Thursday, January 22, 2009

Just for FUN!!

Stole this..but thought it was fun. The highlighted ones are the ones I have done...got alot to go!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland (I think Disney World counts, too!)
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
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 in an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping :)
27. Run/walk a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (solar)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
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
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 (does a caricature count?)
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
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
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check :(
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (I've seen it in person from afar)
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
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
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
94a. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee (35 of them at once!!)
100. Read an entire book in one day

I see this list and think... wow my life is pretty boring when you compare it all of this. BUT THEN I started thinking of my own list.

1. Watched a new born open their eyes and see for the first time!

2. Felt a child move and kick inside of me, because I talked to her.

3. Swung so fast it took my breath away

4. Rode away on a galloping horse (that was an awesome feeling!)

5. Helped build part of my home

6. Performed in front of hundreds of people.

7. Laughed 'til my sides hurt (many times)

8. Won a poker game (ok, it felt really big at the time)

9. Helped someone because I knew their language, when nobody else did.

10. Taught a child to read

11. Gone canoeing

12. Lost touch with a close friend

13. Taught someone about the bible

14. Held a sleeping baby

15. Married the man/woman you love

Okay, so maybe they still seem boring compared to some people's life, but I think its been a great life!! And I couldn't more content!

3 comments:

Courtney said...

Great list Lace! I love it! :) ..oh, and when did you get stung by 35 bees at one time? ouch!

Luke said...

Ok you really didn't have to mention skinny diping and I have
beat you at poker before and it is all that. Lol see yall later!!!

Lacey said...

Court, when we lived in Washington, I stepped on an underground hive, and they all came out and attacked me. it was BAD! Luke, sorry I had to add that little detail. But all my other stuff was so boring, I had to show that I wasn't a no fun person.