Just Thoughts and Nothing Else

I have this thing I used to call "My to do list before I leave this earth" and suddenly a few years ago I went to a movie called "The bucket list" and I now had a new name for what I've been referring to as my to do list!
I have been trying to complete a lot of things on my bucket list because of things that have happened in my life in the past 4 years that make me think that life is very short indeed and now's the time since there's no time like the present to  make them happen.
So this last weekend my girlfriend invited me to her home in Baraboo Wisconsin and I had the most wonderful time!  Her, her husband and daughter are the most accommodating people I have ever known.  Always so wonderful and interesting to be with.  Lots of laughs, lots of shopping, lots of impromptu moments and lots of long time memories to share.  The impromptu moment that I am referring to this time, was riding past an airport and seeing a sign that said "Airplane rides"  I said, Oooo can we stop and of course they did and before you know all three of us were in a single engine plane, 1,000 feet in the air over lake redstone and the pilot was letting me take the wheel.  He told me to wait until the gage gets to 60 knots and then start pulling back on the wheel (or whatever you call it) and he showed me all the gages and what they do and where I need to be and what a time I had.  I think for a few minutes my friends, mostly my girlfriend were almost ready to panic but it happened so fast, that before they could even get time to think, there we were above the little town of Baraboo and Wisconsin Dells enjoying a beautifully clear day and snapping pictures.
They were responsible for allowing me to get to do one more thing on my bucket list and that was flying a plane!  Yes, I realize I wasn't really doing the flying for real, but it sure felt like it because the pilot only took control of the wheel when he thought I was going to fast or turning it too hard but it sure felt like I was flying and after all was said and done, my friends were also amazed that I talked them into it without them thinking about it.  But they sure were glad when it was over and commented how utterly amazing it really was!
So here's just a few pictures to enjoy of another of the adventures of "Jan's Bucket List"
Maybe you have one too?












 Taking Off, Yahooooooo!











Over Reedsburg, Wi. near the Dells
















 Over Lake Redstone










See the wheel?












By the way, I've got more things planned for this summer that are on my bucket list, but I'll surely have loads of pictures to share once I make them happen!
I've already jumped in the ocean and did some snorkeling even though I can't swim and I really can't use the  snorkel because I have asthma, but I used the goggles to view the fish beneath me because of a wonderful young captain of the catamaran who went into the water with me and a couple life jackets.
Then I was able to get onto a train all by myself again this last fall to meet with my friends in Elmhurst so they wouldn't always have to drive so far to get me.  I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but for me it was a great accomplishment.
I've also gone on a plane by myself to meet up with friends in Florida this last winter and went on a cruise with some friends too!  I am starting to have so much fun again.
So in a couple of weeks, I am going to try Hot Air Ballooning at a festival in a nearby town.  I'll let you know how that goes too.



RISK more than others think is safe

CARE  more than others think is wise

DREAM more than others think is pratical

EXPECT more than others think possible.
(unknown author)
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