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Do a 10 day Italian vacation/ Walk the streets of Italy snacking on gelato/ Toss a penny over my shoulder into the Trevi Fountain in Rome/ See the Sistine Chapel/ See Michelangelo's Moses in Rome at the church of San Pietro in Vincoli/ Do a helicopter tour of somewhere cool/ Sky dive or fly a plane/helicopter or both/ Go to Hawaii for a romantic holiday/ Have a soaking tub/ Have an Open kitchen with modern appliances/ See the Dali Lama speak in person/ Tour the White House/ See a giraffe run across the horizon in the wild/ Learn to sculpt/ Go to Greece/ Be sparkly head to toe/ See U2 live/ Ride a bicycle built for two/ Learn to truly forgive/ Be a tourist for a day in Philly/ Do a zip line/ See more of Canada (I heart Canada!)/ In nice weather take long walks with Christy through the city/ Do a snowy vacation/ Soak in an outdoor hot tub while it is snowing/ Go to the Galapagos and experience Darwin’s inspiration/ See the Northern Lights/ Visit New Zealand and/or Australia/ See a Scandinavian fjord/ Visit the Isle of Skye/ Go spelunking/ Jump from a cliff into crystal clear water/ Enter a cooking competition/ Play bacci ball/ Dance under the moonlight on the beach/ Evolve into a woman who accepts, forgives, and exists in peace/ Attend a potlatch or other celebration of indigenous people/ Go to Africa/ Go to Platform 9 ¾ / Shop in the Italian Market/ Make time to paint/ Live on the West Coast for a while / Take my Chinese Tea Set on Antiques Roadshow/ Meditate for at least 10 minutes every day/ Visit Vermont/ Meet a Bonobo or Chimp/ Stand on a glacier/ Visit Alaska/ See Sagrada Familia when it is finally completed/ Vacation in Majorca/ Learn to play chess well/ Write and try to publish a fairy tale/ Try star fruit/ Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge/ Attempt to Ice Skate/ Eat at Daniel in NYC/ Ride a motorcycle (with Christy in the sidecar)/ Go to an Observatory and marvel at space/ Get a picture with Belle and/or the Beast/ See a meteor shower/ Go to Bora Bora/Fiji/Tahiti and sleep in a hut over the water/ See many "wonders of the world"/ Visit and Photograph The Magic Gardens/ Go to Giulimi Italy/ Visit Ellis Island and find my ancestors' names / Take a space taxi and see the world from high above/ Go to the Uffizi in Florence/ Eat at MiniBar in DC/ Be on a parade float/ Drive a go cart/ Experience zero gravity/ Have a painting in a museum/ Have a beach house or a place by the water/ Do the boat architecture tour of Chicago/ Successfully grow tomatoes/ Do a spa/hot spring/ Celebrate NYE in another time zone/ Make ice cream/ Throw a drink in someone's face/ Be in a water balloon fight/ Take a spontaneous trip/ Be shot out of a cannon, Gonzo style/ Cook something that requires you to light it on fire/ Publish my story about MB/ Take a painting class and get comfortable with oils/ Change careers and do something totally unexpected/ Take a dance class with Christy and learn to waltz for real/ Have my own show like Bill Nye the Science guy/ Hang glide/ Learn to make delicious dinners in cocottes/ Go to Aspen Food and Wine Classic/ Go to the NM balloon launch/ Go to a "car boot sale" in England/ Watch the original Star Wars trilogy at least once every 2 or 3 years/ Go to a futbol game in Spain/ Write more letters/ Take a great family portrait/ Spend a day with no email, facebook, twitter, TV, etc./ Stick my leg out to get a cab/ Go to Easter Island/ Get hypnotized/ Go to the Olympics/ Scan in all old photos to have them digital/ Fly First Class to Europe/ Go to Mystic Pizza/ Have a kitchen with a window where I have colored glass bottles and herbs on glass shelves/ Make time to sit and have coffee and breakfast at home in the morning instead of at work or on the go/ Maintain a regular morning schedule/ Be on a cooking show/ Do portraits of my nieces and nephews/ Get a motorized Scooter/ Make fresh lemonade/ Win an award/ Save enough to retire early and live well in retirement with a lot of travel/ Go to NYC and see shows each year/ Eat conch fritters/ Write more with pen and paper/ Read more books, at least one per month/ Go to a concert in a major European city/ Hot air balloon over the fairy chimneys of Cappodocia, Turkey/ Float in the air, carried by helium balloons/ Go to a TED talk/ Go to the Guggenheim in NYC/ Make Ricotta/ Re-create the Abby Road photo/ Star gaze more/ Really learn to "let go"/ Visit the Keukenhof Gardens in Holland/ Go to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam/ paddle board / Visit Cuba / Set foot on each continent/ Do a silent retreat/ Give or accept a giant check/ cut a ribbon with giant scissors/ Take a spontaneous trip that requires a plane ride/ See the Acropolis/ Visit Redwood Forest/ Ride a Segway/ Do a scooter tour/ Go to or have a costume party/ See the Golden Gate Bridge/ Go to Rocky Horror Picture Show/ Build a huge and intricate domino chain and film it when I knock it over/ Go on a sled dog expedition/ Watch a meteor shower/ See the backside of a waterfall/ Get a makeover/ Practice Tai Chi/ Use a flame thrower / Be put in a huge bubble or put someone in a huge bubble/ Fill a room with Balloons!/ Blow glass /

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