Photo: S.E. Dorety
Eric and I, both being major saps, were in tears by the end of the movie. I asked Eric if he’d be my bucket list partner so I don’t have to find a crabby old lady in a hospital to be my buddy. I mean, wouldn’t it be much better to share a bucket list with someone you love? Here’s the beginning of my Bucket of Love list to do with my hubby before, well, y’know:
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OUR BUCKET LIST
1. Shop for a piece of artwork together and actually purchase something
2. Dance all night, like we did in college… or at least past 10 p.m.
3. Rent a Mercedes convertible for a month during the summer
4. Laugh until we cry together
5. Witness something life-changing, unexpected, and profound
6. See orangutans in the wild
7. Spend a month together, somewhere beautiful, doing absolutely nothing
8. Have a dream come true together
9. Play with our grandchildren (Although both of our boys say they’re having puppies instead of children.)
10. Build a snowman
As you can see, most of these are wildly expensive, but they do take faith, inspiration, time, and intent. And I also learned that I need to make my own bucket list, separate from Eric… another time, another post. What would you put at the top of your bucket list with your life partner?
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Parahawking with Kevin the Egyptian Vulture in Nepal. http://www.parahawking.com/ I even have Kevin as a friend on Facebook.
I absolutely love this! Flying with a hawk, seeing the world through their eyes, would be amazing.
And in Nepal! Isn’t Kevin the most gorgeous ugly creature you’ve ever seen?
I want to travel the world like my grandparents did. And play with my grandchildren. Those are my biggies
Hi Jennifer,
Your bucket list is great. My husband and I made one as well, after watching that movies.
I just have one correct to your post, It was Morgan Freeman, not Danny Glover in the movie with Jack.
I cannot put playing with my grandchildren at the top of my list, because I have learned having a grandchild and wanting to see her is not enough, if she lives on the other side of the country. Interesting how age gives perspective. My bucket list is one thing: getting my book published. That is more important than just about anything to me. I bet my husband would go for the parahawking as he’s more of an adventurer.
I would like to see you rearrange your list, because some of the items do not seem as powerful, in order of importance. What do you think?
I need to own a Bernese Mountain Dog. I really do.
Interesting post. I remember seeing the promos for that movie and thinking, “eh” because it seemed, on the surface, as contrived. However, there is something to having a list of things you hope to do someday. I tend to be in the here-and-now most of the time. But I do daydream of a day where we’re not knee-deep in young children activities and can spend a whole weekend together–somewhere else; maybe another city and alone. Maybe get dressed up, go out to a fancy dinner, have too much to drink. a fun little roll in the sheets, and sleeping late the next morning.
I’d love to hold my first grandchild (hint, hint to my kids)
I would love to go zip lining with my husband in some beautiful, remote rain forest.
I like to think that, were my husband dying of something that would take a little while (like a year) to kill him, I would ask him about such a list and help him accomplish everything on it. I hope he would do the same for me. The only thing I really want to do that is unfulfilled is travel more. The rest of my life is pretty much as I want it.
I like the list already! And yes, someday I’d love to hold my grandchildren–alto that’s years from now.
I’d like to go on service trips with my husband aka Peace Corps-like. Ready the mosquito tents!
I haven’t seen the movie but I am sure I’d be crying throughout it, as would my husband. Your list is so loving and nice (I like the snowman one). I haven’t thought about this, really. I guess I want to live every day as if it were my last, and appreciate as much as possible being in the here and now… Which sounds cliched but it is something I’m really trying to do better.
I want to live in Italy and relax and not worry.
I’m all for grand-pups. And, I volunteer to help Sheryl make her Bernese dream come true.
I’m not so much in a bucket mood, but today I’d like to be happy and healthy.
Oh gosh, the pressure! I’d just want as much time with my family as possible.
A terrific list and idea – and so many things are not expensive as you say – laugh until you cry, witness something life changing, build a snowman (unless you have to fly halfway around the world for that last one!). And having a “grand-dog” could be really great, too.
It’d be interesting to see what my husband and I would come up with. Our first one would probably be to get our 2nd-grade daughter to finally clean her room! LOL
Another would be to visit NYC and catch a play and a Yankees game.
At the top of my list, with my partner? Show him some of the wonderful places I’ve seen in the world and discover more.
I have a bucket list too! So far it has 158 goals on it, I am working my way to 1000. My favorites are ‘Milk a Cow’, ‘Ride a Zipline’ and ‘Make a Coloring Book’. You can see my list at http://www.mslistologist.com Good Luck!!