Monday, November 24, 2008

A totally self-centered post...

Ok, so the Boston post will have to come later. I just don't have time right now to edit all the pictures and put them up with commentary... Plus, this just sounded more fun tonight :o) I have a million things to do to get ready for Thanksgiving, but here I am--on the computer... Why do I do this to myself? Oh well... Lately I've been feeling like I don't do much. Does that make sense? I mean, I know my days are full and I always feel BUSY with everything, but I don't have a ton to show for it. My friend Safire put this on her blog, and as I went down the list, I realized that I have done a lot in my life--so be grateful, Karen! And it gave me some fun ideas for goals... 

 Obviously, you bold the things you've done...
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--hello, I climbed the "Climb Every Mountain" mountain in Austria :o)
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
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France--oh, so sad: when I was in Paris, the Louvre was closed because its employees were on strike. What are the odds? 
20. Slept on an overnight train--oh yes, and got drunk on one too, but that's another story :o)
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
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 baby language count??? I think it does :o)
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--much to the chagrin of my dear husband :o)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant--no, but I did pay for someone's toll!
44.
Visited Africa--does Egypt count? It better!
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
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--and promptly threw up
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 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
80. Published a book
81.
Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83.
Walked in Jerusalem--on my birthday!
84. Had your picture in the newspaper 
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life--I was a lifeguard, it wasn't really that heroic, but I did save a kid...
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby--or two :o)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake--no, thank you! That place reeks...
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own


That was fun! I should have a few more of these crossed off my list by this time next year... What about you???

4 comments:

Lollidale Farm said...

It is fun to see all of the things that you have done! I may have to do it for myself just to see how many I can cross off. :)

Simply Selph said...

Look how many things you have done in your life!! But you forgot one... #101. Inspire those around you everyday with your Christlike attitude and charitable love for your friends and family. I love you. Janine

momster said...

Wow! I am so envious that you have been to Vatican City. How about we plan a trip to the Great Wall in a few years? I see that is still open on the list....when I was in Paris I did see cutie pie Mona. I have been called Mona Lisa for a large part of my life. Getting my picture taken by her was at the top of my list. I recommend not going during the busy season. It was crazy in May/June. It wasn't so gross to swim in the GSL 35 years ago! Maybe I should copy the list I have done a few...been involved in a lawsuit...sat on a jury...does catching, cleaning and scaling and cooking fish count for the killing and preparing an animal for eating? You didn't sell girl scout cookies?!! Shocking. Do you think our last bookgroup book and the movie about it count as whale watching :p? You never took a "mental health day?" Ok I will end with, I want to hear the drunk on a train story!

Marisa said...

Wow, you've done a lot!! I certainly haven't done anywhere near that many on that list.
I hope you guys are doing well. We are enjoying New Orleans, but we definitely miss everyone in Maryland! If you'd like to check out our blog, just send me an email and I'll send you an invite - peterson.marisa@gmail.com.