The Updated List

1- Meet a Spice Girl

2- experience the Olympics

3- go on a blind date

4- West Coast Trail

5- Backpack through Europe

6- run a marathon

7- go on a zip line

8- touch 4 different oceans

9- kiss someone who is in a different country then you are

10- kiss a cowboy

11- learn how to surf

12- visit Michael Jackson's grave

13- be part of a flash mob

14- get lei'd

15- learn another language

16- climb a pyramid

17- kayak trip

18 – go on a yoga retreat

19- do something that someone told you you couldn't do

20- volunteer at an orphanage

21- touch six different continents

22- learn the thriller dance

23- suspension bridge

24- develop laugh lines

25- send a random person in the phone book a letter

26 - Hang out with the boy from the "Buried Life"

27 - Watch a broadway show in NYC

28 - camp at the grand canyon

29 - give a waitress/waiter a large tip

30 - pay for someone's coffee/lunch

31 - throw a summer BBQ

32 - Slide down a fire pole

33 - knit a pair of mittens

34 - go hang gliding

35 - graduate from University

36 - throw a celebratory bash which includes a band

37 - drive across Canada

38 - go to Oktoberfest in Germany

39 - bake a wedding cake

40 - plant 20 trees each to offset our carbon footprint for one year

41 - see Niagara falls - Kiersti

42 - compete in a triathlon

43 - be in Ireland for St. Patrick's day

44 - drive down the west coast

45 - take a child in need on a shopping spree

46 - bike from Calgary to Banff

47 - ski in the Alps

48 - Participate in a sandcastle competition

49 - be an extra in a movie

50 - swim with the dolphins

51 - participate in a photo contest

52 - donate a memorial bench

53 - be a part of a Bocce ball tournament

54 - go to Mardis Gras in New Orleans

55 - sleep under the stars

56 - go on a sailing trip

57 - make a Christmas card together

58 - have a margarita, mojito, and martini on a beach

59 - make a movie

60 - become a part of .life.unleashed. – Kiersti

61 – volunteer for Dreams Take Flight Foundation

62 – make a child's wish come true through Make-a-Wish Foundation

63 – attend a cooking class

64 – design our own t-shirts

65 – go on a safari

66 – tell someone how you really feel

67 – finish a crossword puzzle

68 – start the wave in a crowd

69 – ace a card trick

70 – go floating down the Bow together

71 – take photography lessons

72 – design and sew a dress

73 – create our own 'masterpiece'

74 – bring a snack/freezies to a kids sports game

75 – bring a special gift to someone in a seniors centre

76 – have or adopt a child

77 – volunteer in a third world country

78 – compete in an ironman triathlon

79 – listen to peoples stories

80 – create my own tradition

81 – raise chickens

82 – be remembered for something

83 – teach a child how to read

84 – read a book under a tree

85 – build my own house

86 – own my own greenhouse

87 – go white-water rafting

88 - take a photo every day for a year
 

airport.experience

Kait had an extra AirCanada lounge pass so we decided to target someone and invite them to hang out in the lounge. We asked a few people around the airport but weren't getting the response that we wanted at first. After about 15 minutes we finally had a taker!

It ended up being her first time flying by herself and got to the airport really early for her flight. She really appreciated the pass and was thankful to have a nice place to hang out for a few hours.

Inspired by our previous night we thought it would be a good opportunity to give back since we were able to knock an item off of our list! Then we were off to Calgary for the rest of our reading break.

#26 – Hang out with the boys from ‘The Buried Life’

Kait met up with her friend Steve while I was 'cleaning' up back at my place for the next round of Olympic partiers. We were talking about how we had to start our blog asap and work on our '100 things to do before we die' list when she gets back from dinner. Weird sequence of events brought us a pretty unforgettable moment. Kait and her friend were finished dinner and stumbled upon a girl who had a sign saying "#8 – Meet guys from The Buried Life" and obviously Kait had to question this!

I receive a phone call about thirty seconds later saying that the Buried Life guys were having a party at a local surf shop 'Sitka'. I bolted as fast as I could to get to the party not even thinking about trying to look half presentable – hence the awesome pictures. We ended up partying with Duncan and Ben and listening to a band Jon & Roy play. Overall, it was a pretty amazing night and wouldn't have happened if anything else went differently. It was inspiring to meet them and we both will remember it for the rest of our lives.

