100 Things I've Done

It’s the 100 Things I Have Done meme – from my friend Kari's blog.

The things I’ve done are in GREEN. Those which I have not are in black. I’d love to see your answers, too, so if you do this, copy/paste on your blog and leave a comment so I can see what you have done!

I wanted to preface my answers by saying how very thankful I am for the opportunities that our 12 years with the Army afforded us! We lived in Germany for 3 years & were able to tour a lot of the surrounding countries. We've also lived on both coasts and in between (Texas & now Missouri). :) If it weren't for the Army, I probably couldn't have green-out half these answers! Not that these things matter in the light of eternity, but it has been something fun and interesting to experience while we're on this earth. :) And now we live in the middle-of-no-where with no hope of getting any further than the surrounding states of Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee ... and that's ok too. In the light of eternity, what we are doing now is probably much more lasting. :)


I HAVE…
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. I have played in a band (only if you count the few months I played - if you can call it that - the clarinet for our church's orchestra)
4. Visited Hawaii
5.Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables (well, I've futilely planted tomato plants year after year to yield about 2 or 3 tomatoes per plant, if that)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (not on a train, but on a bus - ick!)
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 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
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself 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 my 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
54. Gone to a drive-in
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
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 (can't remember if we stayed for the changing - but we did see the Guards)
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 my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
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
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
100. Ridden an elephant