Childhood...

I was watching Randy Pausch today in a psych class; the last lecture he gave. He talked quite a bit about his childhood dreams:
-Experiencing zero gravity
-Be a Disney Imagineer
-Write a chapter/article for World Book Encyclopedia

To name a few, anyway. Here's the deal.... I don't remember mine. I think I wanted to go into space, because Space Camp was my favorite movie (still is in the top ten, actually). I still think zero gravity might be one hell of a trip. I know I wanted to ride horses, and own horses.... I did that one. Can't imagine my life without my beloved four-hooved companions.

I think I wanted to go ride in the Olympics; crazy thing is my great aunt Ida still thinks that someday I'll accomplish this dream. I don't know that I'll compete, but maybe someday I can ride around and carry a flag in a ceremony? That would count, I think.

I know that around age 14 I really wanted to sing. I wanted to be Reba. Doubt I can sing well enough to make money like she has, but I think I can someday get hammered enough to belt out a tune in a karaoke bar. Well, maybe not. I dislike drunkenness. :/

My dreams have really changed since I was 8. I know that is true, even if I don't remember the specific dreams I had at that age. Someday I'll win a US National Championship in Purebred Arabian Western Pleasure. Someday. I might be 102, but damn it, I will win one.

Someday I will earn an advanced degree. I have got to be the most highly educated member of the family. Too many years of hearing how amazing all the Cushman cousins were... Though this is a can of worms for a different day.

Someday, someday, someday.... I wouldn't mind ruling the world, or Imagineering for Disney.