I was tagged, and as I was reading through this list it brought back a lot of great memories. So here are the things I've done:
Started your own blog - with Jeff.
Slept under the stars - a favorite pastime in highschool, sleepovers outside on the trampoline.
Played in a band
Visited Hawaii
Watched a meteor shower - From the top of Bull Mountain in Newberg...absolutely beautiful!
Given more than you can afford to charity - the trip to Uganda with HFH was more that we thought we could afford, but God provided!
Been to Disneyland/world - Disneyland when I was 13...I'm dying to go back!
Climbed a mountain - Does a butte count? I've never acutaly summitted a mountain. Definitely a goal though!
Held a praying mantis
Sang a solo - One verse of a song at my highschool graduation.
Bungee jumped
Visited Paris
Watched a lightning storm at sea
Taught yourself an art from scratch- quilting!
Adopted a child
Had food poisoning
Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
Seen the Mona Lisa in France
Slept on an overnight train
Had a pillow fight - of course!
Hitchhiked
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
Built a snow fort - how can you not when theres 5 feet of snow in your yard?
Held a lamb
Gone skinny dipping
Been to a Broadway show in NY - Annie Get Your Gun, and Music Man
Ran a Marathon - Some day
Been in three states at once -
Ridden in a gondola in Venice
Seen a total eclipse - When I was only like 6 or 7 years old, but I totally remember it!
Watched a sunrise or sunset - I try to make a point of it.
Hit a home run
Been on a Cruise - to the Carribean with Tiffany's family :)
Seen Niagra Falls in Person
Visited the birthplace of your Ancestors
Seen an Amish community
Taught yourself a new language - I taught myself some French before I went to France, but I didn't exactly master the language.
Had enough money to be truly satisfied - that's a hard one...but yes, I think I'm satisfied.
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
Gone rock climbing - Extremely rewarding to make it to the top!
Seen Michelangelo’s David
Sung karaoke
Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
Visited Africa - And I want to go back. I want my kids to experience it.
Walked on a beach by moonlight - a great advantage to living on the coast :)
Been transported in an ambulance
Gone deep sea fishing
Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
Kissed in the rain - :)
Played in the mud - I wasn't a big fan of mud as a kid, but I definitely played in it during college :) I guess people change.
Been to Grace Kelley’s grave in Monaco
Gone to a drive-in theater - A must-do in you live in Newberg. Although I can never stay awake for the second feature.
Visited the Great Wall of China
Started a business
Taken a martial arts class
Swam in the Mediterranean Sea - On two different occations...both totally surreal.
Visited Russia
Served at a soup kitchen - during college
Sold Girl Scout cookies
Gone whale watching
Gotten flowers for no reason - A sweet guy in high-school bought me a beautiful bouquet one day, just because :)
Donated blood, platelets or plasma
Gone sky diving
Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
Bounced a check
Saved a favorite childhood toy - I didn't save it, but my mom did, and now I'm glad that I still have my old Pooh Bear to give to my kid.
Visited the Lincoln Memorial - On a school trip to D.C. in 6th grade
Eaten Caviar - and discovered that I'm not a fan of it.
Pieced a quilt - made my first one for Ellie, and now I'm working on one for my baby.
Stood in Times Square - What a crazy experience for a girl from a town of 200!
Toured the Everglades - after the Carribean cruise we stayed in southern Florida for a day and took a tour.
Been fired from a job
Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
Broken a bone
Been on a speeding motorcycle - I don't think it was technically speeding, but anything over 20 feels fast on a motorcycle!
Seen the Grand Canyon in person
Published a book
Visited the Vatican
Bought a brand new car
Walked in Jerusalem
Had your picture in the newspaper - In small town, everybody ends up in the paper at some point.
Read the entire Bible - still working on that one.
Visited the White House
Killed and prepared my own meat - watched a rooster get killed and then cooked for us in Uganda, but didn't actually take part in the event.
Had chickenpox - just the once
Saved someone’s life
Sat on a jury
Met someone famous
Joined a book club
Lost a loved one - my grandma is probably the one who meant the most to me when she passed away
Had a baby - Going to in May, Lord willing!
Seen the Alamo in person
Swam in the Great Salt Lake
Been involved in a law suit
Owned a cell phone - yes...and would have a hard time going without it now.
Been stung by a bee - only twice
I tag Heidi, Sarah, Bethany and Hannah. Just copy the text and bold the things you've done.
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