Friday, November 21, 2008

What Have You Done?


I got this from Holly's blog.
The things I have done are in italics and highlighted in bold:

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables (with mild success...)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (Europe 1984)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (it was a water taxi- but I am counting it!)
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 my ancestors (Greece)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself 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 (at houses- not at a Karaoke club)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt (No, I haven't-- and there is a funny story behind that... just ask my husband...)
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 my portrait painted (by my grandfather- it hangs in my room)
48. Gone deep sea fishing (yeah, with as much as I like fish, you can imagine my excitement)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (okay, we were on a budget- been there; not to the top)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain (no, and that is a shame...)
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 (Yes, for my mom- she owes me; I passed out!)
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 (it is on my list of things that I really, really want to do!)
74. Toured the Everglades (yes, and another funny story will be posted about that!)
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
(several toes; some toes more than once; I am awesome like that!)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican (we were outside- I am counting it)
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (as a young child)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (yeah, right)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Sean Hannity is the coolest!)
92. Joined a book club (do I read the books? not always)
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


If you want to play along, go ahead!

11 comments:

Stuart Little said...

Im jealous, youve traveled so many places.

Holly (2 Kids and Tired) said...

Those vapparettos in Venice totally count! (I counted it!) Fun list. I'm glad you played along.

Yvonne said...

I love your list--I may have to steal it. And, definitely outside the Vatican counts.

Chellie said...

So fun! I loved reading your list.

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The Chaffin's said...

Man I've done like 5 of those things....that's so pathetic!!! It's interesting to see everything that you've done and where you've been.

Emily said...

Loved your list. It was very fun to read.

Chell said...

You have to do no 44. Full stop. End of story.

:)

Nancy Face said...

I've done 34 of those things...too bad you and I have BOTH experienced food poisoning! :0

Little Lovables said...

Haham you are so going to be called to sit on a jury now!

KJ said...

I used to think I'd done a lot of cool things. Now I don't think that.