yet)
    – Learn to Fly (Not done yet)
    – Take an aerobatics lesson (booked)
    – Fly in a trapeze (Not Done Yet)
    – Zip Line from the top of Red mountain ( see blog – I have done this )
    – Visit the Maldives (see blog – I have done this )

    I tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/emmasbucketlist/status/114358048457363456

  265. Jen September 15, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Go to Paris
    Go to Italy
    Write a best-seller
    Live in a big house

  266. Rachel @Balance and Blueberries September 15, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    -See all of the national parks
    -backpack Europe
    -have a successful, large garden
    -learn Dutch
    -own a grand piano

  267. lyndsey September 15, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    my bucket list … 1) staying on a working ranch for a week. 2) traveling in south america with my husband. 3) seeing the northern lights. 4) reading the great russian literary masterpieces.

  268. Lilly September 15, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    *build a log cabin
    *drive across country
    *buy a villa in Italy

  269. Olivia September 15, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    My “bucket list” is 42 things I want to do before my golden birthday when I turn 21! A few of my favorites from the list are:
    – Take a dance class at the Broadway Dance Center in NYC
    – Travel to Italy & ride a gondola
    – Visit the seven wonders of the modern world
    – Go sky diving
    – Execute a Chinese fire drill
    – Visit all of the Disney parks in the world

  270. darcie September 15, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    i would love to win this thanks

  271. Cindy M September 15, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    1. To attend at least one authentic Brittish High Tea somewhere in the UK.
    2. To visit Edinbourough Scotland
    3. Challenge Hell’s Kitchen to recreate one of the last dinners on the Titanic- and I would attend it as a Foodhistorian judge.
    4. I have always wanted a floor length Velvet ball gown, in deep green.

  272. Michelle Cain September 15, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    1. Build a small homestead with my husband, complete with chickens and goats
    2. Adopt a child internationally
    3. Build a Factory Five Racing car
    4. Help my husband open up his own motorcycle shop (yes – that’s part of MY bucket list!)
    5. Travel across Europe visiting restaurants that have gourmet Gluten Free food! (I have Celiac Disease and eating out/traveling is pretty difficult . . . so this is something I really want to do)

  273. Masha September 15, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    1. Finish my graduate programme!
    2. Finally visit friends in Canada (after promising to for several years).
    3. Take the Trans-Siberian railway from Moscow to Vladivostok, stopping and admiring each city/town/village on the route.

    :)

  274. Jimmy September 15, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    1. Travel Europe
    2. Learn to play the piano and guitar
    3. Own my own house

  275. Daniella September 15, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    -Live in London
    -Become fluent in American Sign Language
    -Adopt a child
    -Buy an apartment in NYC
    -Write a novel
    -Meet Jensen Ackles in person
    -Become a master chef
    -Travel the world and sample the food

  276. Helen Keeler September 15, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    – learn to dance
    – go to Ireland
    – buy a new van
    – finish my quilt that I started
    – go on a blind date

  277. Donna September 15, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Travel to Santorini Greece
    Travel to Italy
    Try Pilates
    Take a yoga class
    Get regular massages for a year or two or forever

  278. MK September 15, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    I’m 61 & had a wild youth. All I want to do now is treasure friends & family and enjoy life.

  279. Jessica Ward September 15, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    1. visit australia
    2. go on an african safari
    3. see the grand canyon
    4. have a child :)

    jessica.ward.ss at gmail.com

  280. Jillian September 15, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    1. Finish an Ironman triathlon
    2. Adopt a child
    3. Travel the world…twice
    4. Fly (or at least ride in!) a F-14

  281. Candie L September 15, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    I would love to go to Greece. Thank you

  282. Mary September 15, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    1. Qualify for (and finish) the Ironman world championship in Kona
    2. Find something I truly love to do, quit my job, and do it.
    3. Own a couple horses, also a farm. In the country somewhere awesome.
    4. Become a certified yoga instructor
    5. Hike the north shore of Kauai

    that’s all for now

  283. MCamp September 15, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    1) learn to ski
    2) build a tree house
    3) live in Europe

  284. Christine September 15, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    travel the world, get rich

  285. Lea September 15, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    A few of mine include:
    >talk my way out of a ticket
    >swim in Devil’s Pool
    >be an extra in a movie
    >see the work of Jason Decaires Taylor firsthand
    >throw a dart at a map and travel where it lands
    >volunteer at an animal shelter
    >go base jumping
    >go zorbing
    >stay in a one room hotel

    I

  286. Michelle September 15, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    In no particular order.

    -Visit Ireland. It’s such a beautiful country, and the people there seem so kind!
    -Perform in a foreign country. I’m a theatre-person, and I’d love to perform somewhere where the theatre world is completely different from my own.
    -Fall hopelessly, mercilessly in love, and have them love me back the same way. I think this one speaks for itself.
    -Invent a zero-calorie chocolate milkshake. ‘Cause seriously, it’s not fair for something SO GOOD to be SO BAD for you.
    -Feel like I’ve truly put my all into every project, whatever it may be.
    -Survive the zombie apocalypse.

    I’m loving reading everyone’s responses!

  287. Paige September 16, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    1. Be interviewed on television
    2. Learn how to sing (I’m awful)
    3. Learn guitar
    4. Visit 50 countries

  288. Autumn Jojola September 16, 2011 at 12:47 AM

    1. Live debt free
    2. Travel abroad
    3. Own a house

  289. Elizabeth September 16, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    A few of the more interesting ones:
    – Visit Ridsdale, England (where part of my name came from)
    – Ride a horse bareback
    – Bowl a game over 200
    – Read Shakespeare’s complete works
    – Win a music competition (I play sax)

  290. tim dizdarevic September 16, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    1. Travel abroad
    2. Go sky diving
    3. Become a parent
    4. Learn another language (Arabic, Russian)
    5. Go on a cruise

  291. Jennet September 16, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Here’s just a few, because my list is crazy long….and some of these this giveaway would help with!

    1. Learn to salsa dance!
    2. Adopt a child
    3. Drive my fully restored 1965 Mustang (which is currently in pieces, in a repair shop, being very slowly restored)
    4. Help build a home with Habitat for Humanity
    5. Write a book and get published
    6. Make delicious homemade crème brulee
    7. Eat a Philly Cheesesteak from Philidelphia
    8. Visit Ireland
    9. Do a cartwheel (been trying since I was a kid.)
    10. Visit one of my longest-internet friends and his wife in India

  292. Lori September 16, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    1. Complete and publish my first novel.
    2. See my boys graduate from college.
    3. Travel overseas.
    4. Visit my best friend in NC.
    5. Learn another language.

