Lists

I am a BIG list maker. I ran into a high school chum yesterday at Walmart. She saw my 'list' and said "you were smart, you made a list!". LOL Well, I only purchased ONE item that wasn't on my list! I was in a hurry and wanted to grab and go. All in all, it wasn't too crowded and I completed my task.
My friend, Sophia, challenged us bloggers at 2peas to a list challenge. It is a long list of random items and the things I have completed in my life are in bold with comments. It was FUN taking a look at the list and remembering things accomplished.

1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain – several, my favorite was Diamond Head
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone – Yep!
8. Said “I love you’ and meant it – Everyday to my children!
9. Hugged a tree - DONE
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris – It was WONDERFUL! Amazing teen trip!
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea – This September while on a cruise
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise – A few times
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards) – Atlanta Falcons, ages ago.
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables – Growing up, every year
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars – Yep!
20. Changed a baby’s diaper – TOO many to count
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower – LOVE it! Watch every time I know it will happen
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity – Yes.
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope – Our University opens it’s doors to allow this. Amazing!
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment – Has someone NOT done this?
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight – As a kid
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can – Probably more than I should have!
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse - DONE
34. Ridden a roller coaster – I grew up going to 6-Flags over Georgia! Yep.
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking – Many times! I LOVE to dance.
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment – Yep!
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk – A few times, NOT fun.
42. Had amazing friends – Lucky me! I do!
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip – Many!
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach – One of my favorite things to do.
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland 5
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them – Shared tables several times.
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow – At the county fair!
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero – I have children! So, of course!
58. Sung karaoke – Yes, but don’t care to do it again!
59. Lounged around in bed all day – A few times!
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain – Mmmm Hmmm
63. Played in the mud – Red Georgia clay counts!
64. Played in the rain – Yep, even WITH my kids.
65. Gone to a drive-in theater – Yep, wish we still had one around here! What fun!
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites – Several of different kind
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married – Too young!
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party – I think so!
75. Gotten divorced – Yep, still ‘single’.
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch – Momma taught me how!
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason – Several times!
84. Performed on stage – BEST time ever! Local Community Theater.
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark – yep, not bad.
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house – One of my proudest moments! Live in it now.
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents – Unfortunately my Daddy.
93. Been on a cruise ship – Just this year, first one!
94. Spoken more than one language fluently – Learned Sign Language and took French in HS, but know very little of either now.
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children (or…raising children) – Still at it!
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour – Not really ‘followed’, but I have been to several concerts.
98. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to start over – my parents moved us, once. Still live in the same ‘home town’ for over 30 years!
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking – My teen daughter hates when I do this. LOL
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived – Unfortunately. I know my seat belt saved my life.
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds (cumulatively, if you count pregnancy! lol!) – I would say yes to this: 2 pregnancies and two other times, once to WW.
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray – At Sea World
110. Broken someone’s heart - Several, unfortunately
111. Helped an animal give birth – Several, grew up with cats, dogs
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone – My arm, when I was twelve and my little toes, twice!
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol – I AM a southern gal. Fired all 3!
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse – I own 3!
119. Had major surgery – does my nose surgery count? Reconstructive after my car accident. It FELT ‘major’.
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi - tried it, no likee
128. Had your picture in the newspaper – While in the Jr. Women’s Club and acting in the play.
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes ... yum! - Yep
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - I didn't personally 'kill' it; but my ex-husband and my son are deer hunters and I have eaten deer meat.
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language – In France, WHERE is the subway? They pointed, we would head off in that direction.
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care - yes, my best friend’s mom
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you – I have sold mini scrapbooks.
145. Had a booth at a street fair – I had a booth at a local arts & crafts show.
146. Dyed your hair – Only my hairdresser knows the TRUTH! LOL
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident – dang, it was years ago!
150. Saved someone’s life

Merry Christmas!

Just a short one to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!
A no lights shot of our tree and fireplace tonight. I didn't pull out all the decorations this year. Low 'stress' go on that with a lot of other things going on.

My children and I wish you all a holiday filled with family and most of all love. It's not about how many presents are under the tree...it is about the love in the room.