Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Nothing to post, so how 'bout you get to know me better?

I saw this on someone's blog. All you have to do is bold the things you've done, and put the other things on your list of things to do!

1. Started your own blog

2
. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
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 (we were actually on a plane, over the sea, getting attacked by Zeus. Let me tell you, NOT a good plane ride)
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
18. Grown your own vegetables (Does basil count?...probably not)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (my sister's F-in law was a big wig at Union Pacific and after they got married in LA, we all went back to UT on this super luxurious train with our own chef...it was marvelous!)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
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
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (currently trying to convince Ogg that it's the cheapest way to see a bunch of places!)
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 (indoor and out...I don't recommend outdoor unless you've got a professional with you! It was terrifying not being tethered to something like at indoor!)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (I totally wanted to pinch his butt)
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (not actually IN the restaurant...I bought a homeless guy some food once)
44. Visited Africa (Ogg went on his mission to South Africa and has vowed to take me there, so eventually we'll get there for our safari!)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
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 (We went on our 1st anniversary! So romantic and a fun memory!)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (I tried snorkeling once but it makes me have anxiety attacks putting the face stuff on...what can I say, I don't like my face covered!)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud (Did this in high school a couple times...it truly was liberating!)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (I adore drive-ins!)
55. Been in a movie (basically all of my siblings and grandparents have, but not me!)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (kinda...we did this multi-level marketing thing for a year. It's basically your own business, if you twist it a bit!)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (And won an awesome neon pink radio/flashlight/tape player cause I was so good at it! Haha...seriously though, I still have that radio at home!)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (yeah...not doin that again! I have this thing with anxiety attacks I guess...)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp (Have always, always wanted to!)
67. Bounced a check (oh the days of learning how to grow up!)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (A toy? My parents could raise another child with how many toys I have left at their house!)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (We really need to do this, being on the right side of the US!)
71. Eaten Caviar (I was like 8 and had no clue what I was trying and spit it right back out.)
72. Pieced a quilt
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 (just my arm when I was three!)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (I never went out with that guy again!)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (I was published IN a book...A couple of poems from way back when)
81. Visited the Vatican (and almost had a heat stroke. Word of advice: don't go to Italy on the hottest, record breaking week of the year.)
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (I was in some little kids reading group in LA when I was like 4 and the media thought this was amazing for some reason...)
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 (keeping fingers crossed...)
91. Met someone famous (Hung out with the Osmond's by default a couple of times...quite a few people I grew up dancing with have now become famous! Good ole reality tv!)
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


61 out of 99...but there's a lotta things I've done that aren't on this list! Now it's your turn if you are so inclined...

1 comment:

cat+tadd=sam said...

remember when we wrestled in the mud at the seminary party!?