The Bucket List

Ever have that hamster-on-a-wheel sensation where you feel like you're going nowhere fast? Sometimes our lives read like an endless string of deadlines, all too often filled with items we have to do (rather than things we want to). As a means of putting our lives in a "bigger picture" perspective, Mr. Tartlet and I started compiling a list to answer a very important question:

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There are the big items (get married, become homeowners, start a family), but no less important are the small things (like making pasta from scratch). To give you a better idea of what I'm yammering on about, here's a sampling of items on our bucket list that range from our wildest dreams to things we could cross off tomorrow:

1. Visit the Pyramids of Giza
2. Fly in a jet fighter (I think I'll have to leave this one to Mr. Tartlet; I'd likely puke)
3. Visit Alaska and see the northern lights
4. Kiss on the Eiffel Tower
5. Eat gelato while sitting at the Trevi Fountain in Rome
6. Skydive
7. Learn to ride a horse properly
8. Eat at Masaharu Morimoto's restaurant in Philadelphia
9. Learn to bake a souffle
10. Visit where our parents grew up (Taiwan and Vietnam)
11. Own a bunny rabbit and name it Pig

Not everything will get crossed off our extensive bucket list, but we're in agreement that the biggest adventure will be embracing our lives together to the fullest like Carl and Ellie from the movie UP:

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Or like this real-life couple:

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

The wedding is just one chapter in our lives together, and I can't wait to see what's in store for us down the road! What's on your bucket list?