Hey this is kinda fun! I probably haven't done as much as others have, but here'z my list. I've also taken the liberty to create a sub-list of the things that are still on my "to do list".
Done!
03. Climbed a mountain (Half Dome, Yosemite Nat'l Park, Summer 2006)
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it (oh don't get me started....)
09. Hugged a tree (ever hugged a Giant Sequoia??)
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables (when I was a kid I did. Two reasons I can't now: 1) time; and 2) my dog would trample my garden, or eat the veggies, whichever)
19. Slept under the stars (I LOVE to do this!!)
20. Changed a baby’s diaper (changed my first one Oct. 3, '97 with the birth of my first son....it's a blur after that!
)
22. Watched a meteor shower (very cool!)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (oh gawd....used to SO get in trouble as a kid for this...my brother STILL has the amazing talent for just looking at me and sending me into fits of laughter)
30. Had a snowball fight (aim for the head whenever possible...mmmuuuhhaahhhaaaahaa)
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (great therapy, honestly)
33. Seen a total eclipse (very very cool)
34. Ridden a roller coaster (wheeeeeeee!)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
42. Had amazing friends (my friends are AWESOME!!!!)
47. Taken a road-trip (as a kid....next summer MY kids will be old enough to appreciate something like this and not drive me crazy in the process)
48. Gone rock climbing (very cool)
49. Midnight walk on the beach (Monterey)
50. Gone sky diving (July 1st, 2006.....hopefully the first of many)
56. Alphabetized your CDs (I used to have LOTS of time to do crap like this before I had kids)
57. Pretended to be a superhero (with my kids...all the time!)
59. Lounged around in bed all day (I barely remember..........)
60. Played touch football (this is way fun)
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain (whenever I can)
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
72. Gotten married (September 17, 1994)
77. Made cookies from scratch (not often enough)
84. Performed on stage (when I was a kid)
85. Been to Las Vegas
88. Kissed on the first date (gasp!!!)
90. Bought a house (twice)
94. Spoken more than one language fluently (French, but can't speak it too well anymore)
96. Raised/ing children (three lovely offspring
)
110. Broken someone’s heart (does my own count?...after all, I did it to myself....)
113. Broken a bone (does a tooth count? Broke it riding a skateboard)
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol (pistol....he said I'm a natural
)
118. Ridden a horse (used to take lessons, English tack, & showed a bit)
119. Had major surgery (gallbladder removed a couple years ago)
127. Eaten sushi (not bad at'all)
128. Had your picture in the newspaper (wrote an editorial article a few years back, and then was in the paper here and there for school functions as a kid)
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about (I aced my Persuasive Speech last night in Speech 1A!! whoohooooo!)
130. Gone back to school (still plodding away....)
132. Touched a cockroach (not necessarily by choice)
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes (yum)
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey (very cool reading, indeed)
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
150. Saved someone’s life (I donate blood when I can....figure that counts in some small way, right?? Other than that, no.)
To do before I croak:
1. Swim with wild dolphins
2. Climb ANOTHER mountain, or just climb the same one again
3. Take a Nascar for a test drive (well, ok -- a Ferrari too)
4. Visit the Great Pyramids
5. Hold a tarantula (shudder)
6. Bungee jump
7. Visit Paris
8. Watch a lightning storm at sea
9. Stay up all night long and see the sun rise -- in Paris
10. See the Northern Lights
11. Visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa
12. Touch an iceberg
13. Sleep under the stars -- on the plains of Africa
14. Take a trip in a hot air balloon
15. Keep my amazing friends, and make more.
16. Not only watch, but swim with wild whales
17. Visit Japan, Thailand, China, Ireland, Russia, South Africa.......lots more
18. Go scuba diving
19. Visit the Great Wall of China
20. Tour ancient sites (Greece, Egypt, Mayan Ruins, archeological digs)
21. Go cycling with my grandchildren!!!
22. Take an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
23. Pilot an airplane
24. Touch a stingray
25. Go on an African photo safari
26. Horseback ride to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
27. Visit all 7 continents
28. Parasail
Better get busy....
~BikeMomma
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein