Thursday, March 05, 2009

Which of These Have YOU Done?

I saw this fun list on my friend, Lori's, blog, so I wanted to copy it over here. Basically, you are supposed to highlight the items that you have done so far in your life; I have highlighted mine in RED:

1. Started your own blog (Table Scraps!)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (the flute, vocals)
4. Visited Hawaii (spent 10 days in Kauaii on our honeymoon)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9. Climbed a mountain
10. Sang a solo (since I was very young)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (acrylic painting)
15. Adopted a child (I still hope to)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (I've seen it, does that count?)
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 (I strongly believe in mental health days!)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon (Not interested!)
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
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (I'm working on Spanish!)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (It's not about the money)
38. Seen the leaning tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (on an indoor rockwall, yes)
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (We had a homeless man who lived on our front porch in college; we would often bring James a restaurant meal home when we ate out)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (car accident in college)
47. Have your portrait painted
48. Gone deep see 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
52. Walked 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. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen (in Chicago)
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 (in college, I actually bounced my tax check written to the government...oops.)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt (attempted to)
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published in a book (My 372-page dissertation)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (frequently, for sports in high school)
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
100. Read an entire book in one day

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