  293. Nadine L September 16, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Bucket List:
    Go to Greece
    Go to Italy
    Own a farm where I have plenty of room to rescue animals and give them a forever home
    Build a Greenhouse and grow my own veggies year round

  294. wldflr September 16, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    1. Travel to Australia for a month.
    2. Go to Vegas and place a bet for $100 on the craps table. Live like whale for a minute!
    3. Learn to scuba dive and go to Caribbean.
    4. Major spa day

  295. Molly September 16, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    1. living in a hotel for a month- a NICE one!
    2. Learn more than just potty-mouth words in Spanish

  296. Jennie September 16, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    My bucket list:
    run a marathon, European vacation, learn to play the guitar, pay off debt, learn spanish

  297. Selinda September 16, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Go to Australia!

    Thanks!

  298. Michelle September 16, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    1. Learn Spanish. All the way.
    2. Go to India, with someone from India.
    3. Get another college degree, just because. Seriously, with a family of Ph.D.s, I feel a little puny with my bachelor’s.
    4. Run a 5K. Hey, it’s my list.
    5. Hold a grandchild.
    6. Watch a grandchild graduate from college.
    7. Can my own home-grown produce.

  299. Bryan at Pinch that Penny! September 16, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    1) I want another professional production of a play that I’ve written.
    2) I’d like my Ph.D. in theatre (because I like to put effort into things that do not result in more money).
    3) I want to be a father (I’m hoping for a little girl, but I would not be unhappy with a boy).
    4) I want to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with my dad and brothers.

  300. tracey byram September 16, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    1. Give my MIL a piece of my mind.
    2. Get dentures
    3.Revisit Lake Tahoe, CA
    4. See Dave Matthews Band in concert.

  301. KSUE September 16, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    On my bucket list:

    Having my book published and available on Amazon in the next year.

  302. Steve Stone September 16, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    visit hawaii and surf.
    visit australia.
    gamble in las vegas.

  303. Chase Taylor September 16, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Skydive.
    Hike the AT.

  304. Rafiki September 17, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    Definitely had to blog about this one.

  305. Patricia Edwards September 17, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    1. Take a vacation to Europe.
    2. See Casting Crowns in a live concert.
    3. Go back to Myrtle Beach, SC on my anniversary.
    4. Buy a Cadillac Escalade.
    5. Visit San Antonio Texas for a week.
    6. Buy a House so I will own my place.

  306. LB September 17, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    Bucket list:
    Visit all 50 states
    Travel all over the world
    Start a business
    Rule the world
    Do something amazing!
    Make lots of money
    Have a child or two

  307. Ofeira Asuao September 18, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    1. go to a concert ANY…
    2. go to all the places that i wanted to go before i got married and had kids.
    3. do something daring like bungee or sky diving.
    4. climb mount everest ( yeah i know i just put it on there cuz i know i wont b able to do it)…i have no discipline…..

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000362237352

  308. michelle September 18, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    my bucket list includes traveling to europe, seeing various shows and raising a family. lol it seems kinda boring :)

  309. MichelleS September 18, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    1. Run into my husband’s arms when he comes home from this deployment (ok, not really a “bucket list” , but every military wife wants this dream to become a reality when her husband deploys).
    2. Go to Alcatraz.
    3. Own a piano.

  310. nj September 18, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Make a trip on horseback trough wild nature, make my own camp and sleep under the stars.
    Play polo
    Buy a classic Jaguar e-type and fix and maintain it by myself
    Bake my own bread on a regular basis
    Make my own furniture

  311. Crystal September 18, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    – Visiting Ireland.
    – Visiting New Zealand.
    – Traveling 3-4 times a year with my husband instead of twice.
    – Make life long friends.

  312. krantcents September 18, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    I want to ride a (flat) section of Tour de France.
    Travel around the world and vist every continent.
    Travel to major domestic sites of interest.

  313. Kristi September 18, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Finish building my elaborate flower garden
    See my Grandchildren
    Live on a Lake
    Stay Healthy

  314. Diva September 18, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Ahh… bucket list.

    1) Adopt a child
    2) Own a home with more than one bedroom
    3) Hike Grand Canyon again
    4) Hike Half dome
    5) Hike Manchu Pichu
    6) Learn to play the piano
    7) Re-learn French
    8) Own a vacation home in Provence

  315. Little House September 18, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    My bucket list would include:
    1. Hike Mt. Whitney
    2. Raft down the Colorado River
    3. Take a whole summer off and travel Europe
    4. Learn to speak Spanish fluently
    5. Write a book (of course I have no clue what kind so maybe this will have to wait. :) )

  316. Deborah Rosen September 18, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    1. Visit my son and his family in Europe at Christmas.
    2. Install what’s needed to get our house off the grid.
    3. Have a working three-season garden so we’re getting most of our food from home.
    4. Have breakfast with the Dalai Lama.

  317. BVJ2 September 18, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    I have soo many things on my bucket list but I’ll just name a few
    1-Marry my beautiful fiance next year
    2-Have children
    3-Finish Grad School
    4-Learn another language
    5-Go to Tahiti

    byronvj2 at yahoo dot com

  318. B. A. September 19, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Learn a second language.
    Go to Spain.
    Win this contest!

  319. sandra September 19, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    parachuting from a plane is on my bucket list.

  320. gina September 19, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Spend time in Europe

  321. gina September 19, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    Jump out of a plane ALONE! No tandem jumps!

  322. marta September 19, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    -to see the Aurora Borealis
    -to hold my first grandchild
    -to return to Amsterdam and the Van Gogh Museum

  323. Jacob LaFountaine September 19, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Buy a house
    Drive a car on a racetrack
    Find a good woman

  324. wcc September 19, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    – Visit Japan, New Zealand
    – Learn as many languages as possible
    – Take a month and not work, only volunteer as much as I can
    Thanks!

  325. shel September 19, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    My list:
    – Go to Salem, MA for Halloween
    – Meet Stephen King in person and get his autograph
    – Write a short story or a novel that actually gets published
    – learn to speak a bit of Polish

  326. Kimberley Meier September 20, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    – Go on a hot air balloon ride at sunset with my husband
    – Go to England
    – Go to Ireland
    – Live somewhere exotic

  327. Emmas bucket list September 20, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    I already tweeted and added some of the crazy things from my list… But I wasted to say that after losing my dad in a hospice this year, hospices are very close to my heart. Earlier this year, I raised almost $2400 for Dads hospice by doing a charity sky dive from 13,000 feet.

