Sunday, January 4, 2009

Things I've Done & Things I Want to Do

I took this from a friends blog.

Bold=I've done it. Italics=I want to do it.

There are things I want to do in my life that are not on this list. But since I lifted this from someone else I will go with what they have listed.

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 Disneyworld (looking forard to doing this again this summer)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis (this one is gross)
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 (wasn't fun)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty ( have been there twice but it was closed both times)
18. Grown your own vegetables (will do this again as the kids loved it)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked (this is scary)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (long, long time ago)
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 (this was to happen this summer but since Hope is having a baby it has been postponed until 2010)
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
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa (if I could only go 1 place this would be it)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (don't want to do this either)
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 (used to donate plasma all the time but now only blood)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (unfortunately yes)
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 (twice)
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 (when I was adventurous)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (and met President Bush, the 1st one not the current one)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (chickens and fish)
88. Had chickenpox (twice)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous( I met the 1st President Bush
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one (too many times)
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
100. Read an entire book in one day

3 comments:

Cindy said...

Oh, you just know I'm going to have to do this, too! Not tonight, since I've already posted and I'm going to watch a movie with my husband...but soon! I enjoyed yours...and have many new topics to discuss with you! :) Thanks for sharing!

Sara said...

You've met a president? That's awesome! I don't get too star struck over many people, but I think I'd LOVE to meet the Pres. of the U.S.

I won't ask details about the skinny dipping....

Cindy said...

This looks like a fun thing....I may try to lift it and play along. There are some really cool things included! I had fun reading your list!