Adventurous & Adrenaline Rush Bucket List

1. Skydive- Completed: May 12, 2008 @ Boise, Idaho

2. Indoor Skydive

3. Bungee Jump 

4. Rappel Down A Waterfall

5. Air Boat Across An Alligator Infested Swamp - Completed: 2012 @ New Orleans, Louisiana

6. Wake Surf - Completed: July 2016

7. Surf In The Ocean

8. Personal Underwater (SUV)

9. Go On A Sailboat Ride

10. Kite Surf

11. Go Bamboo Rafting

12. Bottom Fishing - Completed: 2007 @ St. John, Antigua

13. Oceanic Snorkeling - Completed 2007 @ St. John, Antigua

14. Freshwater Snorkeling - Completed 2005 @ Fort Walton Beach, Florida

15. Go Underwater In A Submarine - Completed: 2007 @ Bridgetown, Barbados

16. Oceanic Kayaking - Completed: 2007 @ St. George, Grenada

17. Hang Glide

18. Go on an African Safari

19. Throw A Grenade - Completed: July, 2002 @ Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

20. Cliff Jump - Completed: December 27, 2019 @ Pelican Rock, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

21. Fly An Airplane- Completed: 2005 Sioux Falls, South Dakota

22. Parasail- Completed: March, 2006 @ Montego Bay, Jamaica

23. Hold A Shark

24. Swim With Sharks

25. Hold And Feed Alligators - Completed: 2012 @ New Orleans, Louisiana

26. Hold A Boa Constrictor- Completed: March, 2006 @ Montego Bay, Jamaica

27. Ride Horseback Bareback - Completed: 2003 @ Platte, South Dakota

28. Herd Cattle On Horseback - Completed: 2003 @ Platte, South Dakota

29. Zip Line - Completed 2005 @ Ketchikan, Alaska

30. Chase A Tornado - Completed August, 2019 @ Pease Creek, South Dakota

31. Sandboard - Completed: August 9, 2018 @ Silver Lake, Michigan

32. Try Zorbing

33. Bike The Michaelson Trail - Completed: 2013 @ Black Hills, South Dakota 

34. Paddle Board - Completed: August 2018 @ Silver Lake, Michigan

35. Rock Climb - Completed: 2005 @ Skagway Mountains, Alaska

36. Ride In A Helicopter - Completed 2010 in a Chinook @ Mount Rushmore

37. Bike Down The Continental Divide - Completed: 2014 @ Vail Pass, Colorado

38. Mountain Bike Down A Mountain - Completed 2014 @  Breckenridge, Colorado

39. Free Rock Climb - Completed: 2012 @ Palisades, South Dakota

40. Try Ax Throwing - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

41. Hike A Mountain - Completed September 22, 2018 @ Harney Peak, South Dakota

42. ​Hike a Volcano

43. Scuba Dive - Completed: 2009 @ Gulf of Mexico

44. White Water Rafting - Completed: 1997 @ Colorado

45. White Water Kayaking - Completed: 2008 @ Boise, Idaho

46. Deer Hunt - Completed: 2007 @ River Hills, Platte, South Dakota

47. Ride Mechanical Bull - Completed: 2008 @ Boise, Idaho

48. Ride A Bull - Completed: 2009 @ South Dakota

49. Try Flyboarding 

50. Skijoring (Horse Skiing/Snowboarding) - Completed January 1, 2020 @ Platte, South Dakota

51. Swing On A Trapeze

52. Swim Across Missouri River - Completed: July 31, 2018 @ Missouri River, South Dakota

53. Gorilla Trekking (Uganda)

 

Sightseeing & Points of Interest Bucket List

 