    I am hoping to do an ambitious organised charity cycle from Cambodia to Vietnam (about 700km) to raise money for the chestnut tree CHILDREN’S HOSPICE. They have 10 beds, but are having to keep 5 shut due to being underfunded! if I win, I promise to put it as a sponsorship pledge from your blog towards a sponsored event hopefully this one, but if not-something else ambitious for the Chestnut Tree Childrens hospice, with a goal of raising 10 times as much, and hopefully creating enough awareness so that others might also help the very deserving cause.

    I would also blog about it, and backlink to your site from all of my social sites.

    Yours hopefully

    Emma

  328. Brittney House September 21, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    My bucket list:

    Travel the world and win a million dollars :-)

  329. Christine burd September 21, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    bucket list 1.visit Alaska
    2.finish landscaping my front and backyards
    3.take a cruise
    4.learn sign language
    5.lose weight

  330. Eva September 21, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    On my bucket list: travel to Hawaii, India, Bali, and the Maldives!

  331. Casey Dubiel September 21, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    1. Meet Phil Mickelson
    2. Visit Fenway Park and Wrigley Field
    3. Visit Europe
    4. Finish restoring my 1962 Cadillac

  332. fritter September 21, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Bucket list:
    1. Visit Corsica
    2. Skydive
    3. Experience Weightlessness

    just a few. thanks!

  333. Suzanne K September 21, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    At the top of my bucket list is to brush up (ok major relearn) Italian and go on a long trip all over Italy. While I’m there, I’d love to see Greece too! Then, a trip by train thru the Canadian Rockies.

  334. Joseph Victor September 22, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    Get married is high on the list
    Own a castle
    Visit Ireland
    AND THE BIGGEST ONE…Direct a full length feature film of my own instead of working on everyone elses.It’s my dream and my passion.

  335. kala September 22, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    I made a bucket list because 3 of my friends passed away and i realized life is short!… ive been able to knock a couple things off but alot seems hard, and money consuming!….
    some things on my list are:

    1) go to graceland and spread some of my mother’s ashes like she always wanted (gotta love an elvis fan lol)

    2) go on a cruise

    3) skydive (i’m deathly afraid of heights and that needs to be fixed!) lol

    among about 100 others on the list

  336. Holly September 23, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    My bucket list is to take a trip to Japan, sky dive, and go bungee jumping! Someday :)

  337. NightStar September 23, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    1. Attend the finals of the World Cup (Football)
    2. Compete in a marathon
    3. Travel the world, and go off the beaten track of touristy things
    4. Learn some languages
    5. Build my own boat (can be a dinghy as long as I build it)
    6. Own a flying car, yea people they do exist
    7. Visit Space
    and a lot more….

  338. Wade Iuele September 23, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    My Bucket List:

    * Make the money at the WSOP main event
    * Become a winning poker player at high limit, cash mixed games
    * Attend an Oakland Raiders superbowl football game

    Thanks for the entry.

  339. Jakob September 23, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Grizzly Bear Hunt
    Learn how to fly a jet
    Play in a major poker tourny
    backflip off the empire state building
    play a pro sport

  340. Amity Johnson September 23, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    ~kick the chronic pain I have
    ~be able to work full time again!
    ~go skydiving!
    no19034770 @yahoo.com

  341. Brandon White September 23, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Here is my bucket list
    1. get a car
    2. get a better job
    3 . get the house remodeled.

  342. charline September 23, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    My bucket list
    Go on tropical vacation
    Meet a famous author
    live to see my great great great grandkids

  343. Janna Johnson September 23, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    1. go on a cruise
    2. live on the beach
    3. finish my educatrion
    4. have a child
    Thanks so much!! Janna Johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com janna@feedyourpig on gfc

  344. Diana September 23, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    A Vespa and a trip to Italy.

  345. laura lok September 24, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    I have been knocking a lot of things off my bucket list lately but still have a few really important ones:
    1. – see antartica – probably never happen but its there.
    2 – go to disneyworld during christmas
    3 – see as many of the national parks as possible
    4 – participate in a marathon – doing in october yeah
    5 – raise a total of 10 grand for leukemia research – on my way
    6 – learn yoga
    ok will stop there

  346. laura lok September 24, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    tweeted the contest

  347. Fawn M. Linschoten September 24, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Meet my grand daughters who live in Washington State. One who was born the end of July and the other born 2.5 years ago. Go ATV in. I have never had enough to visit them. Now 0 yes real goose egg since April. I was rejected on unemployment. Sorry it would not put a dent in the thousands I owe since then to those who have kept a roof over my and my 3 dogs head for the last 6 months. And I have applied to thousands of jobs not even an invitation to an interview. I guess the bucket can be any time!

  348. Emily Luker September 24, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Rent a house in France!

  349. Sally September 24, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Go scuba diving
    Ride a plane … as the pilot
    Play a song on my ukelele on every continent
    Be a contestant on “Who wants to be a millionaire?”
    Win $10 000 in Vegas

  350. Sally September 24, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Go scuba diving
    Ride a plane … as the pilot
    Play a song on my ukelele on every continent
    Be a contestant on “Who wants to be a millionaire?”
    Win $100 000 in Vegas

  351. Kathleen M Smith September 25, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Bucket list – get furniture and a nicely decorated home, travel around the US and the world, learn Tai Chi or similar, complete the 21st Century Energy Medicine Program 5th level, become an Angel Therapist, have a home and garden – perhaps in Sedona

  352. Deanna G. September 25, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Here’s a few things on mine:

    1. Visit the Grand Canyon.(It’s so beautiful.)
    2. Visit Australia(Especially the beaches!)
    3. Stay at the Atlantis hotel on Paradise Island(Looks amaaazing.)

  353. Jeannette Laframboise September 25, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    1) Go to Scotland and visit all of my relatives I haven’t ever met.
    2)Take an Alaskan Cruise
    3)Take my children to Disneyworld
    4)Finish the last 2 credits for my degree
    5)Attend a World Series game

  354. angie September 25, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    1. Visit Bath, UK
    2. Indoor Rock Climbing
    3. Visit the Dolomites

  355. Jubilance September 25, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    My bucket list:
    *Visit Western Europe
    *See the Great Pyramids at Giza
    *Start a charity in my name
    *Spend time with my nieces & nephew
    *Go whale watching or on a safari

  356. Jana @ Daily Money Shot September 26, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    I am slightly late to the party but I blogged about it. Here’s where you can find it: http://wp.me/1Slkj

  357. Beth September 26, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    My bucket list:
    -Visit at least one Mayan and one Incan site
    -Spend two weeks in Paris
    -Visit the pyramids
    -Establish a large collection of miniature orchid species

  358. Janie shoemake September 26, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Travel to all state capitals in an rv
    Backpack over Hawaii
    Learn to crochet without injuring myself or anyone in the room
    Get a book published

  359. ashley September 27, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    1. go hiking in the rocky mountains
    2. learn how to surf
    3. learn how to snow ski

  360. Chantise B. September 27, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    – Go To Ministry Of Sound Club
    – Meet Rob Patz
    – Meet Darren Criss
    – Go Scuba Diving
    – Study In Paris
    -Win The Lotto

  361. Brad September 27, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    I would love to go sky diving.

  362. Nicole H. September 27, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Alright, here goes nothin’:

    [1] Finish MBA (next year) and begin Doctoral by 2013 (yeah, boring…)
    [2] Have another child in 2012/2013 (nuts!!!!)
    [3] Skydiving (typical…)
    [4] Own our own home before I hit 80-years old. (possible? i have about 50-years to do it.. GO!)

