1. Started your own blog (of course)
2. Slept under the stars (hiking in the Tetons with my dad at 13 years old and my first newlywed summer)
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii (when I was pregnant with Matthew)
5. Watched a meteor shower (from my back porch swing)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (I got a concussion there)
8. Climbed a mountain (the Tetons and to the Y)
can't say which kid for fear of potential vengeful behavior
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (Silent Night in the 4th grade Christmas play - that was way, way back before separation of church and state)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (hand-tinting black and white photos)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (maybe the worst night of my life)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (tomatoes, tomatoes, and tomatoes)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (Bergen to Oslo)
Bergen, Norway
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort (the snow was to my waist that year)
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (hmmmm . . . turtles in Sugar Creek, Ashly?)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (in elementary school)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
Mexican sunrise
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Sweden)
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 (Steve's hobby that monkey Anna excels at)
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 (from Disneyland with a concussion)
47. Had your portrait painted (awesome New York street artist)
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 (Hawaii and Mexico)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (to Jungle Book with the Blatters over 30 years ago)
55. Been in a movie/commercial
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (Shepherd's Cradle)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Samoas are the best)
62. Gone whale watching (Cabo)
Whale watching in Cabo
63. Got flowers for no reason (Steve loves me)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (as often as I can)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (that was embarrassing)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (porcelain doll and geisha doll)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (awesome vacation with Carol)
71. Eaten Caviar (only on sushi)
72. Pieced a quilt (many times)
73. Stood in Times Square (one of my favorite places)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (my nose - twice)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (first newlywed summer)
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (my first car, little red Toyota Tercel)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (wedding announcement)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (shared it with nearly my entire kindergarten class)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club (reading Digging to America for next month)
93. Lost a loved one (sister Sarah, sister-in-law Susie, and grandparents)
94. Had a baby (6 times!)
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 (still have the same number we started with over 10 years ago)
99. Been stung by a bee (at least I'm not allergic)
That was a fun memory sparker, Katy. And it reminded me of all the things I still want to do someday!
4 comments:
WOW!! This was really fun to read. I learned a lot. I will have to read this to Grandma.
You are so amazing--I love your slide show. Hope you had a great thanksgiving. We missed you on Wed night. It was fun seeing Tonya baby. So cute. We are looking forward to seeing Leah in real life!!
Love you , Jayne
Ah, Sugar Creek has seen more nudie bums than I want to even think about! I wish I would've thought of adding my additional thoughts along with the numbers, that's a good idea!
Just so you know, Thin Mints edge Samoas out by a fraction! haha! Love you and Love getting to know my cousins better!!!!
ps. the BYU-booty... it totally made my day!
Loved the BYU bum as well! I need to do that little exercise. Thank you for sharing :)
oh this is great! i didn't know you had a blog, too, so now i have another one to check on!:) i think that i need to be around you more because i am LOVING all those pictures & quotes on your sidebar...especially the "i dreamed the whole was clean" & "you say lazy like it's a bad thing." priceless & i feel SO MUCH BETTER about my life as a mother.:) i love sarah prine!!! that is one of my most favorite books! i'll have to keep checking on what you're reading...
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