International Bucket List

1. Get Wet From All Oceans - Atlantic, Pacific

2. Roman Colosseum - Completed: January, 2005 @ Rome

3. Sistine Chapel- Completed: January, 2005 @ Vatican City

4. Tour Pont du Gard, France (Roman Aqueducts) - Completed: January, 2005 @ France

5. Hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa - Completed: January, 2005 @ Pisa

6. View The Birth of Venus Painting - Completed: January, 2005 @ Florence, Italy

7. Prada Art Museum - Completed: January, 2005 @ Madrid, Spain

8. Assisi Church - Completed: January, 2005 @ Assisi, Italy

9. Poseidon's Statue - Completed: January, 2005 @ Florence, Italy

10. Slaying of Medusa, - Completed: January, 2005 @ Florence, Italy

11. Make A Wish In The Trevi Fountain- Completed: January, 2005 @  Florence, Italy

12. Gaudi Church of the Holy Family - Completed: January, 2005 @ Barcelona

13. St. Peter's Basilica- Completed: January, 2005 @ Vatican City

14. Go On An International Cruise - Completed: January, 2007 @ New York to Caribbean 

15. Island Hop Around The Greek Isles

16. Drink Steins In Munich for Ocktoberfest

17. Sleep in a Castle in Ireland

18. Have Lunch in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

19. Visit the Catacombs in Paris

20. Swim in the Hot Springs in Tuscany

21. Visit the Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 

22. Swim In The Great Barrier Reef

23. Ride a Gondola in Venice

24. Drink Wine In Santorini Greece

25. Walk in Olympia

26. Explore the Acropolis, Athens Greece

27. Swim in Jellyfish Lake in Palau

28. Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

29. Tour the Taj Mahal, India

30. Witness the Changing of the Guard @ Buckingham Palace, London

31. Run with the Bulls in Spain

32. Stay in a Tuscan Villa

33. Wear a Mask at Carnival in Venice

34. Walk through the Cloud Forest in Costa Rica

35. Drive an old school car in Cuba

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National Bucket List

1. Visit All 50 States

2. Go On A National Cruise - Completed: 2005 Alaskan Cruise

3. Statue Of Liberty (Eating Breakfast In Bed) - Completed: January 2007

4. Visit Niagara Falls - Completed: 2017 @ Canada and Update New York

5. Have Breakfast at the Magnolia Silos - Completed: 2019 @ Waco, Texas

6. Tour the battle grounds @ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

7. Bike Across The Golden Gate Bridge

8. Liberty Bell - Completed: December, 2003 @ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

9. Stroll Down The San Antonio Riverwalk  - Completed: 2004 @ San Antonio, Texas

10. Visit the Alamo  - Completed: 2004 @ Alamo, Texas

11. See Thor's Well

12. Visit the Ozarks 

13. Tour the Grand Ole Opry - Completed: 2016 @ Nashville, Tennessee

14. Ride On A Cable Car  - Completed: September, 2008 @ In San Francisco, California

15. Wizarding World Of Harry Potter - Completed: July, 2017 @ Orlando, Florida

16. Ride To The Top Of The Gateway Arch - Completed: 2015 @ St. Louis, Missouri 

17. Visit Above Ground Cemetery - Completed: 2015 @ New Orleans, Louisiana 

18. Hike to Horseshoe Bend

19. Hike Antelope Canyon

20. Hike The Grand Canyon

21. White Water Raft The Grand Canyon

22. Visit the Hoover Dam

23. Hike Yosemite Half Dome

24. Hike through Zion National Park

25. Hike Across Devil's Bridge

26. Rock Climb Devil's Tower

27. Climb the Arches in Utah

28. Hamilton Pool Reserve  - Completed: 2019 @ Austin, Texas

29. See The White House  - Completed: 2010 Washington, DC

30. Go to Disney World

31. Ride along the Big Sur

32. Visit the Grand Canyon 

33. Visit Chicago During Saint Patrick's Day

34. Stand on the Skydeck in Chicago 

35. Mendenhall Glacier  - Completed: June 2005 @ Juneau, Alaska

36. Ride a Hot Air Balloon During the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 

37. Attend the Kentucky Derby

38. Mesa Verde - Completed: 1995 @ Colorado

39. Yellowstone National Park - Completed: 1996 @ Wyoming

40. See the Everglades  - Completed January  26, 2020

41. Hug A Giant Redwood - Completed: March 8, 2018 @ Calaveras Big Tree State Park, California

42. See The Northern Lights

43. See The Colors In New England

44. Escape From Alcatraz  - Completed: March 8, 2019 @ San Francisco, California

45. Tour Anheuser-Busch Brewery - Completed: 2015 @ St. Louis, Missouri

46. Drink Wine At Napa Valley

47. Go Wild Mushroom Hunting At Napa Valley

48. Eat At The French Laundry At Napa Valley

49. Throw Beads At Mardi Gras

50. Eat From The Food Trucks in Austin, TX - Completed: 2019

51. See a Broadway Musical in New York

52. Stand Under The Hollywood Sign

53. Visit the French Quarter  - Completed: 2015 @ New Orleans, Louisiana ​

54. See the Northern Lights

 

