My Goals/Bucket List

Well I guess I'll just start off this blog post with a basic list and throw in some explanations.

1. Go skydiving
- This one means a lot to me, and I think that it's going to be a little emotional for me when I do end up going. I say that because this was both my dad's and my main desire in terms of a bucket list. I honestly can't remember whether I mentioned this in my past blog post but my dad passed away a little over three years ago, he meant the world to me and I would give anything to talk to him one more time. I can tell you that when I am free-falling towards the ground as fast and as long as possible that my dad will be the main thing on my mind and I'm going to experience it for the both of us. The ironic part is that if my dad hadn't passed away, I don't know whether I'd be able to be here at Iowa State right now since it's due to the fact that his employer sent me a check for my education that I'm able to pay tuition and was able to successfully obtain the Hixson scholarship. Now I've already signed up for the skydiving club and am set up to go this spring, I can't wait!

2. Live comfortably with a family
- Well since I'm in the electrical engineering program, I'd like to think that I'm going to be able to make quite a bit of money per year. My dream home would be pretty large, modest, yet large. It would be nestled back into some woods so that I'd be able to hunt both deer and turkey with a nearby lake big enough to do any water sports on with my boat that I'll hopefully be able to afford. I'd also like there to plenty of natural cliffs close enough to rock climb on the weekends. My boat would be parked over next to my airplane that I would love to one day get my pilot's license for. I know it seems like a lot, but this would be the very best of the best in terms of living with my wife and two maybe three children that I could teach to hunt, fish, and rock climb.

3. See the ocean/learn to surf

- I've already gotten several reactions for not having seen the ocean along the lines of, "What?! You need to see it!" But yeah, I've never been to the ocean and I would love to one day see it. Along those lines, when I do get to see the ocean, I want to try my hand at surfing and hopefully not get bitten by a shark, which seems to be the main thing people worry about when I tell them I want to surf.

4. Learn to longboard 
- I chose the most basic one I could think of to end my list on, if I put everything on here it'd never end. I didn't really have the desire to learn to longboard until I got to Iowa State and saw people doing it all over campus. It just seems like something fun to pass the time and I want something attainable to strive for this year, so longboarding it is. I've signed up for the club and hopefully will be able to get the hang of it after some time. By the way, I can't hardly stand on a skateboard, so we'll see how this goes.