irresistible lists

I can't resist lists. They make for such easy blog posts!
This one comes courtesy of one Ms. Erin ...

Copy and paste this into your own blog, if you want to participate. Then, bold the items that you’ve actually done.

1. Started your own blog (duh)

2. Slept under the stars (might have -- but don't remember for sure)

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower (tried -- can't recall if there were many meteors, though)

6. Given more than you can afford to charity (this one's a judgment call, it should be noted)

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (that would be a little scary!)

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 (technically, I grew beans once as a kid as a school project. But I really shouldn't be able to properly count this one.)

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train Oh, I'm QUITE sure I've done this one. Multiple times! Both on a sleeper train, and ... not.)

21. Had a pillow fight (I think?)

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (Many. But my kids were!)

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language (Taught ... myself? Really? Someone's taught themself a new language?)

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (uhhh ... I feel I should answer yes? But ...)

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (this is one of my huge European regrets. But the line wrapped around the museum, and it was our last day in Florence ... so my friend Jennifer and I spent our 4,000 lira on gelato, instead. But I hear I missed out.)

41. Sung karaoke Hee.

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

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (nope, just the first level. But I walked that far! Kind of impressive. [?])

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain (Does watching Spider-Man or Four Weddings and a Funeral count? Darn. Then, not that I can recall.)

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie (only the home variety)

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 (Campfire girl candies, though)

62. Gone whale watching (really want to!)

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (and then went to softball practice an hour later. Made the sprints around the bases MUCH more interesting.)

65. Gone sky diving (really want to!)

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp (Ugh.)

67. Bounced a check (not for a VERY long time, I'm proud to report)

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Mom will probably tell you that I've saved them all.)

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (Duh.)

71. Eaten Caviar (mmmm ... maybe. Not sure.)

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades (I was seven, but being in the water with alligators staring at you from water-level leaves a lasting impression.)

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London (seen 'em, but not changing)

77. Broken a bone (can you believe, never? as I hastily search for wood to knock on)

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (speeding? I guess?)

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (again, seven. Again, lasting impression)

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

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person (I might have when I was a kid. I guess it did not leave a lasting impression.)

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