Lists

1. Attend the Olympics
2. Visit Spain
3. Walk on the Great Wall of China
4. Go on an African Safari in Kenya
5. Go on an Alaskan Cruise
6. Get a tattoo that relates to Kaina in some way
7. See a play on Broadway
8. Visit Disneyland Tokyo
9. Visit Disneyland Hong Kong
10. Swim in ocean waters off Fiji or Tahiti
11. Visit any island in the Caribbean
12. See Michael Jackson perform Live
13. Take a road trip across the United States
14. Live in another country for at least a month
15. Experience Mardi Gras in New Orleans
16. Travel for a few days by train
17. Spend the night in a haunted hotel
18. Have my portrait painted
19. Watch the launch of a space shuttle in Florida
20. Be a member of TV audience for a show
21. Take a tour of the White House
22. Spend New Year’s in an Exotic location
23. Be brave enough to gamble a $100 chip at roulette in Las Vegas
24. Kiss the Blarney Stone in Ireland
25. Learn to cook one gourmet dish- and cook it well
26. Conquer my fear and fly on a A-380 jet, in first class
27. Take a belly dancing class
28. See the Northern Lights (the Aurora Borealis)
29. See the Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC in full bloom
30. Participate in Oktober Fest in Germany
31. Visit Chicago
32. Eat in a restaurant with a famous chef
33. Become Debt Free
34. Stay at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado- the inspiration for Stephen King’s The Shining
35. Drive a Hybrid Car
36. Ride an Elephant in Thailand

 

