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MARVELOUS MEMORIES
& MOMENTS

aka Bucket List

If working with you helps me achieve

something on my bucket list, that is just the

​ cherry on top for me!

Personal Goals:
  • Become an author – write a darn book and publish it (Oct. 2017)
  • Become a public speaker (DisruptHR 2016)
  • Build my own business (2018)
  • Be part of a podcast/webinar (Dec. 2018)
  • Attend a retreat; spiritual, yoga, health (South Dakota Yoga Conference 2019 - Presenter)
​Rockstar Moments:
  • Become a published author (more than 1 book) - 2nd book published May 2019
  • Make a best seller list
  • Win a professional award
  • Do a book tour
  • Have a clothing line
  • Talk show appearance
  • Be on the cover of a magazine
  • Be a model (Runway model 2012-2018 for Designs by Ari)
  • Red carpet moment
  • Travel as an ambassador of an organization
Speaking:
  • Speak to a group of more than 2,500
  • Speak to a group of more than 5,000
  • Speak to a group of more than 10,000
  • Speak for Dress for Success
  • Speak for RAINN
  • Speak at Disney World
  • Speak in Washington D.C.
  • Speak at a Spirituality conference
  • Speak at a CONNECT conference
  • Speak at MPI
  • Speak at SXSW

Activities without specific location:
  • Watch my children as they see the Ocean for the first time
  • Make it to as many important events for my children as possible
  • Skydive
  • Scuba Dive
  • Parasailing
  • Sleep in a tree house
  • Stay at a Bed & Breakfast
  • Play Roller Derby ​(2012-2015) – Midwest Maidens Roller Derby, Brookings, SD)
  • Get a Motorcycle license (for riding in the desert)
  • Shake the hand of an American President
  • Meet Jimmy Fallon
  • Meet Lady Gaga
  • Watch a Roller Derby Championship track side (St. Paul, MN  Nov. 2015)
Broadway Shows to see: ​
  • CATS (London 2001)
  • ONCE (NYC- on Broadway 2013)
  • Hamilton (Chicago, October 2017)
  • Wicked
  • Phantom of the Opera
  • Book of Mormon (Sioux Falls, SD 2017)
  • Beauty and the Beast (SIoux Falls, SD 2017)
  • Cinderella (Sioux Falls, SD 2018)
  • Finding Neverland
  • Kinky Boots (Sioux Falls, SD 2018)
North America (Starting Zone)
  • Bike the Michelson Trail
  • Participate in and finish the SD Kayak Challenge
  • See a concert at Red Rocks in Colorado (Trampled by Turtles, Aug. 2016)
  • Hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail – hopefully a complete thru hike!!
  • Ride a motorcycle in the sand dunes of California Desert
  • Stay in Banff National Park – Alberta, Canada
  • Eat Lobster in Maine
  • Visit Martha’s Vineyard
  • Visit Kennedy Space Center
  • Swim in a hot spring – (Idaho 2003)
  • Attend Burning Man
  • See the Smithsonian Museums
  • Visit the White House and Mall
  • White Water Raft – Idaho (2003), Minnesota (2013)
  • White Water Kayak – Idaho (2003)
  • Multnomah Falls and Thor’s Well in Oregon
  • Hamilton Pools, Texas
  • Visit Iceland – hot springs
Visit:
  • NYC (Dec.2013) – Times Square, Empire State Building, MoMa, Central Park, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Broadway, Wall Street/Financial District, Staten Island Ferry, Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, St. Peter’s
          *Want to see Metropolitan Museum and Guggenheim in NYC

  • New Orleans (Dec. 2014)- Paddle Boat River Cruise, Live music in Jackson Square, Café Du Monde, Trolley to Garden District, Bourbon Street, Ate a Muffelletta Sandwich
           *Want to go on a plantation tour

  • Seattle (March 1999) – Space Needle, Ferry Ride, Science Museum, Chateau St. Michelle Winery tour
  • San Fran (Nov. 2014)- Trolley Car ride, Ate Crab, Rogue Public House, Lombard Street, Golden Gate Bridge, Bakers Beach, Moir Woods, Port Reyes Lighthouse, Anaba Winery tasting
     *Want to take an Alcatraz tour and see the Golden Gate Bridge on a non-foggy day
  • Denver (Aug. 2016)
  • Las Vegas (June 2017)
  • Washington D.C. (April 2018)
  • Philadelphia, PA (April 2018)
  • House on the Rock, Spring Green, WI (Nov.2018)

Places I would really like to see:
  • Key West, FL
  • Boston, MA (March 2019)
  • Bar Harbor, ME
  • Savannah, GA
  • Austin, TX
  • Louisville, KY
  • Branson, MO
  • Nashville, TN
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Galena, IL

Visit all 50 states
  • Drive along the Pacific Coastal Highway
  • Hike the Pacific Coast Trail
  • Hike part of North Country Trail
  • Oneonto Gorge, Oregon
  • Niagara Falls
  • 4 Corners Monument
National Parks: (visit as many as possible)
Alaska National Parks
  • Denali National Park  *
  • Gates of the Arctic National Park
  • Glacier Bay National Park *
  • Katmai National Park *
  • Kenai Fjords National Park *
  • Kobuk Valley National Park
  • Lake Clark National Park
  • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Arizona National Parks
  • Grand Canyon National Park *– walk inside the canyon
  • Petrified Forest National Park
  • Saguaro National Park