  363. Kelly September 27, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    1. Go to Italy with my husband
    2. Go skydiving
    3. Become successful winemakers
    4. Win the lottery
    5. Makeover our home

  364. Hoa Le September 27, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    1. Bungee jumping
    2. Visit Africa
    3. To get out of debt

    alittlepieceofheaven777(at)yahoo(dot)com

  365. kristina September 27, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    1. Skydive
    2. Go scuba diving
    3. Go to Nepal
    4. Visit Fiji

  366. kristina September 27, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    I tweeted! “I just entered to win $500 with @lifeinsurancef and @budgetsaresexy! Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/4xjvzr8″

  367. Elle @ Odd Cents September 27, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Here is my bucket list post….

  368. Amber snell September 28, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    Go on a honeymoon with my husband

    buy my daughter unlimited toys

    take my daughter to disney world!

  369. Angela Winesburg September 28, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    I want to go sky diving, bungee jumping and visit Paris, thanks

  370. Lynda Del September 28, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    1. Own a private waterfront property in Miami.
    2. Raise a family
    3. Go on a Galapagos Islands diving cruise
    4. Go on a European or South American Cooking Tour/Culinary Vacation!
    5. Learn Spanish
    6. Go ziplining in Costa Rico.

  371. Kim Gordon September 28, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    I would love to take my son on a European vacation…..traveling all over Europe and taking in the beautiful culture and art.

  372. eleanor r September 28, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Go skydiving.

    Hike the Appalachian Trail

    Make the world a better place.

  373. Britnie September 28, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    1. To visit some where outside the United States
    2. To actually be able to speak Spanish
    3. To know what is feels like to be happy
    4. To have a baby girl

  374. Stacy September 28, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    1.To find someone & get married
    2.Travel some
    3.Have kids
    4.Start my own business

  375. Carol Bryant September 28, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Visit Europe
    Visit New England States
    Pay my house off
    Parachute
    Own a horse again
    Find love one more time

  376. Leslie Galloway September 28, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Visit Sardinia
    Live Abroad
    Dye my hair
    Own a Range Rover

  377. Abi September 28, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Get my Masters Degree
    Take a language class at Community College
    Visit Italy
    Go to the Dinosaur Park with the Kids
    Find more time for my marriage

  378. Stasi September 28, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    – Take my hypothetical children to Slovakia.
    – Actually HAVE those hypothetical children (and be a good mom)
    – Short term mission trip to Africa.
    – Find my purpose
    – Learn to Play the Piano

  379. Joyce Harrell September 28, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    I want to meet George Clooney
    I want to see the White House
    I want to take all my grandchildren to Disney World

  380. Andrea September 28, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Good contest!
    1. Learn to play the cello.
    2. Climb Kilimanjaro.
    3. Take a helicopter ride.

  381. Cheryl Va September 28, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Raft down the colorado river.

  382. Susan Chester September 28, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    My bucket list includes
    Swimming with dolphins
    Learning to windsurf.
    Take cake decorating lessons
    and many, many others!
    smchester at gmail dot com

  383. patricia September 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    My bucket list:
    see the grand canyon
    reconcile with family
    visit Austria

  384. Peter September 28, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    – Build a house – in a tree
    – Become a professional photographer
    – Visit all 7 continents
    – Found my own company

  385. Erin Mize September 28, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    1) Get kissed on the New Years Eve countdown
    2) See Japan with my own eyes
    3) Get my fortune read by a psychic
    4) Give my “compliments” to the chef!
    5) Win this giveaway or one just as big.

  386. Erin Mize September 28, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    Tweet Proof!

  387. Tiffany September 29, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    Learn German
    Become a mother
    Own a house
    Visit family that I haven’t seen in a long time

  388. Michelle S September 29, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    My bucket list:

    1. Go to Africa with my husband on a photo-safari trip.
    2. Travel to Macchu Picchu
    3. Do a personal spiritual retreat in Hawaii.
    4. Take our grandkids to Disneyland.
    5. Visit Ireland and Wales.
    6. Go to Spain and research my relatives.
    7. Celebrate Mardis Gras in New Orleans with my husband and family.

  389. genefaith September 29, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Count me in:)

    Here’s my bucket list:

    1. Start a successful small business (boutique , perhaps?).
    2. Learn to read and write Thai.
    3. Get a Masteral Degree in Education.
    4. Learn to play a piano.
    5. Migrate to a country of choice.(more greener pasture) .
    6. Read all of Agatha Christie’s mystery novels.
    7. Go on a luxury cruise vacation.
    8. Own our dream house and car.
    9. Celebrate important anniversary milestones in our marriage.
    10. Make a difference in the lives of others. It may be a simple random act of kindness or it may be a dedicated effort or cause that I’ll join.

  390. Steve W. September 29, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    1. Watch the Daytona 500 from the grandstands.
    2. Visit London, England.

  391. Sammy September 30, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Here’s my bucket list:

    Buy my own house and car.
    Travel to at least 3 continents outside of Asia, and visit all the provinces here in the Philippines.
    Be able to stop working and just do business when I reach the age of 35.
    Go shopping in New York.
    Try bungee jumping.
    Try scuba-diving.
    Learn how to speak French and Nihonggo.
    Meet and talk to the Backstreet Boys.

  392. Christine Amador September 30, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    my list would include:

    > travel to the USA, crossing the different states
    > learn korean and japanese
    > see other parts of the Philippines like Davao, Palawan
    > join missions trips
    > be actively involved in causes involving education of the less fortunate or orphanages

  393. Jade September 30, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    My bucket list:

    1. Do an african safari
    2. Visit Rome, Italy
    3. Meet Oprah in person
    4. Learn Mandarin language
    5. Own a designer shoes and bag (1 of each will do)
    6. Learn Yoga
    7. Learn to make cheese
    8. Go on a cruise
    9. Shop till I drop
    10. Visit Disneyland in Tokyo

  394. Selene M. September 30, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Go fulltime in our RV
    See the western USA National Parks
    Go to Alaska
    Take a cruise

  395. Aisling September 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    1. See the Northern Lights.
    2. Visit the Czech Republic.
    3. Have another vacation in New Orleans.
    4. Take my granddaughter to Germany.

