Saturday, January 10, 2009

100 Things......

This is a little ditty from Brandy's blog. The items in bold are things that I have done in my life.



1. Started your own blog (with the help of my daughter)

2. Slept under the stars (back in the good ole days of girls camp)

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii (many times)

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 (I stayed at the bottom while the fam walked to the top)

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train (not a lot of fun - just ask Cassidy)

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Hugged a goat (after I fed him his bottle!)




26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language (does learning to speak Yankee qualify)

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (it doesn't take much)

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke (if Rock Band 2 counts - and I won't do it again because Rob laughed at me)

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 (drove behind one and that was bad enough)

47. Had your portrait painted (does a caricature count)

48. Gone deep sea fishing (spent most of my time in the cabin because I was soooo sea sick)

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 (I get them once a week from my sweet husband)

64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma

65. Gone sky diving (why would anyone jump out of a perfectly good plane)

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check (it wasn't my fault and I have a letter from the bank to prove it)

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 (they called it down sizing)

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (I have scars as a result of my little ride)

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

85. Read the entire Book of Mormon or Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (I watched my grandparents and parents do this many time - does that count)

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Had your heart stop (when I met my sweetheart)

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby (two wonderful babies)

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 (I am an avid book reader, so I do this often)

2 comments:

Connie and Jimbob said...

Hey, I have seen this a couple of times now and I think it is so fun to find out little trivia tidbits about people I know! Can I use it, too? And, you have hugged a goat??

Connie and Jimbob said...

Oh my heck, I want that goat!