Just for Fun Bucket List

1. Explore A Pyramid - Completed: 2012 @ Mayan Ruins, Cancun Mexico

2. Swim In Bioluminescent Waters - Red Tide

3. Feed Swimming Pigs (Bahamas)

4. Swim With Sea Turtles

5. Walk On A Black Sand Beach

6. Walk On A Pink Sand Beach (Bahamas/Greece)

7. Build A Ship in a Bottle - Completed July 2004

8. Go to a Drive in Movie

9. Hot Air Balloon Ride - Completed: 2014 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

10. Whale Watching - Completed: June, 2005 @ Juneau, Alaska

11. Sleep In An Igloo

12. Travel By Train

13. Sight See On A Train - Completed: 2005 @ Ketchikan, Alaska

14. Dinner On A Train - Completed: 2008 @ Boise, Idaho

15. Eat The (Tequila) Worm - Completed 2004 @ Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

16. Take A Cooking Class

17. Take a Wine Class

18. Do A Body Shot

19. Cook A 5-Course Meal

20. Eat a 9 Course Meal

21. Make A Homemade Pie - Completed: 2010 (Apple) @ Harrisburg, South Dakota

22. Go To A Dinner Theater - Completed: 2012 @ Minneapolis, Minnesota

23. Dinner And A Theater Movie - Completed: 2014 @ Worthington, Minnesota

24. Name A Star  - Completed: 2011 (Star Named After Me “Sarah’s Watchful Eye”) @ Harrisburg, South Dakota

25. Read The Odyssey By Homer - Completed: 2008 @ Harrisburg, South Dakota

26. Do The Hula

27. Learn A Second Language

28. Dye My Hair A Crazy Color  - Completed: 2019 (Pink Concert) @ Omaha, Nebraska

29. Get A Tattoo - Completed: 2003 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

30. Fly First Class

31. Travel By Train

32. Shower In The Rain - Completed: 1999 @ Platte, South Dakota

33. Kiss In The Rain - Completed: 2001 @ Platte, South Dakota

34. Hot Yoga - Completed: 2012 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

35. Belly Dance - Completed: 2009 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

36. Visit A Nude Beach And Embrace It

37. Pose Nude Professionally/Artistically - Completed: 2005 @ DSU, Madison, South Dakota

38. Go Skinny Dipping - Completed: 2003 @ Missouri River, South Dakota

39. Sunbathe Toppless - Completed 2002+ @ South Dakota

40. Wear A Sumo Wrestling Suit

41. Dance On A Bar  - Completed: 2005 @ Geddes, South Dakota

42. Crowd Surf

43. Rope Dance - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

44. Kiss On Top Of A Ferris Wheel  - Completed: 2008 @ Boise, ID

45. Go To A Renaissance Festival  - Completed: 2013 @ Scott County, Minnesota

46. Horse Carriage Ride,  - Completed: 2003 @ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

47. Get A Fish Pedicure

48. Take A Mud Bath

49. Attend A Pig Roast

50. Shuck Oysters

51. Stomp Grapes

52. Flip Eggs In The Air Successfully - Completed: 2010 @ Harrisburg, South Dakota

53. Join A Flash Mob

54. Stay Overnight In A Castle - Completed: 2017 (Belhurst Castle) New York

55. Sleep in a treehouse 

56. Palm Read By A Gypsy New Orleans - Completed: 2012 @ New Orleans, Louisiana 

57. Attend A Music Festival

58. Bet On A Horse Race

59. Bought Dream Car - Completed: 2017 (Dodge Charger) @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

60. Build Dream Home - Completed: 2017 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

61. Splurge On The Most Expensive Resort Room

62. Hold A Record - Completed:  2003 (High School And College Pole Vault) @ Platte, South Dakota

63. Kiss On New Years - Completed: 2000/2001 @ Platte, South Dakota

64. Be An Extra In A Movie Or Commercial

65. Attend A Masquerade Ball - Completed: 2016 @ St. Louis, Missouri

66. Listen To Jazz In New Orleans  - Completed: 2012 (Piano Duel) @ New Orleans, Louisiana 

67. Murder Mystery Dinner Party  - Completed:  2018 (Halloween) @ Minneapolis, Minnesota

68. Attend A Professional Bull Riding Show (PBR) - Completed: 2015 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

69. Food Network Restaurant/Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives  - Completed: 2016 (Guy Fieri's Kitchen And Bar - Parmesan Fries) @ Las Vegas, Nevada

70. Rally At Gay Pride Parade (LGBT)  - Completed: 2019 (1st In Sioux Falls, SD) @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

71. Toga Party  - Completed: August 2018 @ Frankenmuth, Michigan 

72. Attend A Black-Tie Gala

 

Athletic Competitions, Races & Sports Bucket List

1. Run a Half Marathon  - Completed: 2006 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota (2:10) 2019 @ Waco, Texas (2:04)