1. Swam with Dolphins in Bunbury, Australia
2. Climbed to the top of the dome of Il Duomo in Florence
3. Climbed to the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and where Princess Diana was married
4. Climbed to the top of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome
5. Saw Michelangelo’s David in Florence and fell in love
6. Saw paintings by Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gough, and Pablo Picasso in Paris- and understood genius
7. Visited the Tower of London, saw the Crown Jewels, took a tour with only 2 other people to see the room where Anne Boyeln was held, and saw the Tower Green where the best of the best were beheaded
8. Visited Hampton Court, got lost in the garden maze and became a fan of Henry the VIII and all his wives
9. Saw Jason Preistley and Eddie Falco on stage in London.
10. Saw Cats in London
11. Bought art from artists paiting on the hill in Monmarte in Paris
12. Went through the catacombs in Paris and didn’t throw up once
13. Attended Mass in Rome with Pope John Paul II with special tickets that brought very close to the Pope
14. Walked around the Coliseum in Rome at night while it was bathed in moonlight
15. Was almost mugged on a bus outside of London
16. Visited Pompeii and Naples
17. Tried veal in Italy
18. Ate a Nutella crepe in Paris everyday for 7 days straight
19. Ate Chocolate Gelato everyday in Italy
20. I have flown on MD- 80s,  Bombardier CRJ700, Fokker F27-100, 737s, 757s, 767s, 777s, 747s, A-320, A-340
21. I saw Sam Sheppard’s play *The Late Henry Moss* with Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte, James Gammon, and Cheech Marin. I had 7th row tickets.
22. Saw Kathleen Turner on stage in Tullulah.
23. Saw Jerry Hall in The Graduate.
24. Swam in the ocean with a Manta Ray and Turtles
25. Saw a live Panda at the San Diego Zoo
26. Have held a Koala bear in West Australia
27. Attended New Orleans Jazz & Hertitage Festival
28. Participated in a Seance in New Orleans
29. Went on a Ghost Tour at the Lemp Mansion in St Louis
30. Ate gooey Butter Cake in St. Louis
31. Took a Hurricane Katrina Tour and saw the devastation of a city
32. Stayed over night in an antebellum Plantation home in Natchez, Mississippi
33. Took a steam boat cruise in Nashville, TN
34. Visited Disney World and the Epcot Center
35. Saw fishmongers throw fish at the Pike Place Markets in Seattle
36. Met Taylor Hicks and got to help set up the stage before one of his concerts.
37. Went to a nude bar in Key West and saw a naked man dancing to Disco
38. Went Snorkling at Dry Tortugas with hundreds of fish
39. Went to Madonna, Prince, Elton John, (And Billy Joel), Cher, UB40, Dave Matthews Band, George Michael, India Arie, Lenny Kravitz, and  5 Taylor Hicks concerts.
40. Ate a home cooked meal of goulash in a communist built apartment with our Czech tour guide in Prague
41. Visited the Terezin (Theresienstadt ) Concentration Camp in the Czech Republic
42. Ate lots of Fried Cheese (Smazak), Goulash, and Dumplings in Prague
43. Eat Fried Rice Everyday in Maui at the Kehei Cafe when I visit
44. Stood in a 4 hour line to ride *Splash Mounatin* at Disneyland the day the ride opened.
45. Visited an Amish Community in Illinois
46. Tried food at a food court in Singapore that we didn’t know what it was. But it was good and maybe beef?
47. Petted a Pink Dolphin in Sonesta Island, Singapore
48. Ate at the Equinox restaurant on the 69th floor of our hotel the Swissotel The Stamford  in Singapore and spent $125 on lunch and $36 on each Singapore Sling we drank. It was the most expensive lunch I have ever eaten.
49. The second most expensive lunch was at The Ivy on Robertson Blvd in West Hollywood.
50. Sailed around Alcatraz and around the San Francisco Bay
51. Ice Skated at the Olympic Ice Center at Squaw Valley
52. Tasted wine out of a barrel in a wine cave in Napa
53. Stayed at a Ritz Carlton Hotel – in Cleveland
54. Visited Disneyland Paris
55. Stayed up all night dancing until 5:00 AM in Las Vegas
56. Went on a blind date
57. Got a Tattoo on my 30th Birthday
58. Had high tea at Kensington Palace in London
59. Visited the Grand Canyon
60. Fed a wild kangaroo in Australia
61. Tipped a Stripper
62. Saw the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris
63. Can pick out a Modigliani painting
64. Went river rafting
65. Gone horseback riding up the ski trails of Lake Tahoe
66. Have fallen off a mechanical bull
67. Went to the top of the Empire State Building
68. Visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
69. Visited Ground Zero and where the World Trade Centers once stood
70. Walked through Central Park
71. Went to a Yankees Game at Yankee Stadium
72. Went to Cardinals Game at the old Busch Stadium and saw Mark McGwire hit a home run the year he retired
73. Was at the Oakland A’s game where Eric Chavez hit the cycle- the first ever hit at the Oakland Coliseum and the 3rd cycle for the A’s.
74. Took the VIP tour at Universal Studios, toured a TV show set, and went down Wisteria Lane twice
75. Went to Sea World- had breakfast with Shamu- Twice
76. Visited Waikiki, the North Shore, Pearl Harbor and Diamond Head in Oahu
77. Drove the Road to Hana in Maui myself
78. Hiked to a waterfall and small lagoon in Maui and swam underneath the waterfall- Twice
79. Walked on a black sand beach in Maui
80. Saw fish, octupus, and eels while snorkling in Hawaii
81. Wrote to the White House and received a Congrats card from President Bush and the First Lady on my marriage
82. Happened upon the Red Carpet premier of the movie **The Country Bears** at the El Captain Theater on Hollywood Blvd and saw Haley Joel Osmont, Diedrich Bader, Chrsitopher Walken, Larry King and John Ritter (before he passed)
83. Happened upon the premier of ** Harry Potter** at Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd.
84. Saw Comic Paul Rodriguez on a beach in Wailea, Maui
85. Shopped at Tiffany’s on Rodeo Drive
86. Shopped at Kitson’s on Roberston Blvd
87. Shopped at Harrods in London
88. Started two Blogs- Brandy101 and Heather202
89. Have read a book in one day
90. Adopted a dog from the Human Society
91. Threw beads from a balcony on Bourbon St.
92. Have eaten a steak at Mortons the Steakhouse
93. Have gone to midnight opening night showings of Movies
94. Once missed Christmas Eve day all together as I crossed the international date line while on a plane trip
95. I have crossed the equator 6 times
96. Watched the sunset into the ocean
97. Tried a grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich at Granceland in Memphis, TN
98. Ate Bananas Fosters at Brennen’s in New Orleans
99. Drank a Hurricane at Pat O’briens
100. Experienced the outskirts of a Tornado in Austin, TX
101. Experienced an Earthquake greater than 7.0- Twice (Bay Area and Palm Springs)
102. Driven on one lane roads in the Australian Outback
103. Danced on a bar
104. Took a Lord of the Rings tour in New Zealand
105. Saw the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and the Bill Rights on a trip to DC.
106. Have tried fake nails and hated it
107. Visited Tombstone Arizona and loved every minute of it
108. Watched the bats fly out from underneath the Congress Ave Bridge in Austin
109. Explored the River Walk canals in San Antonio, Texas and saw the Alamo.
110. Visited Hearst Castle- bought the book “the Times We had” by William Randolph Hearst’s mistress Marion Davies and read it all
111. Visited Solvang, Ca and not only ate Danish bakery but saw an outdoor musical of Hello Dolly there
112. Have seen all the popular stage musicals – Ctas, les Miserables, Lion King, Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, Rent, South Pacific, Mama Mia