Avery's Bucket List.

There was a story published about a year ago about a father that made a blog for his daughter giving her a bucket list. Why did he do this? Because 6 month old Avery was born with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 and her chances of living were slim.her father, Mike Canahuati, made this bucket list on a blog and a facebook page containing some items to be crossed off the list:

• Wake up smiling.
• Have a bad hair day.
• Ride in an ambulance.
• Get picked up by a fireman.
• Meet a fan.
• Talk to mommy & daddy.
• Eat a cupcake & a Blow Pop.
• Play with Play-Dough.
• Play a practical joke on someone

Sadly, Avery passed away April 30th, 2012. But the story of her Bucket list and short lived life will always be remembered.

     

     I think that this is an amazing story to relate my blog to. A bucket list really oragizes what we want to do in our lives before its over and we never know when our lives could be over. Avery didnt live long enough to even be able to write her own bucket list. Im writing about items on my bucket list because I want to achive as much as I can before my time is up. And these are more than just things to go do on the weekends or durring the summer. In order to Travel across ireland or coach a lacrosse team, I need to finish college to get a good job and pay for the opportunities that I have made for myself. To finish up this post, I want to refer to the simplicity of Avery's list; have a bad hair day, Meet a Fan, talk to mommy and daddy. Avery didnt get the chance to do these things and we did. Take advantage of every day to do what you love to do.

 

 

Here you can see Avery's Story.

 

 

Coaching Lacrosse.

There is a blog that I came across about coaching Lacrosse. This blog refers to all age levels of coaching and the best ways a coach can make their team the best it can be. The Sport of lacrosse has been a passion of mine since I started at the age of 10 years in the fifth grade. This passion can be included in my entire life, however there are only a few options past collegiate lacrosse. This includes major league lacrosse, a sport that pays very low for a professional level sport, and coaching. Coaching is something that I would love to do at any level of age and that is why coaching the sport that I've loved for so long is on my bucket list. There a few main reasons other than that this sport itself means a lot to me. First, this job would also fit very well with my initial career plan of being a high school teacher, because it is common for high schools coaches to also teach at the school that they are coaching at. Another reason is to simply pass on the favor that all the coaches that I have had gave to me, and thats the love of the sport. Lacrosse is more to me than just a sport, it is a sport that has bought me so much about relationships and brotherhood. The coaches that have mentored me through each year have been men that I will remember for the rest of my life and I want to give that feeling to the next generation.

Here Is The original blog "Coach B's Lacrosse Blog"
Coach B's Blog

Across Ireland.

There has always been something about a road trip that really gets me excited. The sights, the experience, and the knowledge that can be gained bring total joy to my heart. This video is of a professional "trial rider", Danny MacAskill, riding at multiple locations across the United Kingdom. This video does not directly compare to this item on my list, but is close. In this short film, Danny is only traveling in reality only a few hours around northern UK, but my journey to cross off the list is to travel across Ireland, the country of my great grandparents and a place filled with natural beauty. There are multiple ways that I could go about traveling across a county, and both would have their separate positives. The first way I could set off on my journey, is with a car full of my best friends. The happiness I have on just a one hour ride with my friends couldn't match up to a much longer journey. The already strong relationships that I would be able to build with these boys would be unreal. the other option, and at this moment my main option of traveling is alone, and without a car.
            Hiking has been a passion in my life for the last 3 or 4 years and I believe that it can really help someone realize the beauty of the world and what is in it. Hiking across Ireland by myself could be extremely fun for many reasons. One would be learning a lot about myself. Some people take their alone time to think and evaluate life. I would be doing a lot of thinking on my lonely walks across the plans and foothills of this beautiful country. Another positive of traveling alone is to build relationships with the people you see. I would call myself a social person and this would be taken full advantage of the meet as many new people as I could.
           So, why Ireland? Initially I just wanted to visit because I am of Irish decent and would like to see the country where my ancestors lived. But, as I look at pictures of the landscapes and architecture found in some places around this massive island, there are beautiful sights to see all across the country.
             This item on my list is one that could be difficult to achieve due to the cost of flying and travel. However, this would be a good test of how passionate I am about completing these goals and searching for the true meanings of life and happiness.

Bucket Listin'

Most people go throughout life knowing what their dreams would be and the lives they want to live without putting all of the effort they could have put into achieving these goals. If this list of things are the events, places, and activities that would make your life the most joyful it could be, why not pursue them as much as possible? I am writing a blog on my bucket list because I believe that writing down all of these goals of mine will help motivate me to actually achieve them. Whether it involves my current social life or climbing a mountain, I want to see what I can do to check it off the list. This blog is not only for myself but could help inspire others to explore the world and all of the opportunities it has to offer.