#47 Plant 100 Trees - The First

The first tree of the 100 I want to plant before I die. 

Rachel on Mother's Day.

#50 Take a Cruise - Done!

When I got an invitation to go on a bachelorette cruise, I jumped at the chance.  Not only did it satisfy #50 on my list, but I got to know a friend better, make some new ones, and step outside my comfort zone.  After a panicked renewal of my passport, we were off to Canada on a bus.  

View of the docks from the ship.

The cruise ship was ridiculously ornate, in a fun way.

Bench by elevator on each level.

Grand Staircase.

They changed the rugs in the elevators everyday.

In case you forgot your day of the week underwear.

The lunch was a decent buffet.  Dinner was absolutely delicious, but extremely tiny.  Good thing all the food was free.

Patricia and her 4 bite veggie dish.

The on-board activities ranged from lounging poolside to karaoke to basketball.

Hot tub!

Lounging poolside.

We've got mad basketball skills in our little dresses.

I had a hard time getting used to the rocking ship at night but overall it was a really fun experience.


I'm afraid I can't provide any more detail about the bachelorette activities.  What happens on the booze cruise, stays on the booze cruise.

The List

1. Get a college degree.
2. Run a half marathon without stopping with a 10 minute average.
3. See St. Chapel Cathedral.
4. Get married.
5. Live in Washington
6. Buy a house.
7. Adopt a cat.
8. Adopt a dog.
9. Have a baby.
10. Volunteer with animals.
11. Adopt a goat or rescued farm animal.*
12. Ride a horse.
13. See a wombat in the wild.*
14. Complete a marathon.
15. Bike the Washington or Oregon coast on the Pacific Coast Highway.
16. Complete family tree book.
17. Swim with wild dolphins.
18. Go surfing.
19. See ruins of an ancient civilization..
20. Enter something in the county fair.
21. Go white water rafting.
22. Juggle 3 balls for 5 minutes without dropping any.
23. Skip 10 stones in a row.
24. Break a world record, unofficially.
25. See the Northern Lights.
26. Visit all 50 states.
27. Play Fur Elise on the piano by memory.
28. Canoe/Swim/Paddle across Lake Washington.
29. Go snorkeling.
30. Volunteer with children.
31. Read the Iliad and the Odessy.
32. See an opera.
33. See a professional ballet.
34. See a play on Broadway.
35. See Mount Rushmore.
36. See the world’s largest something.
37. Take a class with a professional chef.
38. Sleep in a castle.
39. Visit a ghost town.
40. Experience zero gravity.
41. Ride a zipline through the forest.
42. Tour a lighthouse.
43. Become a certified AutoCAD expert.
44. Read War and Peace.*
45. Photograph an endangered species in the wild.
46. Have my name on a public plaque/sign.
47. Plant 100 trees.
48. Learn to do a cartwheel.
49. Ride in a hot air balloon.
50. Take a cruise.

*Modified.