#2 – Experience the Olympics

Day 4.0

Gibran departed back to Calgary and left Kait and I to experience the city on our own. We took a walk around Kits so Kait could experience some of amazingness that I experience on a daily basis (if there is no rain!)

Tip: If you want good pizza try out Nat's Pizza on Broadway

We decided to head downtown to check out the flame – we figured that this was probably a must during the Olympics. We weren't able to get too close to the flame so the pictures aren't the best. Regardless, we witnessed the flame with all 5 pieces standing tall. Sorry VANOC but that was pretty funny in the opening ceremonies!

#2 – Experience the Olympics

Day 3.0

This was game day in Vancouver. The three of us (Gibran, Kait and I) watched Russia vs. Finland women's hockey – Finland takes the bronze in the Olympics so it was nice to see them play! We started off the morning going downtown and lining up to get into the Olympic Superstore – it was a long line but it moved quite quickly!

In the Olympic store Kait and I were scheming to see if we could snag us some of those stylish scarves everyone was wearing around town. Before we could act upon any of our scheming there was a brand new shipment that came in! We were set – both of us fully decked out in Canada gear by this point.

Note to everyone: scarves, toques, mitts, and sweaters are probably not appropriate in double digit weather – but we sure did look awesome with the gear!

We made it to the hockey game and had an amazing time at the hockey game. The energy in the arena was unreal – I'm so glad I had an opportunity to experience an Olympic game even if it wasn't a Canadian team. We met two younger girls who were like mini-me's to Kait and I, it was pretty cute. They definitely had the same attitude as us!

After the hockey game, we went back to my place for some drinks, then went out for sushi, and then headed downtown to the Irish House. Luckily the line up to the Irish house was non-existent (unlike the Holland house!). Here Kait and I learnt another lesson – Olympic Mitts aren't just for keeping your hands warm in 15 degree weather but also to sneak beer into a pub – turns out they fit perfectly in the mitts.

#2 – Experience the Olympics

Day 2.0

Gibran went on his own way and Kait and I were left to our own devices for the day! We decided to head down to the Holland House down in Richmond to watch some of the Olympics. When we got there we were told that the wait would be about 7 hours to get in – 7 hours! We didn't believe it either so we decided to line up anyways and show them whose boss.. Unfortunately, they won – it was pouring in Richmond and was way too cold for us to wait longer than the hour that we did. We decided to head back to the mall to warm up for a bit so we could decide what our next plan of action would be.

We ended up finding a TV in the mall – yes you heard it right! This ended up being one of the stand-out moments of the weekend for sure! We watched the women's prelim moguls - little did we know this would make us seem pretty smart later on in the night. After the mogul prelims the women's hockey game (Canada vs. Slovakia) was on and we watched Canada annihilate them 18-0. After realizing that spending 5 hours in a mall during the Olympics was probably lame we decided to meet up with some of my friends for some more Olympicing in a more conventional way.

We wound up at a local pub in Richmond where we watched the finals for women's moguls. By this point in time Kait and I knew all the female athletes to watch out for in the medal event and were talking like we knew EVERYTHING about moguls. Picture this: Jenn Heil – up for her race – the American before her just wiped out pretty bad and Jenn nailed her run in the prelims. We were all holding hands in the pub – complete silence – watching her do her run. SHE NAILED IT! It put her in first place everyone was cheering in the pub and it was amazing (there may have been some tears from yours truly). A few moments later Hannah had an outstanding performance and put us in a silver position. Heartbreaking? A little bit but we were still so proud of Jenn! If only she could have heard us cheering for her.

We finished up at the pub and went back to Richmond O-zone for round two – hopefully there would be better luck this time around! We ended up seeing a little bit of Hey Ocean and a full concert from Bedouin Soundclash. Although there were a few kicks in the head by 13 year old body surfers it was a pretty fun night with some great music. After the concert we headed back to Kitsilano to my friend Lisa's work (Brown's social house) where we had a few drinks prior to heading home for the night!

#2 - Experience the Olympics

So the Olympics are officially here! Kait and I are in the same city and we are ready to see what Vancouver holds for us over the next few days. We are both really excited to be able to knock another item off of our list - #2 Experience the Olympics.

