The Next 25

Bucket List

As the New Year and my 25^th birthday approaches, I look back on my life. Where I’ve been, what I’ve done, and what I want in the future. When I think about it, I can honestly say I’m where I wanted to be in life… at this age. I wanted to be married, begin my career path, and start a family. Two of the three are done; I’ve put a hold on the third one.

For the next quarter-century, there are new goals and accomplishments I set myself. I don’t want anything materialist. I want to be able to look back on my life and laugh, maybe cry a little, and have no regrets.

1.       I want to go back to Jamaica (that’s where we went for our 1^st anniversary) and go to Ricks Café… and jump off the cliff! We didn’t jump because neither of us know how to swim. So we decided we would either learn how to swim or bring a life jacket.

 

        2.       Try new food! Both my husband and I love trying new dishes and restaurants. Only thing is my husband won’t try seafood, other than that he will eat anything. Along with trying new food, we are trying to be healthy. Switching to whole wheat, organic meats, and less salt. Anything that will keep us healthy and fit.

    [SAX DC]

 [Marie Belle NYC]

3.       Start a Non-Profit Organization in honor of my grandfather, Jora Singh. He has always been like a second father figure to me. He may not even know how much he means to me. I have learned so much from him throughout the years. Taught me how to be humble, respectable, and a man of my word. I’ve learned about Sikhism from him, Indian history, Hinduism, and more; basically any history I know is because of him. He can’t read or write any language but he has knowledge about everything and anything you can imagine. Therefore I want to start some kind of organization that will let this legacy live on. 

[my husband +Manpal Singh and my grandfather, Jora Singh Gill at my sister's lady sangeet]

 

4.       Be successful. No matter what path life takes me. I want to be successful. Be able to face any difficulties face on and prospers.

5.       Jump off an Airplane. Yes, I know this is crazy but I wanted to do this for a while and haven’t been able to. So this next quarter-century, I want to laugh at the face of death.

6.       Visit new places, countries, islands… just explore. Now that the love of my life and I are married, I want to see new places with him. We already had some fun and adventurous trip and I want to continue it. There is nothing like seeing wonders of the world with your love.

7.       Do something of Sikhism, on behalf of my Late Shaheed Chamkaur Singh Dala. It may seem like we aren’t that religious, but you are wrong. One of the reason I love my husband is because how passionate he is about Sikhi. And being a martyr’s niece, I have the same passion like mama ji (mom’s brother). I also want this legacy to live on. I’m so gratified to be known as his niece. Both my husband and I are willing to anything for Sikhi. I guess time will tell us what exactly we will do.

 [my favorite picture of my mama ji and mami ji (uncle & aunty) and me in Agra, India.] 

 [Picture of them during the 1984 Golden Temple Attack. (Sikh genocide basically...)] 

8.       Start a family. The Ghuman family. I want to have kids by the age of 30. I want to be a young mom and be able to as much as I can with them. My husband only wants two kids but I want four, just like me and my siblings…so I guess this is yet to be determined.

9.       Make an impact on our parent’s life. I believe no matter where life takes you, you need to thank the parents that brought you into this life. I want to give back to my parents that have done so much for me. Same thing with my husband, I know he wants to give back to his mother that has done so much for him. It don’t have to be materialist; a gesture of kindness.

10.   Remarry the love of my life again! Either 25^th or 50^th anniversary I want to remarry my husband. Redo the wedding celebrations, the fun, and the excitement. I know most of you may think… how you know you will still be married to him. Well, I have a gut feeling our love will only get stronger with time. (wink)

 [+Manpal Singh  and I on our wedding day =]

 

So this is what I want for the coming years. I know some may take more time than other but I’m willing to take my time in making it happen. I’ve already done the topically bucket list, like get a tattoo, road trips, and party until 6am. I’ll probably do those again with my husband. Maybe add a few more goals later on. Who knows…?

Happy New Years! 2014! The year of the Horse!