17 December 2008

Things you've done

My friend, Layla, posted these on her blog, and it looked like fun to do. Asterisk by the ones I've done. Let me know if you decide to post your list!

*1. Started your own blog
*2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band --wouldn't want to hear that!
*4. Visited Hawaii
*5. Watched a meteor shower
*6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyworld --I think I might have when I was 2, but I can't remember it
*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 -- I think quilting and needlepoint count here.
15. Adopted a child -- I might like to someday. (just seeing if you're paying attention)
*16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables -- can't even keep my basil alive.
*19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
*20. Slept on an overnight train -- one of my favorite things
*21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill -- much less incentive to take sick days when you're not paid for them
*24. Built a snow fort -- I think Ashley made me build every sort of fort imaginable when we were growing up.
*25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
*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 cr uise
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
*44. Visited Africa
*45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
*47. Had your portrait painted - well, drawn with pastels anyways!
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
*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. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
*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/laid off from a job
*76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
*77. Broken a bone --not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure I broke my elbow falling down the stairs
*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. Walked in Jerusalem
*84. Had your picture in the newspaper -- I think it was 4th grade...Math Olympics
*85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
*87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating -- good 'ole Biola ICS retreat
*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. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument -- somehow I don't think 2 weeks of piano lessons or the recorder in kindergarten count.
*102. Kissed the Blarney Stone
*103. Ridden a camel
104. Been arrested
105. Visited someone in jail
*106. Flown a Kite
107. Been surfing
*108. Had a broken heart
*109. Wished on a star
*110. Fell off a horse-- and have been kicked by one

3 comments:

crazy4danes said...

How cool is that! I just might have to post one of those! :)

How's the puppy?! I hope you guys are just loving her to death! :)

Rahime said...

She's amazing. We LOVE her.

Anonymous said...

Holy moly! You were kicked by and fell off a horse! I want to hear that story.

Layla