I saw this meme on the Five Js and had to join in. Here’s a little about me… (The things in bold I have done.)
1. Started your own blog (and helped greatly by family and friends)
2. Slept under the stars (many years of summer camp)
3. Played in a band (But I twirled in marching band)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (Ouch. That’s convicting.)
7. Been to Disneyland/world (Oh yeah!!!)
8. Climbed a mountain (hiked on a few glaciers, though. Chile and New Zealand)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped (New Zealand—terrifying yet exhilarating. Have NO plans to do it again.)
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked (not gonna happen)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (Do I have to confess this?? Only once)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (Summer camp-girls only)
27. Run a Marathon (No, but biked 170 miles in 2 days, from Houston to Austin to raise $ for MS. And plan to do it again this April)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (both)
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (Once on a tiny ship. Once on a massive ship)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (wanted to teach myself French in junior high.)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (fascinated, yet terrified)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke (several times in college—and later)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt (On my hope-to-do list)
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (but served many)
44. Visited Africa (No but trying to build up courage to go for the Soccer/ Football World Cup in 2010)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (Snorkeling—always terrified that a big fish is going to eat me)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (Children’s newspaper when I was a child. Sold ads and everything.)
58. Taken a martial arts class (Tae Kwon Do… Watch out!! :))
59. Visited Russia (Part of our honeymoon)
60. Served at a soup kitchen (But played volleyball with the kiddos at one in high school)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (always on the last day)
62. Gone whale watching (no luck)
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (blood)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter (in New Zealand over Fox Glacier)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (My teddy bear)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (Fantastic!!)
71. Eaten Caviar (once in Russia, once in Vegas)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (even for the Thanksgiving parade!!)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (uuugggh.)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (Nose- twirling a flag. Toes- twirling a rifle)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (On one going the speed limit, though.)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (would love to when the kids are older and will remember)
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (only after becoming a mom)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible (This one you should do, too—Invigorating! Amazing! Life-changing!
86. Visited the White House (even got to go on the Christmas tour with a staffer! )
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (not cool in Junior High)
89. Saved someone’s life (eternally?)
90. Sat on a jury (been called, though)
91. Met someone famous (What cracks me up is that I’ve met a few, yet I was the dorkiest when I met Mr. Rogers.)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby — (three, actually)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
Want to join in? Leave me a comment and let me know so I can come read yours!
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