100 Things.

100 Things I’ve Done (Or Not Done) Thing:
(Stole this from another new blogging friend!)

(If you play along, leave me a comment so I can see your list. Bold whatever you have done.)

1. Started your own blog. (ta-da!)
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band. (I’ve played in concert/marching band, AND I’ve sung in a worship team.)
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped. (No, but I would SO love to.)
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. (Not from sea, but from a bus in Romania?)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. (Does French-braiding count?)
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.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not sick. (Seriously, who hasn’t?)
24. Built a snow fort. (Maybe if I’d ever lived in a place that SNOWS…)
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a marathon. (Not yet, but I want to!)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse. (Partial, probably.)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset. (Yes, and yes. Been watching the sunrise every morning this week, actually.)
31. Hit a home run. (In my one-year stint in first grade T-ball…no. Got my tooth knocked out, though.)
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language. (Some conversational Romanian, but I’m not fluent.)
37. Had enough money to truly be 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. (LONG time ago.)
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight. (Sooo beautiful. I can’t help but worship when I do it.)
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted. (Does a caricature at Knott’s Berry Farm 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.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater. (Never! I want to really badly.)
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 in a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Gotten flowers for no reason. (The most recent time this happened was actually from my friend Christa; she brought me daffodils. So pretty!)
64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma. (Just blood, but I’ve considered the other two.)
65. Gone sky diving. (Totally would/want to!)
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. (If that’s the same thing as making one?)
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. (Years and years ago…I don’t even remember it, but I have photographic proof.)
80. Published a book.
81. Been to the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car. (New? No. But I’ve bought a car.)
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the paper. (Fourth grade spelling bee…booyah.)
85. Read the entire Bible. (Sadly, can’t say as I have…YET.)
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had Chicken pox.
89. Saved someone’s life. (If giving blood counts?)
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous. (A bunch of ice skaters like Scott Hamilton and Tara Lipinski. And I went to high school with Tyler Hilton, so I knew him before he was 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 lawsuit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.
100. Read an entire book in one day. (I used to be able to do this a lot, but haven’t in years.)

Props (and links) to people who did it:
The Passionate Bookworm
Megan! (the other me)