Day 1.0

Gibran, Kait and I decided to head downtown to join all the festivities and start the party off with the opening ceremonies. On the way down there I got the entire bus to sing Oh Canada (for the second time in as many days) just to get the spirit going. We partied on the street for a good while in the pouring rain and then finally stumbled upon a Yaletown brewery so we could finally warm up. Kait and Gibran continued onwards (they know how to party properly) and finished up around 3 in the morning!

#13 –Be part of a flash mob

Part one of four
Last night was the first practice for the Olympic torch flash mob! Although it wasn’t at all what I expected I know it’s going to be pretty epic. We had about 150 out of the 400 people that we needed so it was hard to get the whole effect of what this is going to look like in the end. I’m really crossing my fingers that we will get enough people to do it though, it’s a promising routine. I’m working hard at recruiting more people but I find it challenging to get people to actually commit to it. It shouldn’t be that hard – it’s a once in a lifetime experience!
Goal of the flash mob: make the video go viral (which it definitely will). The music is this really corny down red neck roots Canadian music which makes it that much more hilarious. The people attending the torch relay are going to be in for quite the surprise if everything turns out – hopefully they don’t get caught in the middle!
As for any more updates, I have to keep it on the DL. We are sworn to secrecy!

Part two of four
Today was our second practice for the flash mob and we had a few more people show up but we still need way more people! It’s been a tough go getting people to commit to doing the flash mob. I guess it’s hard for people to step outside their comfort zone and participate in a once in a lifetime opportunity. I’m going to keep working at getting people to commit to the flash mob because we so desperately need 400 people.
Today we started seeing the routine come together. A little more of the design was starting to fill up so we could all see the progression of the show coming together. Some of the ‘new’ people had a hard time doing the routine to the music but hopefully the organizers will catch that at out last get together.
This weekend I almost had the opportunity to talk meet an Olympian (one of the 100 things I would like to do before I die) but definitely chickened out and didn’t have a camera to document the moment. I thought everyone should be able to see some pictures of our crazy adventures! Anyways, this week coming up is going to be a whirlwind of checking things off our list. Kait comes into Vancouver in approximately 5 days which is wicked! I think it will be a good opportunity to continue adding to our list. If we finish compiling our ideas maybe I’ll post it for everyone to read – then we’ll really be held accountable for achieving our goals!

Quote from Curious Case of Benjamin Button (thought it was suitable for the way I’m feeling): Your life is defined by its opportunities... even the ones you miss.

Part Three of Four
Last night was the final practice for the flash mob. We didn’t quite have 400 but we were pretty darn close! Basically it’s going to be unreal. It was really nice to see the shapes coming together – we really had a chance to see the whole effect.
Tomorrow is the big day! I will post the video as soon as we get access to it. Stay tuned!

Part Four of Four
Last night was the Olympic torch relay and we performed our flash mob! It didn’t go over as well as we had hoped because we really didn’t have enough time to make sure our lines were straight or anything. Here is the unedited version of the mob: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny0Hw3akAC0

The first shape is supposed to be UBC, definitely didn’t work out very well. Then we did the Canada flag, the Olympic rings, Canada flag and some dancing. If you look really hard you might be able to see them but you really have to know what you are looking at!

The list so far!

We are still thinking of things that we would like to do before we die, but here is the start of the list! If you have any sweet ideas please let us know..
 

1- meet a Spice Girl

2- experience the olympics

3- go on a blind date

4- West Coast Trail

5- backpack through Europe

6- run a marathon

7- go on a zip line

8- touch 4 different oceans

9- kiss someone who is in a different country then you are

10- kiss a cowboy

11- learn how to surf

12- visit Michael
Jackson's grave

13- be part of a flash mob

14- get lei'd

15- learn another language

16- climb a pyramid

17- kayak trip

18- go on a yoga retreat

19- do something that someone told you you couldn't do

20- volunteer at an orphanage

21- touch six different continents

22- learn the thriller dance

23- suspension bridge

24- develop laugh lines

25- send a random person in the phone book a letter

26 - hang out with the boy from the "Buried Life"

27 - watch a broadway show in NYC

28 - camp at the grand canyon

29 - give a waitress/waiter a large tip

30 - pay for someone's coffee/lunch

31 - throw a summer BBQ

32 - slide down a fire pole