I have been seriously thinking about the things that I would like to accomplish in my life before I either 'expire' or just get too dang old to do them or still be able to really enjoy them.
One of the things I'd like to do is see one of the oceans. I'm not particularly keen on the idea of actually going out on one; I'd just like to be near one. I have wanted to do this since I've been a little girl. For Christmas one year, my mom ordered me some books through a book club. I was ten or eleven at the time. I loved reading, so she knew it would be a wonderful gift for me. I could barely wait until a new book would come for me each month. Out of all those books I read that year, only one thing has always stayed in my pea brain. One young girl took a trip with her parents, and they happened to stay in a chalet nestled on a rocky cliff above the ocean. I remember distinctly reading how the ocean waves would come crashing against those rocks directly below them. I have dreamed about being there ever since. To be right there......in one of those chalets......drifting off to sleep with the sound of the waves almost magically rocking me to sleep.....would be a dream come true.
I'd like to try my hand again at oil painting. I painted one picture and one picture only. It did not turn out all that badly for a 'first time' painting. It just seems that I never have the time to try it again.
I'd like to dance out in the pouring down rain, and run barefoot through the mud puddles, laughing and singing. I could do this anytime I liked right now, but........I don't want to do it alone.
I'd like to be more patient......not only with others......but with myself. In all honesty, I'm pretty patient with others. I'm really tough on myself. I have one day off from work. I expect too much out of myself on these Sundays. Now this......I can fix. From now on...no matter how tired I am when I get home from work...I am going to do something in the house to keep it tidy, instead of saving everything to get done on Sundays. It's just too overwhelming! I feel guilty then, for taking too much 'fun' time and not getting done what I feel needs to get done. I can do this.
I'd like to retire. I wish I had the funds to be able to do so, but I don't. There's not even any sense in thinking about this one. I just needed a chuckle at my own expense.  
I'd like to fall in love. I have to wonder if I have truly ever been in love. I thought I was a few times, but I would not think that love would or could be so painful. I know I've been in lust. Haven't we all? Being in love seems much more complicated than just being in lust. I realize love can really, really hurt, especially if it's one sided. But if two people are in love with each other, I don't think it should hurt. If you love somebody, you're not going to cheat with somebody else. You're not going to degrade that person in any way. You're not going to abuse them physically or mentally. None of that would make any sense, would it? I believe the secret ingredient to love...is respect. If you love and respect your significant other, none of the above would ever take place. That's it! That's what I want. I'd like to know what it really feels like to be in love with a man who truly loves AND respects me. I'd like to return that love and respect.....to him.
Finally........I'd like to wish upon a star......and have that wish come true. My wish upon that star would be for all my wishes to come true!  Not only my wishes.....but yours and yours and yours........ 
Have a great Sunday evening and may all your GOOD wishes come true. 
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leprichaun_magic
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Jul 26 @ 10:31PM
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..I hope that your wishes and Dreams come true..nothing-like a walk on a Sandy beach ..in the Sun .. or the Dawn ..or the Sunset!!  ,,go for it!!
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CHARLIgurl1
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Jul 26 @ 10:40PM
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Its funny how reading someone elses dreams can make one so grateful.
I lived by an ocean for years, I ran a bar on the front, and complained every day when sand was dragged in all over the floor.
I hope you do get to see an ocean... the smell and sound is totally unique to anything else.
Dreams only remain dreams if we do not follow them.
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missliss78
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Jul 26 @ 10:54PM
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I, too, hope you get to at least fulfill your dream of visiting the ocean.
I suppose it is something I've always taken for granted, living so close to it.
I guess these sort of things you wish for fall into the bucket list category....and we all have them.
Nice blog, gf.
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Heart2Heart453
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Jul 26 @ 11:08PM
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Once you step foot on the beach and put your toes in the ocean you'll be in love! I hadn't been for 10 years or better until October '07. My feet ached to feel sand between my toes again. I plan to go yearly and my sister and I have a grand plan to retire there.
When I need to take a mental vacation "I close my eyes, pull my chair up to the shoreline, just close enough for the water to rush over me when the tide comes in, the sun is beating down on my face, I can hear people though the rushing water and the birds overhead, faint voices laughing and enjoying the day" it's all wonderful and holds me over til I can get there again in person.
I hope you manage to make that dream come true.........!
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Redwicket
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Jul 26 @ 11:30PM
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Yes, you will love the ocean...I live 15 minutes from the beach and you Never get tired of it...Especially us water signs.
Here in Oregon we have both the sandy beaches and the rocky, craggy coastlines...I really love this one little beach that has tide pools, when the tide is out you can see And touch all the little critters...course some critters you just Don't want to Touch.
It really doesn't cost that much to rent a little beach cottage...my Mom and I do it often. There is a little town North of here, Yachats...Don J's Getaways, that's who we rent through...check out his site
Don J's
This will help figure the cost of a trip...maybe you could find a couple of friends to go in with you...there are ways to work these things so that you can afford it. Don J's is great, and if you leave your beach house clean he refunds your deposit...
Great Blog...Now you have me Dreaming 
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WSOR
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Jul 27 @ 12:24AM
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Never stop dreaming! And never let anyone or anything stand in the way of your dreams!
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kywonder
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Jul 27 @ 2:51AM
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I hope all your wishes and dreams come true Summer. I have been to the Atlantic several times, but my favorite body of water is the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. The water is breathtaking.
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lovestobake
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Jul 27 @ 3:03AM
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Go off shore 15 miles in a small boat and you realize how insignificant you can be. Get caught in a sudden change in the weather for the worse while coming in through the inlet and you realize how much you love life. Make love in a tent with the sounds of the ocean all around and you realize why you love life.
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misschoos
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Jul 27 @ 2:38PM
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There's something about oceans, like the sound of waterfalls, complete silence, the sound of raindrops, a gentle breeze or a howling wind, These are just some of my posessions, they are all I have, they are special, priceless...I wish them all for you too.
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misschoos
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Jul 27 @ 2:44PM
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How can you call them 'just things' 
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Tanikogirl
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Jul 27 @ 5:02PM
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Follow your dreams and hold on to them tight...they will then come true.
Really lovely blog hank you
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silksox
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Jul 27 @ 7:47PM
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Hey Summer....
You let me know when you have some vacation time. Let me know about 6 weeks out and I will rent a place DIRECTLY on the NC shore, my treat..mebbe Ocracoke or Hatteras...You fly into Greensboro (cheaper) or Raleigh..I will pick you up and chaueffer you to the Beach and after the little siesta is over, I will carry you back to the airport. About 10 days is what you'll need...
I am serious too!  
One dream out of the way...
Silk
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lily799
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Jul 27 @ 8:10PM
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You have your bucket list. Now all you have to do is make your wishes come true.
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WouldntItBeGr8To
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Jul 27 @ 9:14PM
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I have always lived near the Pacific ocean. It never ceases to amaze me. It is so grand, so powerful, so lovely...all in one.
I live in northern California where it isn't quite as hot as the Los Angeles/San Diego area but that is a good thing, LESS PEOPLE Up here we don't have the endless flat beaches full of tan dudes and dudettes. We have more of the waves crashing into the rocks, I love it!
Here is a vacaction place a ways north of me that is just fantastic. Rent a house or a cottage or a cabin right over looking the waves or a 5/10 min. walk from them.
On the site you can click on the names of the homes to get a good look at their views and the insides....note lots of them have hot tubs
Click to visit Serenisea
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