The Nectar List

Have you ever heard of a Nectar List? It's a lot like a Bucket List, but instead of listing things you want to do, it's a list of things you've already done, or crossed off your bucket list. I have no idea why it's called that, but I kinda dig it. Anyway, here are a few of mine:

Traveled to 11 different countries
Attempted scuba-diving
Swam with sharks, sting rays, and sea turtles

Biked down the side of a volcano
Went sky-diving, ziplining, caving, white water rafting, tubing, rockclimbing, ocean- kayaking, jetskiing, and snorkeling

I've been on 3 cruises- Disney Big Red Boat, Carnival, and Norwegian
Seen MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA games, and the U.S. Open
Eaten somewhere featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
Been on TV
NYC Things: MET, MOMA, 10 (Cats, Rent, Lion King, Alladin, Carole King, Chicago, Cirque, Wicked, Les Miserables, Phantom) Broadway shows, Lincoln Center, Coney Island, Central Park, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, Tavern on the Green and Central Park

I've swam in the Pacific, Atlantic, Carribean, and Indian Oceans, and the Gulf of Mexico
Held an alligator and a boa constrictor
Lived on my own for 7? years
Rescued a puppy
Donated my hair to Locks of Love

Spent a semester of college studying abroad
Earned a degree in something I love
Visited London: shopped at Dr. Marten and saw the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace

Been published
Rode an elephant and a camel

Learned how to operate a cotton candy machine
Jumped on stage with Matisyahu
Swam in a bioluminescent bay
Toured a tea and spice plantation

Acted in a play
Visited a castle in Europe
Fell in love
Saw my name in the credits of a movie
Went on a whiskey distillery tour (or 10) 

Got my belly button and nose pierced

Went tent camping
Took a pole dancing class
Gone to a luau in Hawaii

Gone horseback riding
Smoked a cigar
Volunteered at Habitat for Humanity

Rented a jeep and drove around Hawaii (Road to Hana)

Photographed the sunrise and sunset on the same day
Taken a ride on a glass bottom boat
Watched a meteor shower
Taken a ride on a steamboat
Attended a hot air balloon festival

I’ve watched the fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City

Ate dim sum in Chinatown
Spent an entire day by myself

Became instant friends with complete strangers at a music festival (Global Citizens Festival)

Visited all three North American countries (Canada, Mexico, and the USA)
Voted in presidential and local elections
Got a professional massage
Got a professional manicure and pedicure

Performed in a marching band competition in (the stadium formerly known as) Giants Stadium

I’ve high-fived Nelly Furtado
I’ve very publicly taken a nap during a rave at a music festival
Visited Paris: went to the top of the Eiffel Tower and saw (and have been disappointed by) the Mona Lisa in person

I’ve watched the sunset over the ocean while riding a ferry boat
I’ve taken the perfect "jumping on the beach" photograph

I’ve been to a stereotypical frat party

Celebrateed Christmas in Spain

Hosted a game night

I’ve jumped off a cliff into a lake
I’ve taken a selfie with a giraffe/goat

I’ve been picked up by a random, but hot, Puerto Rican bouncer from Senor Frog's named Juan
I’ve learned how to ski at Mont Tremblant - and didn’t fall on my ass
I’ve been skinny dipping at 3 a.m.
I’ve attended a New York City black tie wedding
I've attended band camp

I’ve been hit in the face with a soccerball and did NOT cry
I’ve been to Mystic Pizza in Mystic, Connecticut
Started a book club
Started a business
Met online friends in real life

Tackled my debt
Saw one of the 7 wonders of the world
Gone geocashing
Threw a surprise party
Attended Pinot Palette paint night

Taken part in a talent show

I’ve competed in a canoe regatta and won
I’ve puked out the window of a moving vehicle. Not exactly proud of that, but seems like an accomplishment
I’ve chased roosters around the streets of Key West in Florida
Shot a gun

Waited in line for a movie (at midnight on opening day)- The Hobbit
Participated in a food fight
Learned and instrument and perform a jazz solo in front of an audience

Sang karaoke

Went to the movies by myself
Ate at a restaurant by myself

I’ve been stranded for three days with my best friends in a snowpocalypse
Started a blog (duh) 

Won a grape stomping competition

Attended an all-white party

Participated in a beauty pageant

Rode on an overnight train

Watched a Star Wars marathon of all 6 movies,  and a LOTR marathon with all 3 movies.

Found Philly Jesus

What are some things you've crossed of your bucket list? 

See some other ones over at Andrea's blog!