  396. Lisa September 30, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    1.) Visit Italy
    2.) Have a speaking role in a movie (since I have already been an extra)
    3.) Win a Grand Prize in a contest.

  397. libby September 30, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    1. Visit Ireland
    2. Learn Japanese/German
    3. Buy a rental property
    4. become a missionary

  398. amanda September 30, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    my bucket list

    pay of all debt to become financially free from stress
    win the lotto
    give my mum the best healthcare she can get
    hire our own special cooks to cook for us
    travel to different countries to try different foods and learn about their culture
    take mum on a vacation of her choice
    to give my mum the best time shes ever had in her life
    to work from home and earn muni so that my mum and I can live comfortably without having any worries of muni etc

  399. Jennifer September 30, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    1. I’ve always wanted to go to Ireland (almost went a couple of summers ago, but plans fell through so still waiting to do this one)
    2. Get my car paid off so I have one less bill to worry about haha
    3. Have a house and a family
    4. Buy a new wardrobe

  400. josiah de guzman September 30, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    1. Visit France
    2. Do a Missionary Trip
    3. Skydive
    4. Go on a cruise
    5. Meet Ryan Gosling

  401. Kristie September 30, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    1. Finish my degree
    2. Learn a foreign language
    3. Visit Tahiti and stay in one of the rooms on the water.

  402. Glenn Peterson September 30, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    Visit England, Ireland and France

  403. jennifer October 1, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    1. Finish my studies
    2. Visit France, England, Ireland and Bora Bora
    3. Do scubadiving
    4. Buy a car
    5. Buy a house :)

  404. Shantel Peters October 1, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    1. Live in China for 2 years of my life
    2. Live in the Yukon for a period of time
    3. Meet Tobias Wolfe
    4. Go to a huge music festival
    5. Sing for 1000 people

  405. Stacey M. Signor October 1, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    1. Go to Greece, South Africa and Fiji (again lol)
    2. Create an Inheritance for my children and grand children
    3. Buy a small farm, with a small orchard and LOTS of animals
    4. Go to Culinary School for pastry, and to Art School :)
    5. Live long enough to see my grandchildren grow up!

  406. Ravzie October 1, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    1. I want to scuba dive all the great spots around the world.
    2. I want to win huge amounts of money.
    3. I want to be on the cover of a magazine.
    4. I want to have a part in a movie or tv show.
    5. I want to see the world from space.

    Big dreams, right???

  407. Tia Beverly October 1, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    to get out of debt
    to live life to the fullest

  408. ky2here October 1, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    1) go to Greece and Turkey
    2) complete a ten mile jog
    3) get my masters degree
    4) Hang glide
    5) Go to Brazil and/or Argentina

  409. Patricia Treskovich October 1, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    visit vegas

    move to florida

    ride a motorcycle

  410. Jaclyn Reynolds October 1, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    1. Move to South Dakota
    2. Live in another country for a couple years at least
    3. Learn to play guitar well.

  411. Marissa October 1, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    My bucket list includes:
    – Becoming a Doctor
    – Going to Las Vegas and Los Angeles
    – Go on a Roller Coaster (I have never been on one and I’m 27)
    – Overcome my fear of heights!

  412. Suzanna McMahan October 2, 2011 at 2:36 AM

    1) Live in Canada, France, England, Scotland, and Ireland for a month in each country.
    2) Find true love.
    3) Have a successful business online & offline.
    4) Have my own physical “bricks and mortar” store.
    5) Have the back yard of my dreams

  413. daniel healey October 2, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    I would like to visit Hawaii
    Parachute
    Hot air balloon
    Take my kids to disney world
    thanks for the giveaway

  414. pehpot October 2, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    My Bucket List includes spending a week in the beach with my family and learning how to bake :)

  415. Charlotte Varner October 2, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    1.) Visit *ANY* Ocean instead of always dreaming of what it’d be like through pics & tv. I want to feel that warm sand between my feet like everyone talks about.

    2.) Take a family vacation that’s never happened since my daughter has been born or since I’ve been with my hubby in 8 years.

    3.) Go to Disneyland because even as an adult I dream to one day see that beautiful place!

    4.) Go to California and do some shopping in Beverly Hills!

  416. ferriz October 2, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Oh wow this is a fun question!

    – study abroad in italy
    – become fluent in italian
    – drive a race car
    – eat frogs legs/rattle snake/weird exotic food
    – learn to make a fully functional REAL corset

    yup. im random.

  417. VickieB October 2, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    not in any particular order
    take a cruise to Alaska
    stay a week in Hawaii
    visit the Grand Canyon
    win enough cash to buy a house of my own and pay for it in full with some left for appliances and such
    vlbsweeps at gmail dot com

  418. crystal October 2, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    l like going kinda ‘small’
    1.Get my certificate in Herbs and Natural Medicine
    2.Make jewelry especially hand stamped jewelry
    3.See my favorite singer again

    wow..$500 could help me do all of those..

    Fun post and giveaway,thanks!!

  419. Sheila October 2, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    1 – travel to Egypt
    2 – be financially comfortable without working everyday

  420. Melissa W October 2, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Just a few
    1. See my children acomplish their dreams
    2. Read The Bible cover to cover
    3. Travel to Germany, Italy and Egypt
    4. Own a farm and become more self sufficient

  421. Kasey Kollman October 2, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    1 Go on a cruise.
    2 jump on a plane and go
    3 hot air ballon ride
    4 kiss my mother (on the forehead)

  422. Terri Martin October 2, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Awesome giveaway!
    Go on a Alaskian Cruise. Go to Egypt and see the Great Pyramids, Start my own business and make a living doing something I enjoy.
    phoenixgrill@aol.com

  423. Fahziel October 2, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Add to my business account

  424. Leann Lindeman October 2, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    ride in a hot air balloon…. go to Italy.

  425. Leann Lindeman October 2, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    I tweeted. hootowl29

  426. Valerie Mabrey October 2, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Bucket list
    climb a climbing wall
    do a marathon
    lose my weight to do the first two
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

  427. Amber October 2, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Bucket List:
    1) Travel the world
    2) Become scuba certified
    3) Buy an expensive exotic car (or atleast rent one)

  428. Kira E. October 2, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Bucket List
    Travel – Ireland, Paris, Italy, Alaska
    Finish College (Masters Degree0
    Own my own home
    see my grandkids
    fit into my wedding dress again

  429. Jennifer Boylan October 2, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    What’s on my bucket list:
    1. Travel to Amish Country
    2. Write a Will
    3. Repair the Roof
    4. Upgrade to a bigger house!
    5. Own an “indoor” pool!

