A Little Bit About Me List
I saw this on a few other blogs, and since I'm new to blogging and ONLY sharing baby-related stuff, I thought i'd share something a little different.
1) Started your own blog. YUP!
2) Slept under the stars. (In a tent – does this count?)
3) Played in a band.
4) Visited Hawaii.
5) Watched a meteor shower. I remember a few different meteor shower shows at the lake! I love all my memories from the cabin.
6) Given more than you can afford to charity.
7) Been to Disneyland. In 8th grade, as part of our big Vegas, Colorado and California road trip.
8) Climbed a mountain.
9) Held a praying mantis. (NEVER will – yuck)
10) Sang a solo. Ha, never going to happen.
11) Bungee jumped.
12) Visited Paris. TWICE, once in the summer of 2005 with a group of students that I studied abroad with. Then last summer Aaron and I made a quick 2-day trip to Paris as part of our 2 week backpacking trip.
13) Watched a lightning storm.
14) Taught yourself an art from scratch. I taught myself how to knit in college.
15) Adopted a child.
16) Had food poisoning.
17) Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. Visited, but never went to the top.
18) Grown your own vegetables.
19) Seen the Mona Lisa in France. Twice again. J
20) Slept on an overnight train. On a trip to New Orleans, we took a 28 hour train ride from Minneapolis. It wasn’t in a fancy sleeping car, think nice coach bus seats.
21) Had a pillow fight. Who hasn't?
22) Hitchhiked.
23) Taken a sick day when you're not ill.
24) Build a snow fort.
25) Held a lamb.
26) Gone skinny dipping. Sober high school memories at the cabin. I did this many times – it was our entertainment for a summer. Weird, I know.
27) Run a marathon.
28) Ridden in a gondola in Venice. I am a very fortunate individual. I got to do this with friends and last year I got to share the experience with my adorable hubby.
29) Seen a total eclipse.
30) Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31) Hit a home run.
32) Been on a cruise. For our honeymoon, we took a cruise to the Caribbean. And I’ve done two cruises to the Bahama’s, one family vacation and one fun one with hubster. (I love to travel – can you tell?)
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. I’ve done this a few times, and it’s always beautiful.
46) Been transported in an ambulance.
47) Had your portrait painted.
48) Gone deep sea fishing. Aaron and I did this past January. It was so fun!
49) Seen the Sistine Chapel in person. I’ve been lucky enough to see it with friends, as well as getting to experience it with my husband and aunt, uncle and cousins!
50) Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. TWICE. I’m so spoiled.
51) Gone scuba diving or snorkeling. Yes, and I always LOVE it. My best moment ever was getting to snorkel with reef sharks. Next on the list is with a Great White!
52) Kissed in the rain.
53) Played in the mud. Ha, I’m having a flashback to all the bug bites Cyndy, Bri and I got from playing in the mud. Gross.
54) Gone to a drive-in theater.
55) Been in a movie.
56) Visited the Great Wall of China.
57) Started a business. Does my tax preparation side business count?
58) Taken a martial arts class.
59) Visited Russia.
60) Served at a soup kitchen.
61) Sold Girl Scout Cookies. For many years.
62) Gone whale watching.
63) Got flowers for no reason.
64) Donated blood, platelets, or plasma. Tried and nearly passed out before I was able to donate.
65) Gone sky diving.
66) Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67) Bounced a check. High school… learning the basics.
68) Flown in a helicopter.
69) Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70) Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71) Eaten caviar. Not terrible, but not great either.
72) Pieced a quilt.
73) Stood in Times Square.
74) Toured the Everglades.
75) Been fired from a job. Forced to quit? My availability wasn’t great when I was working in the cities, but going to school in St. Cloud. I was forced to resign or would be fired for availability issues.
76) Seen the Changing of the Guards in London.
77) Broken a bone. Broke my pointer finger in colorguard in high school. Darn rifle.
78) Been a passenger on a motorcycle.
79) Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80) Published a book.
81) Visited the Vatican. Twice. I love Europe, and I’ve had many different opportunities to visit, I’m very very lucky.
82) Bought a brand new car. And still LOVE my Torrent.
83) Walked in Jerusalem.
84) Had your picture in the newspaper. I was in the paper in high school and in the Monticello paper for a Bertram Chain of Lakes event.
85) Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year's Eve.
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. I ran into Rascall Flatts with a friend in high school. We got to talk to them and take pictures with them. They were super sweet.
92) Joined a book club.
93) Got a tattoo.
94) Had a baby. Working on this, give me four months
95) Seen the Alamo in person.
96) Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97) Been involved in a law suit. Stuff with work, luckily my name isn’t listed in any of it. But I get to be a part of all of it. The perks of management.
98) Owned a cell phone.
99) Been stung by a bee.
47/99 Ain’t bad!
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