OK, I was tagged with this what have you done new year's list dealeo.... I'm guessing my results are going to be pretty depressing.
Things I have done will be in bold
Things I have not done we'll throw into italics
Here goes
Started your own blog
Slept under the stars-beaches are better than woods
Played in a band
Visited Hawaii
Watched a meteor shower
Given more than you can afford to charity-(that would be dumb, I do always give whatever change is on me whenever I see a fireman holding out his boot)
Been to Disneyland (I KNOW!)
Climbed a mountain
Sang a solo
Bungee jumped
Visited Paris
Watched a lightning storm at sea (I'm counting the great lakes, they're bigger than many seas)
Taught yourself an art from scratch
Adopted a child
Had food poisoning(not sure this was on my "things to do list)
Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
Grown your own vegetables(futile as it may be)
Slept on an overnight train
Had a pillow fight
Hitch hiked
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
Held a lamb
Gone skinny dipping
Run a Marathon(the 5k felt like 3 marathons)
Seen a total eclipse
Watched a sunrise or sunset
Hit a home run(insert angry anti-athletic scowl, yes I'm bitter)
Been on a cruise
Seen Niagara Falls in person
Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
Seen an Amish community
Fired a rifle, shotgun or pistol
Michelangelo’s David (love Florence)
Sung karaoke
Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
Bought a stranger a meal
Visited Africa
Walked on a beach by moonlight
Been transported in an ambulance (I followed my wife in one, that doesn't count?)
Had your portrait painted
Gone deep sea fishing
Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
Kissed in the rain
Played in the mud
Gone to a drive-in theater
Visited the Great Wall of China
Started a business(loosely translated)
Taken a martial arts class(stop laughing)
Visited Russia
Served at a soup kitchen-donated plenty of food though
Sold Girl Scout Cookies (I don't have the proper equipment)
Gone whale watching(people watching has to do)
Got flowers for no reason (there's always a reason, love, appreciation...)
Donated blood, platelets or plasma (rare blood type, but never goes well)
Gone sky diving
Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp (I'm not sure I could handle it)
Bounced a check (is this supposed to be a good thing)
Flown in a helicopter
Saved a favorite childhood toy (Millenium Falcon rules)
Visited the Lincoln Memorial
Eaten Caviar (you know what this is right?)
Pieced a quilt (HEY! It was a gift)
Stood in Times Square
Been fired from a job(I almost deleted this one)
Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
Been on a speeding motorcycle
Seen the Grand Canyon in person
Published something (some one else did it in their magazine, I want to publish something else as a book)
Bought a brand new car
Walked in Jerusalem
Visited the White House(not inside though)
Had chickenpox (I think so, it didn't last long)
Sat on a jury (tried)
Met someone famous
Joined a book club
Lost a loved one
Had a baby
Seen the Alamo in person
Swam in the Ocean
Owned a cell phone
Been stung by a bee(this list is a little silly)
Seen Mount Rushmore in person
Learned to play an instrument
Held a tarantula (I don't think I held it, petted it though)
Touched an iceberg
Changed a baby’s diaper (and will again any minute now by the sound of it)
Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (sorry Heavenly Father)
Had a food fight
Had a snowball fight
Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
Ridden a roller coaster
Visited all 50 states
Taken a road-trip
Milked a cow
Been in a movie (only student projects)
Crashed a party(hello awkward)
Made cookies from scratch
Gotten a tattoo (temporary and henna, no permanent ink, no thanks)
Rafted the Snake River (tubed)
Performed on stage (still scares me)
Been to Las Vegas
Eaten shark
Bought a house
Been in a combat zone
Walked the Golden Gate Bridge (I'm counting sitting under it and painting a pic of it)
Touched a stingray
Broken a bone (thought I had a few times, plenty of stitches instead)
Ridden a horse
Eaten sushi (nope, not their eggs, not raw, no seafood at all!)
Had your picture in the newspaper
Gone back to school
Eaten fried green tomatoes (right up there with seafood)
Killed and prepared an animal for eating (that's what they make supermarkets for)
Dyed your hair
Caused a car accident (and bounced checks, and been fired, this is fun...)
Saved someone’s life (man I hope so)
1 comment:
Okay, the fact that you said "Sorry Heavenly Father" is like the funniest thing ever.
How was the blessing? I wish I could have been there! From me to you...."Congratulations"
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