  430. Amanda Condra October 2, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Bucket List:

    1. Visit Greece
    2. Scuba dive in Tahiti
    3. Stay in an underwater hotel
    4. Own a motorcycle
    5. visit all 50 states

  431. Morgan Edger October 2, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    1. Become a mom
    2. Hike the Appalachian Trail (I’ve gotten some of this accomplished!)
    3. Visit every continent
    4. Live in Europe
    5. Own my own home!

  432. Inez Cegelis October 2, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Top Items from my bucket list –
    The first five spots – Buy my own home
    – create a special gift crafted by my own hands and give it to someone special
    – visit my grandmother in Ca

  433. Daniel M October 2, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    bucket:
    1 get out of debt
    2 regain my health
    can’t think past that

  434. Pamela Harrell October 2, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    1. Get an Associates Degree
    2. Renovate an abandoned hotel and put those suffered loosing their jobs and homes free of charge – I would take donations for Food, Clothes, Computers, anything in good condition.\
    3. Take a Cruise
    4. Go To Maui
    5. Hot Air Balloon Ride

  435. Cristi October 3, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    1. Take my dad to to Ireland.
    2. Take my whole family on a vacation to see the ocean.
    3.If my back injury was to heal go sky diving

  436. Daniel Thornton, Jr. October 3, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    1. write computer programs
    2. build a website
    3. Lean about Nanotechnology
    4. learn another language
    5. Become a mechanic and work on dragsters
    6. build a computer
    5. start my own nascar team
    6. Build cars and motorcycles
    7. become a welder
    8. make 3d models
    9. Enjoy life more
    10. Learn how to play the guitar
    11. Learn how to play the drums
    12. Learn how to play bass

  437. Erica C. October 3, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    Some items on my bucket list:
    1. Get married and have at least one baby.
    2. Donate a lot of money to my local animal shelter.

  438. Carla October 3, 2011 at 2:37 AM

    1. go skydiving (even th
    ough I’m afraid of heights)
    2. visit a ghost town
    3. visit Niagara Falls
    4. visit Canada
    5. visit Salem, Massachusetts
    6. see the Great Wall of China
    7. visit Manchu Pichu (bet I spelled that all wrong!)

  439. Tonya Dean October 3, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    1. See the ocean
    2. Learn to swim so when I see the ocean I don’t drown.
    3. Travel around the world looking at castles and old weird cemeteries.
    4. Find a hidden ancient treasure.

    tdlsfm(at)gmail(dot)com

  440. Karen October 3, 2011 at 2:46 AM

    Learn to fly an airplane.
    Visit the Galapagos islands.

  441. Jackie October 3, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    1. visit paris
    2. move to madrid (in laws live there)
    3. have more babies! (would love to add a son or two to our family)
    4. sky dive (its on hubby’s bucket list, so we might as well ‘die’ together! lol)

  442. April V. October 3, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    Explore some of the wonders of the US – national monuments, grand canyon, yosemite.
    Visit the east – Japan, China, Thailand
    Sky dive
    Bungee jump
    Go whale watching

  443. aileen strong October 3, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    *be in a movie (extra)
    *design full-time
    *fall deeply in love
    *learn another language fluently

  444. Katharina October 3, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Part of my bucket list: :-)
    1. Alaskan cruise with an all-you-can-eat chocolate 24 hour buffet (I dream big!)
    2. Write a book instead of my “day job” of writing articles
    3. See the Pacific Ocean since I love the Atlantic so much
    4. Cross country RV trip with hubby and daughter
    5. Redefine lifestyle to get healthier

  445. nanjhall October 3, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    1. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
    2. Visit every National Park
    3. Go to Alaska

  446. Emma Peel October 3, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    1. see the ruins of Greece
    2. a weeks stay on a desserted island with no one but the one I love (all amenties given)
    3. Find metal detector finds worth thousands

  447. Mike October 3, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    1. experience sustained weightlessness (i.e. go to space or similar)
    2. receive a standing ovation from a 10,000+ crowd for a personal accomplishment
    3. control a vehicle while travelling 200+ mph on land or water
    4. sell ice to an eskimo :)

  448. Brooke R. October 3, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    OOh! I love reading all the ideas! They are awesome! Here are some of mine:
    *Do something to help children of a family awaiting a transplant (my mom had a kidney transplant when I was a teen and there wasn’t a program to help transplant patient’s kids in place)
    *Make 25 lovely things (I am up to 7!)
    *Kiss my hubby on the Spanish Steps in Italy
    *Meditate in Ireland
    *Win something great
    *Live Debt free

  449. mistysunrise October 3, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    * Go to the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, NM

    * Swim in both oceans

    itsjustme62613 at gmail.com

  450. Gena October 3, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    1. Try Rollber Derby
    2. Learn to Dance
    3. Go to New York City
    4. Be an extra in a big budget movie!

  451. ian isk October 3, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    on my list:
    go go japan
    poo on a boss’s desk (rather be an old boss, my current is pretty good :)

  452. Geoff K October 3, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    A few items on my bucket list would have to be:
    -Go to Wimbledon
    -Go to the Cannes Film Festival
    -Go spelunking or cliff diving at least once
    -Audition for a theatrical production and get a part in a play

    Thanks!
    gkaufmanss at yahoo dot com

  453. Beth McLeod October 3, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Bucket List:
    Go to Hawaii! Charter a sailboat in the Caribbean! Ride a horse!

  454. Samantha October 3, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    1. Become a mom
    2. Travel to Europe and see a football game
    3. Win the lottery (fingers crossed!)

  455. Ceinwyn October 3, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    What ISN’T on my list? Mostly travel things, go to Australia and New Zealand, Japan, back to England to name a few. Eat real Chinese food in China. Be completely and utterly debt free.

