Even though I said I was going to wait until the entire season had aired, Jerry and I watched the second episode of The Golden Bachelor yesterday. I absolutely loved the first date that Gerry chose to experience with one of the women. As opposed to the tired, over-the-top dates from The Bachelor (like a helicopter ride to a beach for dinner at sunset) they went to an old-school diner where they split a milkshake and fries. Much more my style!

(Warning: Mild spoiler of The Golden Bachelor second episode) During their conversation, Gerry used the line “don’t stop believing” and then the song by Journey came over the radio in the diner. Then it turned into a whole flash mob! It was this scene that inspired my idea for Three Things Thursday today…

Three Things That I Hope To Witness Someday:

1. A Flash Mob

I am obsessed with flash mobs. They completely amaze me in just how the whole thing has to be coordinated and fall into place just right. I’ve seen them on TV (the one that I shared on my “jaw droppers” post was completely stunning) but I’ve never actually seen one in real life. And it’s something that is on my secret bucket list! (I don’t actually have a secret bucket list, but this would be at the very top if I did.)

I don’t care whether I just witness it, participate in it, or am the subject of the surprise–it would just be so cool to experience someday.

2. A Birth

When Becky was pregnant with Luke, we went out to dinner and the subject of birth came up. Becky is a registered nurse and she said that she thinks everybody should experience seeing a birth and a death (preferably not on the same day) in their lifetime. (She said I could be there when Luke was born, but Brian wanted it to be just him and Becky. Besides, Luke was born less than an hour after she started having contractions!)

I can understand experiencing a death as well, although that isn’t something to be excited about, of course. I thought I would be with Mark when he died in 2014, and even though it would have been so heartbreaking, I feel like he would have liked having me there. I would have done it for him.

As far as a birth, I feel like the emotions in the room–from leading up to the birth, the birth itself, and immediately afterward)–would be SO strong and, assuming there are no complications, a true joy to witness. If I had any desire to be a nurse, I think working in labor and delivery would be my choice.

The chances are very slim that I’ll ever witness a birth, but it’s a (not so secret) hope that I will one day.

3. A Jury Trial

This isn’t so much to witness, but more to experience. I’d love to sit on a jury for a big trial! Not only am I very curious about how it all works, I feel like I would make a good juror. Knowing how emotional I can be may make it seem that I wouldn’t be very objective, but I think it would be quite the contrary. I’ve always been good at looking at things objectively and I’m a “rule follower” for the most part. If given instructions, I can follow them right to the letter.

I don’t believe in capital punishment, however, so I wouldn’t be able to sit on a jury for a trial where that is on the table; otherwise, the experience of listening to a crime being laid out, hearing witness testimonies, reviewing evidence, and shouldering the responsibility of paying super close attention to detail would be pretty amazing.

I’ve received notice of jury duty a few times, actually–when the kids were very young, I was excused (twice) because I didn’t have childcare; when we went to Punta Cana, I was obviously out of the country; and then last year, I was so excited to get notice again, but received a second letter telling me I wasn’t needed.

Interestingly, while I’ve been summoned four times, Jerry has never been summoned! Hopefully, I’ll get another summons someday; if selected, I’d be happy to do it.

And there it is… three things I hope to witness (or experience) someday! Have any of you experienced any of these? Are they as awesome as I imagine?