Life and ISU Bucket List

After watching the movie "The Bucket List" I started to think of the things I wanted to do before I die. Some of the main ones I came up with is: Climb a mountain, go to a Green Bay Packers game, and have a family. 

There are many reasons that I want to climb a mountain. First of all just because then you can say, "I climbed a mountain." Recently I went with my family to go visit Niagara Falls. Seeing the power and force behind such a beautiful sight amazed me. I want to be able to reach the top of the mountain and look out at all of the beauty that is before me. 

Having being born in Wisconsin I am a huge Packers fan. Although I only lived there for 2 years I still consider myself a "Cheesehead". Unfortunately I have not been able to go to a Packer game at Lambeau Field where they play. Being in that atmosphere of everyone cheering and yelling for the team that I love is something that I couldn't go my whole life with experiencing. 

I know having a family usually isn't on someones bucket list, because we usually assume that it is going to happen. But after seeing how much my parents loved each other and the love that they continually show me, I don't want to miss out on that. 

I also have some things that I want to do at Iowa State before I graduate. They include: Rush the field at Jack Trice, go campaniling, and riding the CyRide all day.

After seeing time and time again the fans that rushed the field after Iowa State beat number 2 ranked Oklahoma State last year, it makes me want to be a part of that. Last year I went to the Iowa State vs. Baylor basketball game. Baylor was ranked in the top 10 of the nation and heavily favored to win the game. But, somehow ISU won the game, the student section rushed the court and celebrated the victory. While I was not sitting in the student section thinking to myself, "I can not wait until next year when I can be out there with them." I can't wait until I get to experience this tremendous feeling of pride for my school. 

Another thing that I want to do is to go campaniling. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is where you take that special someone to the campanile at midnight and kiss them while the bells ring. Although once again this sounds kind of cheesy and lame, it is something I want to experience before I leave this school.

The last thing on my ISU bucket list is to ride the CyRide all day. Although this sounds boring to most people, I think that the conversations and the people that I meet would be a memory I would never forget. As long as I had someone to go with me I would be fine. 

After looking at my goals and wishes that I have for these next four years and the rest of my life, I can't wait to get started on them. Of course I can't force all of these things to come true, because some of them aren't up to me. But for the ones I can control, I will make sure that I get them done soon.