Arkansas National Parks
  • Hot Springs National Park *

California National Parks
  • Channel Islands National Park *
  • Death Valley National Park (also located in Nevada)
  • Joshua Tree National Park
  • Kings Canyon National Park
  • Lassen Volcanic Park
  • Redwood National Park * – drive through a tree
  • Sequoia National Park * – Hug General Sherman (Largest Tree)
  • Yosemite National Park *– Climb half dome

Colorado National Parks
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park
  • Mesa Verde National Park *
  • Rocky Mountain National Park *

Florida National Parks
  • Biscayne National Park
  • Dry Tortugas National Park *
  • Everglades National Park *

Hawaii National Parks
  • Haleakala National Park *
  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park  *– touch cooled lava, watch lava flow into the ocean

Idaho National Parks
  • Yellowstone National Park (also located in Wyoming and Montana)(2003 with Photography trip in College)** – (Sept. 2015)

Kentucky National Parks
  • Mammoth Cave Park

Maine National Parks
  • Acadia National Park * – watch the sunrise

Michigan National Parks
  • Isle Royale National Park * – primitive camp

Minnesota National Parks
  • Voyageurs National Park (traveled through in my teens) **

Montana National Parks
  • Glacier National Park (traveled when I was 16-17 years old with Aunt, Uncle & cousins)** – hike to all the waterfalls
  • Yellowstone National Park (also located in Wyoming and Idaho) (2003 with Photography trip in College) (Sept. 2015)**

Nevada National Parks
  • Death Valley National Park (also located in California)
  • Great Basin National Park *

New Mexico National Parks
  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park *

North Carolina National Parks
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (also located in Tennessee) * – hike AT

North Dakota National Parks
  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park (a few times growing up) **

Ohio National Parks
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Oregon National Parks
  • Crater Lake National Park*

Tennessee National Parks
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (also located in North Carolina) *- hike AT

Virginia National Parks
  • Shenandoah National Park * – hike AT

South Carolina National Parks
  • Congaree National Park

South Dakota National Parks
  • Badlands National Park (2012 with Chris, 2014 with the family)
  • Wind Cave National Park (2012 with Chris, 2014 with family, but no cave tour)
  • Jewel Cave National Monument (Sept. 2015)

Texas National Parks
  • Big Bend National Park *
  • Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Utah National Parks
  • Arches National Park *
  • Bryce Canyon National Park
  • Canyonlands National Park
  • Capitol Reef National Park
  • Zion National Park *

Washington National Parks
  • Mount Rainier National Park *
  • North Cascades National Park *
  • Olympic National Park *

Wyoming National Parks
  • Grand Teton National Park * (Sept. 2015)
  • Yellowstone National Park (also located in Montana and Idaho)** (Sept. 2015)

​* Parks I really want to see if I can’t see them all
** Places I want to visit again with husband (and kids if possible)
Central/South America (Jungle/Forest Zone)
  • Visit Galapagos Islands
  • Visit Christ the Redeemer in Rio de janeiro, Brazil – climb to the top
  • Visit Machu Pichu, Peru
  • Chichen Itza, Mexico (June 1997)
  • Cancun (June 1997)
  • Cozumel (May 2002)
  • Jamaica – climb Dunns River Falls (May 2002)
  • Grand Caymen – snorkeling (May 2002)
Europe ( Ancient City Level)
  • Study at Oxford University, Oxford UK (Spring 2001)
  • Have a beer at an iconic pub – Eagle & Child – Oxford, UK – Tolstoy, Louis Carroll (Spring 2001)
  • Stonehenge (Spring 2001)
  • London (Spring 2001) – Dali museum, tower of London, london bridge,
  • Paris (Spring 2001) – Eiffle Tower, Louvre, Palace of Versaille
  • – still want to visit Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France and see a show at Moulin Rouge
  • Venice (Spring 2001) – Canal, Guggenheim
  • Florence (Spring 2001) – Duomo, Uffizi, Art
  • Rome (Spring 2001) – Trevi Fountain,
  • Vatican City – Sistine Chapel and mass in the Piazza with Pope John Paul II(Spring 2001)
  • Berlin (Spring 2001)
  • Amsterdam (Spring 2001) – Van Gogh Museum
  • Prague (Spring 2001)
  • Scotland – Giant’s Causway, plant my feet on our land in Lochaber
  • Ireland- Guinness brewery, bike the island, Cliffs of Moher
  • Spend a night in a castle (Weingut Spindler?) (Spring 2001)
  • Greece – visit Pantheon
  • Oktoberfest in Germany​

Africa (Desert Level)
  • Pyramids of Giza
  • Ride Camel in Sahara
  • Petra, Jordan
  • Madegascar
Far East (Hidden Temple Level)
  • Great Wall of China
  • Taj Mahal, India
  • Ride Trans-Siberian Railroad
  • Hagio Sofia, Istanbul Turkey
South Pacific (Water/Beach Level)
  • New Zealand (Hobbit Tour)
  • Great Barrier Reef – scuba
  • Australia –  Syndey Opera House
  • Stay in a hut above the ocean (Fiji/Bora Bora)

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