Monday, January 19, 2009

Have you?

I copied this from my friend Laura's blog in December. Then Kristi posted it on her blog today. I too thought it was very interesting. I have not done them all, but thankfully I still have lots of life left to cross a few more off!! (The items I have done are in green.)

1. Started your own blog (June 2007)
2. Slept under the stars (often as a child)
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii (July 1991- lived on Oahu Aug. 1995- April 1996)
5. Watched a meteor shower (Too many too count)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (= blessings!)
7. Been to Disneyland (first time 1980)
8. Climbed a mountain (girls camp)
9. Held a praying mantis (I love bugs!)
10. Sang a solo (choir in middle school, Madrigals high school)
11. Bungee jumped (June 1993)
12. Visited Paris ( May 1994)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (crochet, sewing)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (Mexico, Dec. 2004. I think almost all of us threw up on that trip...)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. (summer 1988)
18. Grown your own vegetables (started a garden in 2007)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (1994)
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight (lots!)
22. Hitch hiked (Hawaii 1995- very stupid!)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (college)
24. Built a snow fort (so many memories with Greg out in the snow)
25. Held a lamb (Henry's Ark, Louisville)
26. Gone skinny dipping (Hawaii 1995-96)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (July 11, 1991 Big Island of Hawaii)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (countless)
31. Hit a home run .
32. Been on a cruise (1998, 2003)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (various times)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person (1994)
39. Gone rock climbing (Aspen Grove repelling 1994)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (1994)
41. Sung karaoke (cruise ship 1998)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt (twice as a child- 1980's)
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (Hawaii)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing (Alaska 1996)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person (1994)
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (1994)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (Hawaii 1996)
52. Kissed in the rain (for years!)
53. Played in the mud (highly recommend this!)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (love the double features!)
55. Been in a movie or on a TV show
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching (Alaska 1996)
63. Got flowers for no reason (I can't resist- last time was a month ago)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (as often as I can- last time was January 2008)
65. Gone sky diving (1995- my mom nearly killed me)
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (yikes!)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (which one?)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (1988)
71. Eaten Caviar (cruise 1998, 2003)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (1988)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London (1994)
77. Broken a bone (nose)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (1995)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (1994)
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican (1994)
82. Bought a brand new car (1997)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (SF paper wasn't hard to get into- school, wedding announcement, 5 generation photo)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (1988)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (1982)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury (got out of that one in 2007)
91. Met someone famous (Jim Nantz, San Antonio, TX 1998, Fred Savage, Stanford 1996, various NBA players via Rich's teammates)
92. Joined a book club (don't enjoy these...)
93. Lost a loved one (grandparents and an aunt)
94. Had a baby (five times- three pregnancies)
95. Seen the Alamo in person (1998)
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake (as a child)
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone (first one 2002)
99. Been stung by a bee (most recently last fall, the worst though was when I was stung on my upper lip. Ouch!)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That was fun to read.

Marcie said...

I need to do this......girl, you have an AMAZING amount of these checked off, what a full life you've led.

p.s. It's only an eight hour (or so) drive to Niagra Falls from there. Jim and I did it once. A bonus is being so close to Palmyra. Can't wait to take my kids there sometime.

Sally said...

Impressive! You only have a few more to check off your list. Makes me want to create my own for my girls. I'll get working on that!