Things I have Done (so far)

Copied from my friend Jenn's blog, this is a list of random or not-so-random things you do if you are a really cool person. The blue ones are the things that I have done, and so I guess I'm about 45% cool and have 55% of life left to live. Or something like that. (Katie! I really want you to do this.)

1. Started your own blog- and encourage others to!
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band- 7th grade baby!
4. Visited Hawaii- Hope to go back someday soon with my husband
5. Watched a meteor shower- I guess there is one on Dec. 13. We should all check it out!
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- Nope but I have been to Southern France, maybe my husband will take me to Paris someday!
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea- Interestingly enough I have on a lake, then it started to hail on us.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch- Web design, crazy huh!
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty- SOMEDAY!!!!
18. Grown your own vegetables- HA! My first year!!!
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept overnight on a train- No, but I loved "The Boxcar Children" books!
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill- Come on... who hasn't!
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb- I guess I didn't hold it, but I was really close to a newborn lamb!
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon- Someday... maybe... I just did a 5K and that was enough for me for now. Maybe a half marathon?
28. Ridden a gondola in Switzerland
29. Seen a total eclipse- Isn't it amazing that they know when these are going to occur?
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset- More sunsets then sunrises I'm afraid
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise- SOMEDAY!!!
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person- Oh, I would love to!
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen Amish country
36. Taught yourself a new language- Does HTML count?
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing- Only at a rock climbing gym and I didn't like it
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke- Yeah, I rock at SingStar!
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt (yup)
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 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- In Hawaii :D So fun! Burned the back of my legs though. OUCH!
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud- Crazy college roommates dragged me into it and it was so much fun!
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie- I was the star of all my childhood family movies... doesn't that count? Eh, I tried out to be an extra for Legally Blonde two but I guess I wasn't what they were looking for.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business- Oh yeah, I started a family business raising awesome kids... and I started my own business doing freelance web design.
58. Taken a martial arts class- Eh, no thanks. Maybe I'll do a women's self defense class one day.
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen- I want to do this!
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies- Yes, I was really good at it too! I secretly wish I could still sell them... maybe when The Girl is old enough to be a "Brownie".
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason- Well, the reason was my husband loves me and knows that I love flowers, but it should happen more often (hint, hint).
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma- Blood, many times... plasma, come to find out they don't want my plasma. Ah well. Maybe I'll donate some bone marrow someday.
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp
67. Bounced a check- HA! ooops!
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy- Remember Cricket? You put a tape in her back and she plays the tape and moves her lips. It reminds me a little of "Chucky" now, but it wasn't creepy back then. I also have a porcelain doll my mom made for me.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt- 3, Sooo fun! Two baby quilts and one big one for my mother-in-law, with my sister-in-law's help.
73. Stood in Times Square- SOMEDAY!!!
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job- No, but I quit a job after 2 days of training cause it was phone surveys and I was 6 months pregnant and couldn't handle the stress.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone- Radius... my first time snowboarding
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle- "speeding"?
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person- Only from Lake Powell... LOVE IT THERE!
80. Published a book- published my own photo book... I know, that doesn't count.
81. Visited the Vatican- I want to go to Rome too!
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible- I'm sure I've gotten pretty close though.
86. Visited the White House- just seen the outside, it was closed.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating- YUCK! Okay, T has and I have cooked duck and pheasant.
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury- Not yet, but I'm actually looking forward to it.
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club- It is the only way I get around to reading. Loved "The Wednesday Letters."
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby- And still do
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake- you mean "floated" :D
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone- Oh yeah, this would definitely be on MY list of top 100 accomplishments... whatever! (How about "own a hover craft"... that would be cool.)
99. Been stung by a bee
100. One cavity or less- HA! I really wish!