Friday, May 21, 2010

A Little Bit About Me

I saw this on a few different blogs for ICLW and LOVED it! Thanks to Marla and Mai! You two probably know this already, but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. :)


99 Things About Me (Everything that I have accomplished is in bold)

1. Started your own blog -and I'm so glad I did! The IF community is wonderful.

2. Slept under the stars -and I woke up with over 40 bug bites to prove it!

3. Played in a band -if playing the trumpet in my jr high band counts!

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to DisneyWorld

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris-it was great, but I liked London much, much better!

13. Watched a lightning storm

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables-we started our own garden last year

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 ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon -I would love to do this though and admire people who do.

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run-well, when I married Mr SC (barf, I know!)

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community-I just bought a whole bunch of flowers today from an Amish greenhouse

36. Taught yourself a new language-I tried to learn conversational Japanese through tapes I would listen to in my car. I still remember a few words, but I'm more of a visual learner, so it didn't work out so well.

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 your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris -and I still can't believe I actually did it!

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud -dirt and mud normally grosses me out, but Mr SC took me for a ride in the pouring down rain on a four-wheeler. I still don't know what possessed me to do it. It was yucky!

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

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-you couldn't pay me enough money!

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 -do you know it takes two, full grown, adult bears to make one of their hats?

77. Broken a bone

78. Been a passenger on a 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 your picture in the newspaper

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-I was rejected three times when I was picked in March!

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Got a tattoo

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

7 comments:

  1. I've seen this around too and enjoyed it. I think I'll steal it from you :)

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  2. You're right about imitation and flatery...and I think I'll steal it from you! Consider yourself flattered!! ;-)

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  3. Ooh fun! I like it and might steal it too!

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  4. Wow! I love your list and all the cool things you have done!

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  5. What a fun list. I might jump on the bandwagon and steal it myself.

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  6. Thanks for stopping by my site!!! Yes, I've had 2 nights of semi-normal sleep in a row. Could be better, but it's a serious improvement :) Love your site, and I will be stealing this site as well, and adding you to my VERY long list of blogs.

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