Friday, December 5, 2008

So this was on Tisha's blog I copied the list and then highlighted the things I had done. It was fun. Thank you Tisha. Of course I couldn't stop myself from commenting.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
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
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping-With Holiday no less!
27. Run a Marathon-Triathlon-no but when we ran the 5k last year a little 6 y/o wearing a velvet dress beat me and she fell a lot. So sad. My only goal was to run every step- which I did. Of course Susie didn't train at all and came in 2nd. Sicko.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise-Not really cruises, but we chartered a yacht around the Caribbean a couple of times and spent a month on a similar boat in the South Pacific.
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
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant -No but my cousin Emily and I ate a meal with a stranger at Kolletto's is SF- he was French and asked if he could join us as the restraunt was full. This is unusual here but a common occurence in Europe. It freaked the Maitre de out and he kept asking us if we were okay. It was very nice and he sent us a post card from Paris later as a thank you.
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Gone without food or water for 24 hours or longer
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
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
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Stayed up for 24 hours with NO sleep at all
60. Served at a soup kitchen-It was a hospice for AIDS patients who were homeless- close enough I think?
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job- It was kind of mutual- they couldn't afford me and I was tired of bounced paychecks.
76. Changed a light bulb
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Mowed the lawn
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
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

Wow I got 70! Thanks to my traveling parents.

3 comments:

Andrea said...

I'll do it after I've published a book--just to boost my score!

Darren, Tisha, Tanner & Tennyson said...

You killed and prepared an animal to eat---and we get no comments on THAT?????????????????????

The Clay's said...

Last I heard mike and val are not going to be in cali for christmas. But we are excited to see you guys!!! And I am totally volunteering to babysit for you! Mike and val Have a blog too. the link is on my page if you havent found it yet. Love you