Bold the things you have done. (or color)
1. Started your own blog - you're reading it
2. Slept under the stars - lots of times, it's actually my preference
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower - always on the lookout for falling stars
6. Given more than you can afford to charity - yes and no comment
7. Been to Disneyland - it's the happiest place on earth!
8. Climbed a mountain - Mt Timp on a very bad date
9. Held a Praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo - once for a Young Women's program. Not my favorite experience.
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris - Last Spring. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - does my photography count?
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning - happens to me all the time. Maybe I'm allergic to something.
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty - with Crissie and the boys. I'd given Jonny a plane that made the take-off noise, he kept pushing the button during the tour. It kind of echos in there.
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre - She's as beautiful and they saw. The reproductions don't compare
20. Slept on a train - BART
21. Had a pillow fight - of course!
22. Hitch hiked - seems like a bad plan to me...
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - me, of course I would never do such a thing. Except the time I called in sick while at Disneyland and ended up with heat rash, cramps, and vomiting...
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Dated someone you met online
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - more sunsets than sunrises
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person - when picking Steve up from his mission
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - I've been to the country (England) but not the city. It's on the list.
35. Seen an Amish community - again, when picking Steve up from his mission
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 - miss that particular hobby. Planning on going tomorrow.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke - sorry about that friends.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt - on the family road trip before Rich got hitched.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant - I bought a kid a big lollipop at Disneyland once
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Swam in the Taiya Inlet in Alaska
47. Had your portrait painted - by Mary Beth Cheney's father back when I was in high school
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - AMAZING, and very cold
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud - I enjoy playing in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - of course, I did live in Provo
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business - photography
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies - I was a Girl Scout in elementary school
62. Gone whale watching - puked my guts out but the killer whales were pretty killer
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - yes, but I'm always denied now d/t always being borderline anemic
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check - no comment
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial - with my dad in 1994. And now I live near it. Have to admit, the Jefferson Memorial is my favorite.
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Tied a quilt - once when I was a kid
73. Stood in Times Square - when I was in NYC with Dave and Crissie
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
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. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox - as a kid, don't remember it.
89. Saved someone’s life - it's my job
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - I served Elder Oaks when I worked as a waitress
92. Joined a book club - Ashley's books by mail book group. Love it.
93. Lost a loved one - Not many, but a few. Hurts every time.
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 - of course, it's the only phone I have now
99. Been stung by a bee - and I am, shocking, allergic
100. Visited Italy
41/100
I think I found a bit of the Celestial Kingdom here on earth. It's a restaurant called Co Co. Sala. They specialize in chocolate. I'll post photos later, as I'm in a very happy place right now and can't be bothered. Absolutely a-maz-ing. It just may be my new happy place.
Check it out: cocosala.com
