Take the time

Since I have started this blog, I have had people calling, emailing and texting me to see if I was okay.  Some of these people I see every day and they say "I thought you were the happiest person I know" or something like "You always seem so happy."  That just goes to show you that you never really know someone.  It actually kind of reminds me of the story about the girl who was on her way home from school and she was going to kill herself, but someone befriended her on the way and she changed her mind.  Please understand that I am not going to do anything that drastic.  I am too strong, and stubborn enough to change my life.  
It just amazes me that people are either to busy, too self involved or just don't care to really look past the forced smile.  I understand that people have their own lives, but if you are going to be a "friend" to someone take the time and listen to what they are not saying.  I'm not even really sure where I am trying to go with this other than if you are going to be a friend to someone take the time to really be there for them.

Ok enough with the preaching.  I wanted to share my bucket list with you and possibly get some more ideas from you guys. I'm not sure how to make a new tab to put my list in, so I'm just going to copy and paste it here.

Bucket List

1.  Get into shape
2. Run a marathon
3. Go skiing in Aspen CO
4.   Go to the space needle
5. Visit Mall of America
6. Vacation in Maine
7. Go camping in the mountains of TN
8. Travel around in Europe
9. Learn to speak Spanish
10. Live on the beach
11. Live in a large house with a wraparound porch
12. Start my own business
13. See the Northern Lights
14.  Learn to dance
15. Get Ethan into Karate
16. Get back into Drama, and be in a play
17.  Learn to swim
18. Go to Carnival in Rio
19. Go to Mardi Gras
20. Learn to shoot
21.  Go to a professional football game
22.  Ride a real train with Ethan
23. Go to Bora Bora
24. Have a veggie garden
25. Learn to meditate
26. Go to school for early childhood education
27. Own a sail boat
28. Go fishing
29. Learn photography
30. Go to a Broadway play
31. Honeymoon in Europe for a week
32. Get remarried in a Church
33. Have three kids
34. Go to a cooking class
35. Go to Times Square on New Years Eve
36. Go to the Mummers Day parade
37. Go to the Macy’s Day parade
38. Go to the Outback
39. Create a time capsule
40. Read to pediatric cancer patients
41. Read the entire bible
42. Learn to sing
43. Go whitewater rafting
44. Get laser eye surgery
45. Stay at a b&b
46. Join a disaster relief effort
47. Stand next to a redwood tree
48. Go on a hot air balloon ride
49. Learn to crochet
50. Be more creative
51. Start a blog