Thursday, April 9, 2009

100 Things *Edit

Well, this would have been a great post about 20 posts ago when I was at my 100th post, but I missed it. Plus, I am highly disappointed in the depleting amount of comments made on my blog - so I am hopeful this will inspire you to leave a thought behind. Thanks to my cousin, Kelli, for the idea. R will be Corynn, and J will be Cameron. (To reflect our middle names because well, we have the same initial!) And, just so you know, I am guessing on Cameron's because he isn't here. I will edit if he has anything to add.

*Edit: For those of you who have already read this. I am sorry. My husband would like me correct some of his responses.

How many of these things have you done?

1. Started your own blog -R
2. Slept under the stars- RJ
3. Played in a band -RJ (if we count guitar hero or choirs with orchestras)
4. Visited Hawaii -R
5. Watched a meteor shower 
6. Given more than you can afford to charity -RJ (that is really a fine line...)
7. Been to Disneyland -RJ
8. Climbed a mountain -RJ (Small AZ ones)
9. Held a Praying Mantis J
10. Sang a solo -R (My own baptism.) J (Ave Maria, 3000 ppl)
11. Bungee jumped - (I refuse)
12. Visited Paris - R (Cam has been to Australia)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea J (From the beach in Australia)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch -R (Caligraphy, Origami, scrapbooking, webstuff - but I am not very good!) J (Piano. He just keeps practicing and teaching himself!)
15. Adopted a child -RJ (Only if Major counts. We treat him like a child!)
16. Had food poisoning 
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty -J (Actually just the bottom)
18. Grown your own vegetables -RJ
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France -R
20. Slept on an overnight train 
21. Had a pillow fight -RJ
22. Hitch hiked (It's illegal in AZ)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill -RJ
24. Built a snow fort -RJ
25. Held a lamb 
26. Gone skinny dipping (hmm...)
27. Run a Marathon 
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (I've seen them. I just didn't fork out the money!)
29. Seen a total eclipse -RJ (I realized I had too.)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset -RJ
31. Hit a home run -J (On Wii!?) 
32. Been on a cruise (Bummer. We have to do this!)
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 (Not yet. I am still young and think I need everything.)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing -RJ (I think Cam has even been rafting)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke -R (oh yeah...) J
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt -J
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (Been bought a meal by a stranger.)
44. Visited Africa -J (Not really, just Out of Africa here.)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight -J
46. Been transported in an ambulance -J (I totally forgot. Anyone remember when Cameron took on the chihuahua? He was transported by ambulance then.)
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 -R
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling -R (Snorkeling. I don't Scuba.)
52. Kissed in the rain -RJ
53. Played in the mud -RJ
54. Gone to a drive-in movie -RJ
55. Been in a movie -R (Seminary projects?)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business -R (I am going to count the CoOp.
58. Taken a martial arts class -J
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies -R
62. Gone whale watching -R
63. Got flowers for no reason -R J(He gets other random things for no reason from me, so I am counting it.)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma -R (blood)
65. Gone sky diving -R (yes, and I am very proud of it!)
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp -R (Not so exciting. It was not a fun day. Kind of overwhelming.)
67. Bounced a check -R (Not a check, but I have overdrawn my acct.)
68. Flown in a helicopter -R (Hawaii)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy -R 
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt -R (nothing too fancy)
73. Stood in Times Square -J (high school choir trip) 
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job -R (Laid off, and one time I was working for Hallmark and I quit moments before I would have been fired. So, not technically.)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London -R (Okay. Not really. I saw guards, and I saw a queen's parade... so I am counting it.)
77. Broken a bone -R ( fractured my thumb growth plate) J (Elbow)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person -RJ (We grew up in AZ. I hope we have!)
80. Published a book -R (In 5th grade we made and bound books and "published" them. They got official stamps and we got paid in points that we used to buy things at an auction my teacher held.)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car -RJ (Our Rav!)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper -R
85. Read the entire Bible -J
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating -R (On the trek we killed chickens and ate them. Well, I really just watched.) J
88. Had chickenpox -R J
89. Saved someone’s life -J (About two weeks ago now, Cameron saved the life of a man who collapsed in the street... seriously.)
90. Sat on a jury (Cam would like to point out that neither him nor I ever will get the opportunity.)
91. Met someone famous -J (His notes here don't say who.)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one -RJ
94. Had a baby -R J(not physically)
95. Seen the Alamo in person -R(I was 4. I only remember because of pictures.)
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit -RJ (almost.)
98. Owned a cell phone -RJ
99. Been stung by a bee -R (And, I am allergic, I carry and Epi-Pen.) J
100. Talked your way out of a ticket -R (Oh yes. In my "Tempe Citizen's Academy" T-Shirt on April 15th with another cop's wife with me. Thank you very much.)

5 comments:

Megan said...

1.) I did not know you were allergic to bees!
2.) Remember how cool that was when our prom dinner got paid for??

Felicia H. said...

I hate when I don't get comments on my blog too.

Beth said...

wait, you refuse to bungee jump, but you went sky diving? You wouldn't catch me doing either!

Kelli said...

I'm glad you posted this and played along! So interesting to see the things that people have and haven't done. Love ya!

Melinda said...

I'm so glad you talked your way out of a ticket. Well done! And I'm totally with you on refusing to bungee jump :)