Bucket List of Gen 5

 Ruth's Bucket List

  1.   Washington State (Will complete 48 continental states.)
  2.  Oregon  (Will complete 48 continental states.)
  3.   Hawaii-Road to Hana, Pearl Harbor (Will complies 50 states.)
  4.  Alaska  (Will complies 50 states.)
  5.  Wyoming:   where her great grandpa was shot with an arrow in French and Indian War, Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Prismatic Spring
  6.   Follow Picolet’s (maternal grandpa) immigration to America-France, Canada, Ohio, Kansas
  7. Follow Hankammer’s (maternal grandma) immigration to America-Germany, Maryland, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas
  8. See the old capital in Kansas where her great grandfather laid the cornerstone.
  9. Visit brother (89) in Kansas City, KS &  sister (87) in Littleton, Colorado
  10. Visit a town in each state where she got one of her 100 cards from each state.
  11. Stay in the Eloise Suite-The Plaza, New York City
  12. Utz Factory Tour, Hanover, PA (It's 100, too)
  13. Visit all 5 Great Lakes (Lake Erie 10/21) (Lake Michigan 10/21)
  14. See seven states from atop Lookout Mountain at Rock City in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  15. Vermont Sugar House
  16. Get a picture with a celebrity (Amy Grant 10/21)
  17. The Smithsonian Air & Space & The National Mall, Washington DC
  18. Set a Guinness World Record (started attempt 10/21-oldest person to go to the most Presidential Libraries #1  James K Polk home-Columbia, TN, #2 Andrew Jackson-Hermitage-Nashville, TN # 3 Abraham Lincoln's birthplace-Hodenville, KY, #4 Lincoln Museum, KY, #5 William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Cincinnati, OH #6 Rutherford B Hayes, Fremont, OH, #7 William G Harding, Marion, OH, # 8 Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, IN). *They didn't accept it, so she won't be completing this one.
  19. Visit all 13 Presidential Libraries
  20. US Safari Park

Mary Ruth's Bucket List
  1. Portugal to see Cousin's daughter
  2. Fall leaves in New England in fall  (10/2024)
  3. Cherry blossoms in Washington DC in spring
  4. Niagara Falls 
  5. Broadway Musical in New York City
  6. Albuquerque International Ballon Fiesta, New Mexico
  7. Alaska
  8. Lighthouse in New England
  9. Mount Rushmore 
  10. The Ark in Kentucky (10/2021)
  11. Pioneer Woman's Store 
  12. Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
  13. Mammoth Cave in KY (10/2021)
  14. Biltmore in North Carolina
  15. Philadelphia, PA mint tour
  16. Jelly Belly Factory Tour, Fairfield, CA
  17. Hearst Castle
  18. See the Northern Lights
  19. Ring the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia
  20. Hawaii

Sherry's Bucket List
1.  Disneyland Paris
2.  Treehous Suite-Adventure Suites, North Conway, NH
3. Disney Cruise (4/2022-Wonder)
4.  The Louve in Paris
5.  Disney VIP Tour 
6.  Universal  VIP Tour (5/22-Universal Hollywood)
7.  Fly business class (10/22)
8.  Take a transatlantic cruise
9.  Go to the Olympics
10.  Dog sled in Alaska
11.  Swim in 4 oceans
12.  Visit a Wonder of the World
13.  Statue of Liberty & Empire State Building in NY (5/2023)
14.  Ride a horse on the beach
15.  Walk on a black sand beach
16.  Walk on a glacier
17.  Stay at an all inclusive resort
18.  Relax in a natural hot spring
19.  Lay on the four corners in US
20.  Play pickle ball

 
Taylor's Bucket List
1. Skopelos, Greece (Mama Mia)
2.  Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland & Oxford, England (Harry Potter)
3.  Las Vegas
4.  Matamata, New Zealand (Lord of the Rings)
5.  Kauai, Hawaii (Avatar)
6.  St Vincent & Dominica (Pirates of the Caribbean)
7.  Oregon (Twilight Saga) Airbnb Twilight Swan House
8.  Eat crab cakes in Baltimore, Maryland (Faidley's)
9.  Eat clam chowder in Boston, Massachusetts
10.  Mickey Mouse Penthouse, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim
11.   Wizard Chambers, Georgian House Hotel, London
12.  Disneyland Paris (2024)
13.  Go to Club 33 at Disneyland 
14.  Cinderella’s Gown Tower Cottage, The Roxbury, NY
15.  Disney Cruise (4/22-Wonder)
16.  Snow Ski in Colorado
17.  Learn to surf
18.  Indoor skydive
19.  Climb a volcano
20.  Ride in a sleigh

Blair's Bucket List
1.  Bibidi Bobbidi Boutique
2.  Tour Chick fil A in Georgia
3.   Pickle Factory Tour
4.  The Pineapple Suite-Nickelodeon Hotels & Resort Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
5.  Kingdom, Pirate, & Adventure Rooms,, Legoland, California Carsbad 
6.  Peabody Hotel & see ducks
7.  Send a message in a bottle
8.  Hersey PA
9.  Milk an animal by hand
10.  Get ears pierced (2023)
11.  Learn to tie a shoe (5/22)
12.  Learn to swim (3/21)
13.  Learn to ride a bike without training wheels
14.  Learn to whistle 
15.  Become a Jr Ranger at a National Park
16.  Learn to play the piano
17.  Go to Vacation Bible School
18.  Do a Spartan Race (5/20-virtual)
19.  Catch a fish
20.  Ride a camel

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