Saturday, November 01, 2008

Just for the fun of it... - got this from Amy's post at http://the160acrewoods.com/ - I'm going to bold the ones I've done....ya'll snag this and post your own comments when you have time. It's fun!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower - many times - my husband is an astronomy buff
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland - does Disneyworld count? If not, unbold, cause I've not done that yet
8. Climbed a mountain
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
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight - oh, these were fun!
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (blush)
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 (softball, 10th grade, woo-hoo, bay-bee!)
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
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - my satisfaction sure doesn't come from $$$$$$, LOL.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
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
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud (as a kid - loved it!)
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
67. Bounced a check - I thought the ATM balance was the right one, so I erased my checkbook balance, because the bank guys couldn't be wrong, could they? I was 19. I had so much to learn.
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
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible (x 3)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (miscarried)
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 (I'm highly allergic to yellow jackets and wasps. Yikes?)




6 comments:

Denise said...

This was fun, I will do this tomorrow.

Jennifer said...

Love it...will do it this week.

P.S. I tagged you over at my blog for a "little...get to know you" fun. Hope you get time to join it.

LAURIE said...

How fun Laurie Ann...
I will leave some fun things here. some of the things I have done that you did not mark:

#12. visited Paris
#19. seen the Mona Lisa in France
#24. built a snow fort
#35. seen an amish community
#38 seen the leaning tower of Pisa
#45 walked on a beach by moonlight
$49 seen the Sistine Chapel in person
#50 Been to the Eiffel tower - not the very top - that costs like $1500 - but to the second level not once but 2 times.
#57 started a business
#60 served at a soup kitchen
#62 gone whale watching
#76 seen the changing of the guard in London
#81 visited the Vatican
#90 sat on a jury

Wow - aren't I the seasoned traveler??? Have a great week Laurie Ann. -Blessings, Laurie

Leaon Mary said...

I learned more about you reading this Laurie Ann!! The one I'm most excited about.. is that you've read the bible THREE TIMES THROUGH... YOU ARE MY HERO!! I have not, and am definitely GOING TO.
Hugs,
Lea

Anonymous said...

LOVED those!

I am really enjoying your BLOG!

Anonymous said...

Hey if you'd like to bold #78...just let me know. I can take care of that once the motorcycle is fixed again. Just Joking...you're to smart to do that, just wished my husband was. Hope you're doing well. I've been in la la land...I'll email you about what my darling husband has done now :)