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My Hopes and Dreams (a.k.a "bucket list")

Everyone has hopes and dreams. Some may be super extravagant, while others are very down-to-Earth and practical. I've had this bucket list in my mind for quite some time now that I figure it only proper that it gets written down.  They say you are more likely to accomplish your goals if you write them down, do they not?
Always look UP towards your dreams!
 Nothing is too far if you dream big enough and put in enough effort.
(Photo: Alaska Pipeline, June 2013)
Okay, so here it goes, in no particular order:
(accomplished dates are noted)
  1. Get pregnant April 2015 (m/c May 2015)
  2. Have a healthy baby
  3. Compete in a cooking contest  July 2016 Naturally Nutritious Contest 
  4. Go to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics: Family reunion!
  5. Paddle board
  6. Live in Europe. Okay, I know this one is pretty out there, so I'd settle for just visiting.
  7. Hike Mt. Fuji
    This was when I was little and lived in Japan...
    hopefully someday I'll have a picture with me
    on top of Mt. Fuji
  8. Become a certified yoga teacher May 2016 @ The Yoga Studio
  9. Broaden my cooking repertoire. I cook a lot of Indian, Thai, Japanese, and French, but I'd love to get better at African and Eastern European Cuisines. So, to do this, I would like to make 5 new dishes from these two areas. 
  10. Get to the point where I am pleased with my body and comfortable in my own skin. I'm not sure how to measure this except for that I won't compare myself to my past self or to others. June 2016: But ongoing!
    Hawaii May 2013
  11. Go to massage school: I've kind of gone back and forth on this one, but I figured I ought to just put it down just in case. 
  12. Go on a cheese tour in France with Marshall
  13. Spend a week in Tahiti. With my bestest friend ever. Hmmm...who could that be?
  14. Visit Greece
  15. Visit the Amazon Rainforest
  16. Eat at one of the World's Best 50 Restaurants according to this list.
  17. Make a home where people love to be. Ongoing
  18. Do a mission trip abroad
  19. See every LDS Temple in the United States (Bonus: Go inside each of them)
    San Diego. 2012. Check.
  20. Forage nettles and cook with them. We had the best nettle cream sauce earlier this year and now I want to make my own!
  21. Eat at a Michelin Star Restaurant.
  22. Grow my own vegetables.
  23. Always do the Lord's will. Ongoing
  24. Visit California Again. I haven't been back to the place I grew up since 2011.
    These were delicious pears from my parent's home in CA
As I thought about what I want to accomplish in my life, I was taken back to my past experiences and adventures and realized all the things I have done. I feel really blessed. 

So here's my challenge to you: make your own hopes and dreams list, remembering all the amazing things you have done. Then go forward and tackle some more! :)



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