100 Things

Found this over @ Janet’s. We all know I love talking about myself, so I had to do it.

If you want to play along, bold what you’ve done & let me know so I can visit!

1. Started your own blog – what a silly question.
2. Slept under the stars – only in a tent or truck cab (1^st failed camping trip w/ Poor Hubby)
3. Played in a band – does the middle school orchestra count?
4. Visited Hawaii – oh, but I want to so badly
5. Watched a meteor shower – Poor Hubby dragged me out of the house in the middle of a worknight for it. I tried to humor him with “ooh, aaah.”
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland – my genius parents took me when I was an infant
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis – ack! Autumn no likie bugs.
10. Sang a solo – “Silent Night” @ the (CO) Capitol when I was in middle school
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch – a bit at least, piano
15. Adopted a child – but I wanted to so badly
16. Had food poisoning – unless it’s a specialty seafood restaurant, I wouldn’t recommend ordering seafood when you live inland
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty – never gonna happen
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train – but hoping to someday
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked – once & will never do it again!!
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort – I never liked playing in the snow. Probably one of the few people in CO who’s never gone skiing.
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon – never gonna happen
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset ­ - sunrises are almost always against my will
31. Hit a home run – don’t do sports
32. Been on a cruise – that’s in the plans for next year
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors – but I’m really hoping to!!
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language – but was taught several by others
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied – don’t think that’ll ever happen unless I win the lottery. I’m pretty materialistic.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke – Don’t ever try Lisa Loeb’s “Do You Sleep?” while drunk!!!

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa – see #34
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance – for what turned out to be a panic attack, I was so embarrassed!
47. Had your portrait painted
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 – & then some…
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 – Poor Hubby got me some once
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - & got so sick I’ll never do it again
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 – one of my teddy bears, I used it while I was in labor with Little T. Squeezed the crap out of the poor thing!
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar – my Oma gave me some
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square – have no desire to
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 – kinda; it was so cloudy I didn’t really see much. It was October.
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car – a financially poor decision, I’ve heard…
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible – but I’m workin’ on it. It’s something I’ve never read before & I want to see what all the hype’s about.
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – never happening
88. Had chickenpox – which pissed my mom off, she hadn’t had them until I gave them to her
89. Saved someones’ life – My mom says I saved hers…does that count?
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous ­– Boyd Tinsley!!!

92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one ­– in more ways than one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person – not my cup of tea
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake – but wouldn’t mind doing it
97. Been involved in a law suit – And even though I won, I feel rather as though I lost
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day – This one has cost me a lot of money!