{bucket list}

There's always been a number of things I've thought "Someday I will.." I seem to be one that has a love for lists (partially because if I don't write it down, I'll forget.. & that's a guarantee!) - So here's a little look into some of my dreams, plans, & wishes for the future.. I'm sure the list will grow with time & a pictures to come as they're lived! - enjoy! (:

| Dreams |
• Run my own business & studio.
• Become a professional photographer.
• Own a Bernese Mountain Dog.
• Watch a Husker game from the sidelines.
• Go to a Denver Bronco's game.
• Own a Ford Mustang or Dodge Charger.
• Design my own house, with walk in closet & craft room/photography studio.
• Meet my idol. {Shania Twain and/or Brett Favre}

• Be an aunt.

• Be the maid of honor in a wedding.
• Have a son & daughter. {Maybe more, but that's to decide some distant day in the future!}
• Have a house with a Weeping Willow tree like Grandma Linda's.
• Have a house with a porch swing like Grandma Sally's.

| Because Every Good American Should |
• Read the entire bible.
• See the statue of liberty.
• Visit all 50 states.
• See the Grand Canyon.
• See the Declaration of Independence.
• Stand under the Hollywood sign.
• See the ocean.
• Jump in a pool fully clothed.

| The Over Rated, Love |
• Kiss in the rain.
• Carve something into a tree.
• Watch the sunset.
• Have someone make me breakfast in bed.
• Bake in the middle of the night.
• Write something in wet cement.
• Be proposed to in a unique way.
• Marry my best friend.
• Have my father walk me down the aisle.
• Wear cowboy boots to my wedding reception just like mama.
• Be married for over 50 years.

| Goals |
• Graduate college.
• Take one photo every day of a year.
• Be able to run a mile easily.
• Make a holiday dinner for my entire family.
• Create a secret family recipe.
• Let my hair get really long.
• Pierce my ears.. again.
• Keep a journal for all 365 days of the year.
• Shop on black Friday. {just once, to say I have}

| Seeing God's Gorgeous Earth |
• Go to Australia.
• Go to Hawaii.
• Set foot on all 7 continents.
• Throw a dart at a map and travel to wherever it lands.

...to be continued.

Checked Off. Accomplished. Lived. ❤

• Have a best friend who will never let me down. March 12, 2010: Kadee Anne Cutler. 
• Dye my hair a crazy color. - Summer 2010: bright purple.. but that's another story! (:  

• Stand on top of a mountain. - Summer 2011: Colorado.

• Have a high school sweetheart. - January 2, 2012: SuNsHiNe.

• Visit Mount Rushmore. - March 2012: Senior Sneak.
• Own a Nikon. - May 10, 2012: Best.Graduation.Present.EVER.

• Live in a college dorm. - August 17, 2012: Miss Katie Krause.
• Own a Polaroid camera. - September 16, 2012: from my favorite photographer, Kristin Parr.
• Pay for a stranger's meal. - January 16, 2014: the impatient lady in the McDonalds drive thru.

check em out, in pictures, HERE.