  456. Angela Wieland October 3, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    1. Go to Austrailia
    2. Re-Build a car engine, By myself
    3. Swim with Dolphins
    4. Buy a Seat in the World Poker Tour.(not trying to steal yours, I just really would love to play poker with the pros)

  457. Diane Baum October 3, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    1 Travel to Israel, Italy and Spain
    2. Donate to my children’s orphange in Colombia
    3 Write and publish a children’s book
    4 Replace my bedroom windows
    5 Help someone with money for medical cost
    6 Have a tea part

  458. andrea amy October 3, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    My Bucket List:

    Buy a house (and stop renting)
    Visit somewhere (anywhere really) outside of Canada
    Watch my children grow up to be happy, well adjusted men (I hope)
    Get my drivers license
    Get that Honeymoon I never got

  459. cathy miller / rewcath October 3, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    My bucket list is 1.) to tour europe 2.) visit the seven wonders of the world 3.) meet Prince

    nupa123atgmaildotcom

  460. Happi Shopr October 3, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    1. get my drivers license (i’m 36…mmm, yeah)
    2. get a car (see item one)
    3. raise a lot of awareness and money for a cure for colon cancer in daddy’s honor and memory.

  461. Stacy October 3, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    1. Visit Australia. I wanted to do a study abroad program there as an undergrad, but I never sent in the application because of lack of funds. My cousin went for a semester and said it was the best thing she ever did.
    2. Read everything on my “to be read” list (currently probably has several thousand books on it).
    3. Visit every Hard Rock Cafe in the World. My husband and I are huge Hard Rock fans and belong to the Pin Collector’s Club. Together we’ve been to almost 40, and then we’ve each visited a few before we met each other.
    4. Go sky diving. My brother did this for his 25th birthday and loved it so much he did it ten more times to be certified.
    5. Get my PhD (currently have an MA).

  462. Renee October 3, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Learn another language
    Write a children’s book
    Learn to ski

  463. Liz V October 3, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    – Learn to fly
    – Learn to dive
    – Learn to speed
    – Learn to Drive
    – Go outside of town

  464. Deci Worland October 3, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Travel through Peru
    Meet my Native American cousins

  465. kathy pease October 3, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    my bucket list would be to fly to hawaii it is so gorgeous but im afraid of flying,send all my kids through college,scuba dive yet im afraid of sharks..lol

  466. Jen Harriman October 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    I would say my top 3 in no particular order are:
    1. See U2 in concert
    2. Vacation in Ireland
    3. Own or live on a large horse farm.

  467. tracey johnson October 3, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    wow, i want to go to ireland, because of the wonderful countryside.

  468. Yvonne Butler October 3, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    1. Replace winter clothes lost in a fire.
    2. Buy all the paperback books I want to read
    3. Stock my freezer with meat
    4. Give my grandson a new truck

  469. EMILY October 3, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    1. Hail a Taxi cab in New York City
    2. Hop a Freight train
    3. swim in the ocean at night
    4. Write a book
    5. get that book published

  470. Ingrid October 3, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Bucket List
    1. Sky Dive
    2. Be in Times Magazine
    3. Loose 200lbs
    4. Get A Masters Degree in something
    5. Help End Homelessness in my City

  471. Mary Casper October 3, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    1. Buy a land rover
    2 visit Malta
    3. Take my mother to Hawaii
    3. Build a kennell
    4. Pay off my daughters school loans

  472. Ed Nemmers October 3, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    – Climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
    – Create a crossword puzzle that is published in The New York Times.
    – Play piano well enough to entertain at someone’s home party.

  473. addrienne mertens October 3, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    -buy house in country away from noise
    -hang gliding
    -zip line through jungle
    -get a fun job

  474. Kayla October 3, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    1) Learn to play the guitar
    2) skydive
    3) ride in a hot air balloon
    4) travel the entire country and go on all of the rollercoasters

  475. Rosey October 3, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    1. I want to go to Angkor Wat with my family.
    2. I want to pay off my student loans.
    3. I want to be able to pay for all four kids to go through college (so they don’t have student loans).

  476. julieh October 3, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    my bucket list: climb mount everest, hike the grand canyon, swim the english channel, go on an african safari

  477. Lily October 3, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    1. Visit Italy and converse in Italian there.
    2. Give blood.
    3. Go to the Louvre

  478. Rosanne October 3, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Go on Safari in Kenya
    Go to Australia
    Go to Galapagos Islands
    Go to Tahiti and Fiji

  479. Morgan October 3, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    Take an elevator ride to space (in the to be built space tower)

  480. vanessa hunter October 4, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    1) Having a day to myself.
    2) Getting some rest on that day.

  481. Kate S October 4, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    Go to Europe! Meet Neil Patrick Harris!

  482. amie d October 4, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    1. Visit every state in the USA.
    2. Win the lottery.
    3. Lose 50 lbs.
    Thanks!!!!!

  483. Freebies City October 4, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    My bucket list is very simple:

    1.Visit Las Vegas
    2.Participate in the Peachtree Race
    3.Get a kiss at the Eiffel tower
    4.Take a road trip through all the 50 states and spend at least 2 days in each state
    5.Own a fully paid off home
    6.Write a children’s book
    7.Write a book
    8.Visit Miami
    9.Tour Egypt’s pyramids
    10.Participate in a flash mob
    11.Attend a live wrestling event
    12.Have my own radio segment (or show)
    13.Have my own TV segment (or show)
    14.Start an online magazine
    15.Have my own line of T-shirts
    16.Attend a blogging conference
    17.Attend a sweeping convention

    jdmimi at gmail dot com

  484. Janette October 4, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    -Go on an Arctic cruise
    -Hold a baby tiger
    -Travel Route 66
    -Adopt a child
    -Learn Spanish
    -Visit every MLB ball park

  485. lindsay October 4, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    Go to Peru – I would love to see Machu Picchu & the nazca lines
    Go Scuba diving in Micronesia
    learn at least one more language
    learn how to sail
    learn how to make pottery

  486. Crystal F October 4, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Take my girls back to the Outer Banks!
    Visit Alaska
    Spend a week in Aspen
    Have enough money for once so that we can go out and buy whatever we want. lol

  487. PJ October 4, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    1. Get my Ph.D…
    2. Become fluent in another language
    3. Meet Johnny Depp
    4. Visit every US state
    5. Plant 200 trees
    6. Host a radio show
    7. Invent something useful

  488. Jeronimas October 4, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    1. Go to USA
    2. Learn proper english
    3. Meet Chris Breezy
    4. Host a show with my friends (comedy one)
    5. Not sure about that

  489. Ja October 4, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Go to Antarctica
    Spend a full year abroad
    Become fluent in another language
    Visit all seven continents

  490. dddiva October 4, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Eat my way across Italy
    Go to the fat farm (spa) in Aruba so I can look & feel good while doing the next thing on my list
    Go back to Italy and stock up on leather! Esp shoes, bags & jackets. Refurb the rest of my wardrobe while I am at it
    Take my grandson swimming with the dolphins
    Move back to the beach

  491. Susan Smith October 4, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    1. Go on a Cruise
    2. Ride a hot air balloon
    3. skydive
    4. go on an Aftican Safari

  492. Amy DeLong October 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    take the kids to Mexico
    2nd honeymoon in Australia
    ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

  493. susan smoaks October 4, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    my bucket list:

    quit my job
    spend a month in a cabin in the woods with my husband, no tv, no power, nothing
    travel the world

  494. Lyndsey R. October 4, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Make love on a skyscraper.
    Take my son to Disney World.
    Go to Amsterdam

    lyndsey.rullman at hotmail dot com

    Thanks for this awesome giveaway!!!!!

