20 Things I want to do before I die.
Dave Freeman, co-author of “100 Things to Do Before You Die,” passed away at the age of 47 on Tuesday. I have to be completely honest and say that I have not read Mr. Freeman’s book. However the article I read about him and the book he co-wrote inspired me to think about things I would like to do before I head up to heaven. While I am in good health now, you never know when your time is going to be up. Good Lord willing, I live long enough to see all of these things happen!
Here is a short list of things. I hope you can relate of some of them.
In no certain order-
1. See the West Coast. I grew up around the Atlantic Ocean and love it there, but I want to see what it’s like on the other side of the country. I am fascinated with California. Obviously the entertainment industry is amazing and captivating. I have always dreamed of one day working for a LA based radio station. Even if I can’t live there, I at least want to see it in my lifetime. I’ve dreamed of seeing CA since I was a kid, and I hope to make it a reality someday.
2. Go to attend a UNC/Duke Basketball game. I have been a Tar Heel fan for as long as I can remember. I’m pretty sure I came out of the womb a hater of Duke University Basketball. I need to check with my pastor, but I’m pretty sure the Lord doesn’t mind me HATING Duke. I really need to share my disdain of the dukies at an actual game at least once in my life. I would take a UNC/Duke ticket over a Superbowl Ticket!
3. Call the people I love more often. I spend the majority of my day at work on the phone, so when I get home, I am not usually in the mood to chat on Ma Bell (that’s the phone for any Northerners who may be reading). Because of this, some relationships have been jilted in recent years. I really need to work on that. It’s selfish and not right.
4. I know it sounds cheesy, but I want to meet Jessica Alba. My wife Holly has Bono and Keith Urban, I have Jessica Alba (BTW, did you know that Bono and Urban are both shorter than me?).
5. I want to compete in a swim meet. I realize I am still in the middle of my adult swim lessons, but I think it would be cool to become that accomplished of a swimmer. Maybe if I do that, I might be able to fit into 32 jeans again (Maybe I should put that on the list too!)
6. Have grandkids. Before I accomplish that, I have to give my parents Grand kids.
7. Have a full time radio job in Nashville. It’s been my dream since I was 13… I haven’t give up yet!
8.I want to take a lap in a race car. I grew up twenty miles from the North Carolina Motor Speedway. I liked NASCAR before it was cool to like Nascar. However, I don’t think it would be a good idea for me to DRIVE the race car, seeing how I have a hard enough time driving safely at 70mph on the highway. It would be pretty cool to hang in the passenger seat for a lap or two.
9. I want to take my Dad backstage to meet Reba McEntire. I had backstage passes once to meet Reba, but I wasn’t allowed to take my Father with me. I have always regretted that. My Dad is a HUGE Reba fan.. and he deserves to have a moment with her like I want with JA, and Holly wants Mr. Ireland and Mr. Australian Hair Highlights. I’m pretty sure Momma wouldn’t mind.
10. Spend more time on the porch. Some of the best thinkers in history have been front porch thinkers. The majority of the world’s problems could be solved if everyone had a front porch. I hope to spend plenty of time on mine one day.
11. Buy a dog. I miss having a dog, a dog that won’t make us sneeze!
12 Buy a house. I need a house with a front porch to accomplish goal 10, a dog needs a yard to run in (11), and so will my Parent’s Grandkids(6).
13. Write a book. Short stories and books have always been a love of mine. I would love to have the chance to share some stories of my own.
14. Sing a song at the Ryman Auditorium. I don’t care if anybody is there to hear it, I just want my voice to echo off of those sacred walls. It really is the Mother Church of the music I love so much.
15. Travel via train. There is something romantic about a train. I want to take Holly somewhere exotic and enjoy the ride there.
16. Go to Graceland. I have been an Elvis fan since I was 5 years old. I learned the Elvis lip curl by the age of seven. It’s somewhere that i have always deemed as special, and have always hoped to go there with someone special to share it with. Memphis is just three hours away, and my somebody special is asleep beside me.
17. Goof off more, laugh hard while I do it, and don’t feel a bit guilty about it.
18. Grow a garden in my back yard and get my hands and feet dirty. My great Grandpa James Dewy Myers was a farmer. My Grandpa David James Myers Sr. -Papa (pronounced Paw Paw) had a huge garden in his backyard. His was the only house I have ever known to have corn stalks growing in the back yard. This of course was before home owner associations, back when a man’s house and yard was really his, and he could grow whatever he wanted. I miss my Paw Paw.
19. I want to learn how to make sweet tea as good as my Momma’s. It tastes like home in a glass pitcher.
20. As corny as it may sound, I would like to make a real difference in the world and make it a better place. I don’t know if I will ever truly see world peace in my time here on earth, but I wouldn’t mind making it a little easier for my parent’s grandkids.
What are some of the things you want to do before you go?
Send me a comment below.
Here’s hoping we all share a long life and see our dreams come true!!
Love Ya’ll
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