reminds me of a toby keith song...[for those who are lost, go listen to 'next thing on my list']

i was thinking the other day about all the things i want to accomplish before i die..and i decided that there are a great number of activities that will never actually happen unless i make a list of said activities..that being said, here is my own personal "bucket list":
1. travel to paris..there are so many things i want to see there...the eiffel tower, versailles, the louvre, l'arc de triomphe..i could go on for days..seriously, who in their right mind does NOT want to go to paris?
2. play the guitar..and not just play it, but play it well..i'm talking like writing-my-own-songs well..
3. visit hawaii, the cayman islands, jamaica...and several other places with beaches..(and go on a cruise to these destinations)
4. run a marathon..or at least a half, so i don't seem overly ambitious..
5. as part of #1, see the mona lisa in france (and thousands of other paintings/works of art)..
6. see the phantom of the opera in las vegas, and les miserables and wicked on broadway..
7. own every disney movie (on dvd) that i watched as a child..i know, good luck, right? stupid disney vault..
8. learn french (better), spanish (better), and italian
9. travel to europe--especially italy, england, france (of course), spain, and germany..i want to ride gondolas in venice, eat gelato, see big ben and the men in furry hats that never smile, see castles from the 1100s...and etc.
10. go bungee jumping
11. go sky diving
12. go scuba diving
13. own a bullet bike...(though my mother might kill me first..)
14. learn how to sew (for reals...not just putting buttons back on...)
15. learn how to tie a tie! you'd be surprised just how difficult that is for me..why i'd ever use this particular skill is irrelevant..
16. visit every temple in the united states
17. go to lake powell
18. ride a horse on a beach
19. be able to read and understand les miserables and the count of monte cristo in french..
20. own a pair of jordans (superficial, i know...but seriously..)
21. drive an obscenely nice car on the autobahn in germany..mmm
22. become a physical therapist
23. be a mom..without the minivan..(yes, i stand by that declaration in my early youth..i will never own a minivan)
24. see all of my kids married in the temple
and finally...
25. be able to answer these two questions with a positive response: 'have you found joy in life?' and 'has your life brought joy to others?'

ok so some of these bucket list ideas may be a little far fetched...maybe i'll never drive on the autobahn..but..the majority of them are realistic things that i want to accomplish..they are not, however, arranged in this list in priority order, because they are all very important..so, enjoy..