Bucket List - Recap

Since I have pieces of my entire list in different posts I thought it would be a great time to put them all in one post and provide some amendments/updates to the original list:

So, first off is that I think this will have to be a living document (does that translate with you all or is that a term my work over uses?) throughout the year. Because some very exciting news that impacts my list is that I am getting an opportunity to travel to Costa Rica in May for work. Matt is going to meet me for vacation there after work is over, which means we have to cut some of my other travel ideas, but I'm totally ok with that.

Also, I've decided not to put pressure on myself to come up with 30 items just to have 30 things. Otherwise I'll wind up putting things on here that are just fillers, and I want this all to be totally legit!

Here's updates on my existing list:

• See the Grand Canyon - Keeping this on the list, I'm hoping that maybe this fall Matt and I can still manage this trip. I have enough "frequent flyer" rewards to buy one ticket. If I can find a reason to travel to Phoenix for work I can get a free ride on the corporate shuttle and we got ourselves free airfare!
• Go to the Wings and Waves waterpark in McMinnville, OR
• Get my official CPA license (currently my exams are complete, almost there) - My "portfolio of experience" I have to submit at work is currently in the capable hands of my CPA mentor. Current plan is that it will get submitted for the April 30th reviews internally, and I think that means I could have my official license by Fall'12.
• Take a photography class - COMPLETED (although through Groupon I do have one more class available)
• See Crater Lake, OR - I'm going to keep this for now, hopefully this can be combined with a road trip
• See the Painted Hills in Fossil, OR - Also keeping this one since I'm sure with enough time, Matt and I can take a detour some trip down to see my parents in Pendleton.
• Portland bridge pedal 2012 - This totally stays on the list even if I can't afford to upgrade my bike and I have to ride my old crappy one.
• Go to Mt. Hood Ski Bowl - in the summer time
• Go to Tree to Tree Adventure Park
• Keep a Journal - I'm considering my blog my journal, although I was planning originally to keep a separate hand written journal. "When I first found it, I just thought it was a sad, hand written book." Little quote from Bridesmaids there.
• Watch all 2012 best picture Oscar nominees - COMPLETED full of blood, sweat, and tears
• High tea at the Columbia Gorge Hotel
• Trapeze Lessons
• Go floating (in a river with inner tubes and beer)
• Huber's Spanish coffee
• Go horseback riding
• Read a big ass book (Ex. Anna Karenina) - I'm currently reading Steve Jobs' biography, and it's pretty big ass. Although I just googled Anna Karenina and it's 864 pages, so Steve's measly ~550 isn't that huge so I guess that one doesn't quite cut it.
  
• Take a road trip - See above references
• Make a vision board
• Attend a Baha'i Service
• Take a reformer Pilates Class
• Take up a new musical instrument (under consideration are guitar, violin, and turn tables) - I have been debating on this one for awhile. I was looking at the ukelele because it seems less intimidating that a guitar (and less expensive). But where my true passion lies, and Matt is encouraging me to look into, is mixing music. So perhaps "turn tables" isn't necessarily the right word, but some sort of mixing device?
  
• Ride the Banks-Vernonia Trail round trip (includes new Bike purchase for me and my partner in crime Matt). That will be a 42 mile round trip. - Not sure if bike upgrades are still in the budget (besides Costa Rica we are putting in a new deck at our house).
• See an awesome concert - Sasquatch was a potential but way too expensive. I would love to see a concert in the Gorge. I just saw Jon Bon Jovi on Oprah's Master Class and I realized, that would be an awesome concert!

Items that get added:

• Go zip-lining in Costa Rica
• Hike the volcano/check out the hot springs in Costa Rica
• Refresh on my Spanish - I have 3 years under my belt, but it's outdated (although I surprise myself with the number of words/phrases I remember) and I don't converse well. I'm looking into apps on my phone or perhaps some sort of minimal effort courses I can take. Rosetta stone is hella expensive. But I want to get a bit more fluent before I travel to Costa Rica.
• Have a "break in our new deck" party this summer

Items that got cut:

• Visit New York
• Visit Canada - This could potentially happen, but likely winds up on the chopping block due to funding.
  
• Learn Italian (focusing on the Spanish this year due to new travel plans)
  

To sum up, I think I'm going to be pretty busy this summer since most of these items I'll be doing during our nice weather months :)