  495. Dawn October 4, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Take my kids on a family vacation
    Ride a burro in the Grand Canyon
    Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
    Look down from the top of the Empire State Building

  496. Steph A October 4, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    1. Visiting Europe
    2. Starting a family
    3. Having a larger yard and another dog

  497. Tesa S. October 4, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    1. Marry the man of my dreams.
    2. Live in a big house with lots of trees, a swimming pool and a huge backyard.
    3. See my kids become productive citizens.
    4. Visit the Grand Canyon and Lake Powell.
    5. Travel to Europe.
    6. Live happily ever after!

  498. Sherry October 4, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Take better care of myself.
    Spend more time outdoors.
    Win a contest.
    Read more books.
    Find time to talk to my family.
    Get better organized.
    Plant a garden.

  499. Becky October 4, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    1. See 7 wonders of World
    2. Visit all 50 States
    3. Live at the Beach
    4. Be More organized
    5. Have enough money to be comfortable

  500. meme October 4, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    1. go to Disneyworld
    2. See a Broadway play in New York
    3. See Toby Kieth in concert

  501. Allison Allen October 4, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    My bucket list would read something like this:
    1) Have sex in Europe
    2) Own a home
    3) Be in the room for a birth of a baby
    4) Go to a superbowl
    5) Throw out the first pitch at Wrigley field

    Thanks!!!

  502. mary gardner October 4, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    see the grand canyon
    see italy
    see the olympics
    have a swimming pool in my backyard
    move to the beach

    marygardner49 at aol dot com

  503. Tammy Knox October 4, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    – Help my family become financially secure
    – Get my dad the only thing on his bucket list; he wants to drive a Mercedes Benz
    – Make sure the rest of my siblings go to college

  504. AEKZ2 October 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    1. Take my family to Japan
    2. Drive a Viper
    3. Ride the fastest rollercoaster
    4. Catch a foul or homerun ball

  505. paula b October 4, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    1)write a book
    2)spend a year visiting family all over the USA
    3)live for a few months in every country possible before “kicking the bucket”

  506. Roxann October 4, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    My top thing on my bucket list is to go on a cruise. I would love to go on a road trip to the places that sound good on Diners, Drive-Inns and Dives. Go to the Superbowl.

  507. Leticia October 4, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    1. Attend cooking school in France
    2. Learn to sing reasonable well
    3. Ride an elephant on a safari

  508. Betty C October 4, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    I’m so fortunate to have done so much already, but there is always a list of those things I want to do.
    1. Visit New England in the fall and be a “leaf peeper”
    2. Ride in a hot air balloon
    3. Go back to Italy and spend at least a month there
    4. Visit Hawaii
    5.Take a cruise to Alaska
    6. Visit Asia
    7. Take my daughters to Panama. They were born there and haven’t ever been back.

  509. Breanne October 4, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    I want to go to Iceland.

  510. Michelle Spayde October 4, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    1. Move to a small scenic town in the mountains
    2. Go on an African Safari
    3. Start my own business

  511. Stephanie N October 4, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    1. Travel around the world.
    2. Retire early.
    3. Write a novel.
    4. Start my own business.
    5. Learn to drive a motorcycle.

  512. Diana Russell October 4, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    1. Run a Marathon.
    2. Get Published.
    3. Dinner with Alec Baldwin & Raven Symone. (don’t judge.)

    e-mail: lucky02130 (at) gmail (dot) com

  513. talijolgus October 4, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Things on my Bucket List!

    Visit another country (at least one!)
    Make my business a success
    Dance under a waterfall

  514. Christina October 4, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    I’d like to visit Bali, write a novel, and have my collages shown in New York City!

  515. R Hicks October 4, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    My bucket list is

    hot air balloon ride
    fly in helicopter
    scuba diving
    travel to Africa

    brich22 at earthlink dot net

  516. cathy October 4, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    get it all together

  517. DanV October 4, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    Mine are: 1) A trip to Hawaii, 2) Camping in the Adirondacks, 3) Taking a train across Europe

  518. spirit_kim October 4, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    A few things on my list are to:
    learn to speak another language.
    go to Paris
    live by the sea
    rock climb
    gabe411 at hotmail dot com

  519. crystal l allen October 4, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    go to vegas
    swim in the ocean
    take a cruise
    clallen at ntin dot net

  520. Brandi October 4, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    1. GEt married
    2. live on a tropical island two steps to the beach
    3. visit all 7 continents
    4. give random gifts to strangers on the street

  521. Justin D October 4, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    1. visit bora bora
    2. see my son graduate from high school
    3. learn japanese
    4. buy an RV and drive around N. America

    too many things I want to do :)

    kappasighacksaw(at)live(dot)com

  522. Barbara Long October 4, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    My bucket list includes taking a trip to Australia, getting at least one of my photos published and writing a mystery novel.

    longbarb1@aol.com

  523. Amanda S. October 4, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    Go on stage with NKOTB
    Visit Paris
    Finish College

  524. Sarah L October 4, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    A trip to New Zealand.
    Thanks for the contest.

  525. Erica G October 4, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    I have the going to the airport and catching the next flight thing done. I also want to stay in a haunted hotel, see the grand canyon!

  526. J. Money October 5, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    ***GIVEAWAY NOW OVER***

    I will be going through these to make sure everyone met the requirements, and then shortly there after will announce the winner. Might take me a day or two, but you’ll find out soon! Thanks for sharing your hopes and dreams everybody, can’t wait to make one of them come closer to being true!!

    Be back in a bit ;)

  527. Megan October 5, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    See Pacquiao Fight (Up Close)!

    Visit Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India

    Own a Second Home in New Orleans

    Raise Well Rounded Children

    Become a Full-Time Philanthropist

    1. Tsitsi Matyanga September 26, 2021 at 7:22 AM

      Raise well rounded children
      That sounds like ease but I tell you its very important. I have just discovered my teen son has started smoking weed!!!!!!

  528. Ana Gonzalez October 5, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    1. Go to Hawaii with my friends
    2. Swim in the ocean
    3. Go sky diving
    4. Make a difference in the world