I have a 43 things account in which I catalog the things I’ve done, am doing, and want to do someday. I recently found out that Cannady Girl has her own list on 43 things. I’m pretty sure everyone has a list. Whether they post it online and share it with the world or whether on paper in a top secret diary or whether just in their mind, everyone has a list of things to do before they die.

My list hasn’t been updated in a long time and consists of 32 things completed and 32 more things to do. My “maybe someday” list includes:

• Playing poker in Las Vegas
• Getting an MBA (I’m almost done with this one)
• Retiring young (working diligently on this one)
• Paying off my student loans (dreadful)
• Go hot air ballooning
• Publish my memoir
• Experience the Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Go parasailing (preferably someplace tropical)
• Travel to Europe
• Go skydiving
• And so on..

You get the picture. Well there’s one more thing I want to experience. I wanted to share it with you before adding it to my list. It is the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), also known as World Series of Rodeo or the Super Bowl of Rodeo. I’ve only seen this stuff on TV and from the comfort of my couch, it looks pretty exciting. Just imagine what it would be like to actually be there, in the stands!

For those of you who are not familiar with NFR, it is sponsored and organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). There are seven major events: bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, bull riding, barrel racing (an event exclusive to women). Now, there are many rodeos held throughout the nation but why settle for one of the smaller events. If I’m going to put something on my “maybe someday” list, it’s going to be the grand daddy of them all. I’m going to go check out the NFR.

National Final Rodeo tickets are not cheap by any means. This is the World Series of Rodeo after all. You’ll also need gambling money. Who doesn’t gamble when they’re in Vegas? And lodging money, and food money, and souvenir money, yadda yadda yadda… The trip can be pretty expensive, specially if there’s more than one of you going such as in our case (Brian and I go everywhere together). However, if you start saving today you’ll have more than enough for the event which will be held later this year, during the month of December. That’s our plan anyway.

So, what about you? What’s on your to do list?