2. Run a 5K (Color Run) - Completed: 2013 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

3. Run a 10K - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

4. Run a Marathon

5. Finish a Triathlon

6. Compete In A Bike race (Tour de Corn)  - Completed: 2014 @ Mitchell, South Dakota

7. Win golf pin prize - (Longest Drive & Closets to the Pin)

8. Learn To Snowboard  - Completed: 2008 @ Boise, Idaho

9. Snowboard at Lake Tahoe - Completed: March 6, 2018

10. Snowboard at Big Sky  - Completed: December 2016 

11. Snowboard at Vail

12. Snowboard at Jackson Hole

13. Snowboard at Squaw Valley

14. Snowboard at Breckenridge

15. Snowboard at Alaska

16. Golf in 10 States – South Dakota, Florida, Colorado

17. Golf Internationally  - Completed: December 25, 2019 @ San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

18. Wake Board - Completed: 2009 @ Missouri River, South Dakota

19. Wake Surf- Completed: 2016 @ Missouri River, South Dakota

20. Achieve my goal weight - Completed: November 2019

21. Get Michelle Obama Arms

22. Obtain 6 Pack Abs

 

Career & Scholarly Bucket List

1. Graduate From College (Bachelor’s Degree)  - Completed: (Dustin 2007, Brookings, South Dakota & Sarah 2006 Madison, South Dakota)

2. Serve Country (21C In The SD National Guard) - Completed: 2002 - 2011 @ Chamberlain, South Dakota

3. Become Certified Marketer:  - Completed: 2016 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

4. Publish A Book (13 And Counting)  - Completed: 2011 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

5. Speak At Book Convention - Completed: 2014 @

6. Sign At A Book Convention - Completed: 2013 @

7. South Dakota Author Of The Year - Completed: 2017 @ Pierre, South Dakota

8. Win Award For A Book (Most Unique Marketing) - Completed: 2015 @ St. Louis, Missouri

9. Contribute To Charity (Young Voices Foundation Receive Half Of Sales) - Completed: 2012 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

10. Make The Newspaper - Completed: 2012 @ Mitchell, South Dakota

11. Organized Fundraiser (Locks Of Love) - Completed: 2014 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

12. Speak On The Radio - Completed: 2014 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

13. 15-Minutes Of Fame – (KSFY News Interview For Locks Of Love) - Completed: 2014 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

14. High School Mentor - Completed: 2014 @ Midwest Schools, South Dakota

15. Cover Of Magazine  - Completed: (605 Magazine Oct 2012, Sioux Falls Women’s Nov 2014)

16. Got My Books In Barnes & Noble - Completed: 2016 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

17. USA Today Bestseller

18. Amazon Bestseller - Completed: 2016 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

19. Keynote Speaker

20. Have Positive Net Worth

21. Have 3 Months Of Bills In Savings - Completed: 2017

22. Be Student Loan Debt Free - Completed: December 26, 2019

23. Have FICO Score Over 800 - Completed: 2018

24. Have A Vaca Fund - Completed: 2015

25. Have An Emergency Fund - Completed: 2015

26. Celebrate our 50th Anniversary

27. Get Ordained - Completed March 30, 2020 @ Sioux Falls, SD

 

Concerts, Shows, and Games Bucket List

1. Stix Concert - Completed: 2002 @ Fort Lenard Wood, Missouri

2. Pink Concert  - Completed: 2019 @ Omaha, Nebraska

3. Brian Regan  - Completed: 2012 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

4. Jeff Dunham - Completed: (Sioux Empire Fair) 

5. Cirque du Soleil Crystal - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

6. Cirque du Soleil Varekai - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

7. Cirque du Soleil O  - Completed: 2016 @ Las Vegas, Nevada

8. Cirque du Soleil Holidayz - Completed: 2019 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

9. Thomas Rhett - Completed: 2019 @ Brookings, South Dakota

10. Big and Rich - Completed: 2016 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

11. Brantley Gilbert - Completed: 2016 @ Brookings, South Dakota

12. 5 finger Death Punch - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

13. Dirks Bently  - Completed: 2017 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

14. Imagine Dragons  - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

15. Breaking Benjamin - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

16. Bad Wolves - Completed: 2018 @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

17. See a Broadway Show  - Completed: 2016 (Lion King) @ Minneapolis, Minnesota & Jan 20, 2019 (Aladdin) @ Omaha, Nebraska 

18. Attend Olympics Winter Games 

19. Attend Olympics Summer Games

20. X-Games - Snowboarding

21. Professional Baseball Game  - Completed: (Twins) Many Times

22. Professional Basketball Game  - Completed: 2014 (Hawks) @ Atlanta, Georgia

23. Professional Football Game  - Completed: 2003 (49ers) @ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

24. Professional Hockey Game  - Completed: 2016 (Wild) @ Minneapolis, Minnesota

25. Professional Golf Tourney

26. Watch Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field

27. Drop Hockey Puck - Completed: 2019 (Stampede) @ Sioux Falls, South Dakota

28. Get on a jumbo-tron

 

Famous People Bucket List

1. Meet Oprah

2. Bert Blyleven  - Completed: 2008 (After Twins Game) @ San Francisco, California

3. Jimmy Johnson - Completed: 2018 @ Fort Myers, Florida

4. Meet A President

5. Meet A Royal Member

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