Couples' Bucket List - Part 1 (SOMEDAY!!!)

For the last couple of days, I've had fun reminiscing about memories we've happily made from a bucket list we didn't even know existed. But we certainly haven't done ALL the things on the list. (And some don't appeal to us, which is also okay!)

But today I thought I'd note a few of the things that do sound really fun to try! Maybe you'd like to try one of them too!

3. Design a treasure hunt with clues about your relationship and important spots and places.

WHAT FUN!!!!! I'm sure there are multiple ways to do this - from actually revisiting some of those spots to just finding clues to take you back to those spots in your memories. I think this one is such a sweet idea. 

5. Hike a famously tall mountain.

The other night, Ryan and I watched a show about these people who climbed Mt. Bertha (didn't even know that was a place) in Alaska. And when I say "climbed," I mean straight up vertically with ice picks. And then they skied and snowboarded back down. It was terrifying even to watch. So when I put this on the list, I do NOT mean Mt. Bertha. And I don't mean anything like Everest, either. But I do think hiking up a mountain to a pretty view at the top would be a lot of fun! (A manageable mountain, that is.)

9. Rent a sports car and go for a sunset drive.

This is not the time, of course. Between the price of car rentals and gas, it's probably not a cost-effective date. But it would be fun to rent a sweet car that we would never be able to own - and go to some picturesque area to enjoy a sunset! 

11. Go on a hot air balloon ride.

The original suggestion was to drink champagne on a hot air balloon ride. Well, we don't drink, and I can promise you if we do a hot air balloon ride, I am not peeling my hands off the sides of the basket to drink ANYTHING - even water! I have actually ridden in a hot air balloon before, as a child, before I was tall enough to see over the basket! It is scary (for people who don't like heights, anyway) but I know this is on Ryan's bucket list, so I'd do it for him!

12. Write a giant love message to each other in the sand on the beach and photograph it from a nearby hillside or viewpoint.

We've never stayed anywhere with a beach view to be able to do this, but I think it sounds so fun if we ever do! There were some places behind our wedding spot that would have been the perfect vantage point to read messages in the sand!

13. Create your relationship playlist, including all the songs that hold special meaning to you as a couple. 

This would be so fun to work on together. From the song we had our first dance to...to the song that played on the air right after we got engaged...to the songs that played (and were supposed to play) at our wedding...and more!

18. Take a couples photo once a day for a whole year and scrapbook the photos.

We take a lot of pictures, but we've never done this! Doesn't it sound SO FUN????? I wonder how many funny faces Ryan could make in the course of a year!

20. Write love letters to each other to open in five years.

We write letters to each other every year on our anniversary, and then we open them the following anniversary and write a new one, but this is a fun idea, too! 

27. Book a hotel room for date night and order everything on the room service menu.

I put this here just to see if Ryan's still reading. LOL!!! Okay so maybe not EVVVVVVVERYTHING on the room service menu. But I will say this: once upon a time, we had planned to stay at one of the big downtown hotels in Indianapolis on our wedding night. Then we got married in Florida, so that didn't happen - and we've still never stayed there. I think it would be fun to stay there - on an upper floor with a sweet view - and order room service. Just one thing.

29. Book a night at an ice hotel.

I've seen these on TV and think they look fun (to try just once). I have no idea if there are any in a respectable traveling distance from here, but I think it sounds like a fabulous adventure! Update: I looked it up and apparently the only one in North America is this one in Quebec!

39. Apply for your dream jobs once a month until you retire or until you get it.

I actually read this one to Ryan a few days ago and told him it's not a bad idea! Worst case scenario, nothing happens, and best case scenario, you get to enjoy something really really fun at some point in your life! We still have some dream jobs on our wish list, so maybe we should give this one a try!

41. Take a cross-country road trip together. 

I may or may not have 11 of these earmarked for us. Or is it 12 now? I added one after the original set. Anyway. I have several years of travel in the hopper. This is one of our dream jobs. Can we combine it with the last idea?? :) 

44. Visit all 50 states.

YES. We want to do this!!! Absolutely! See the last item and the one before that, too. :)