Hmm, let's see what I found out about myself.....

I thought this might be fun.......



Ok, the items in BOLD are items I’ve “accomplished.” Items in red are things I’d like to accomplish some day. The items that are neither red nor in bold don't apply to my accomplishments or my dreams.......
Started my own blog
Slept under the stars
Played in a band
Visited Hawaii -we leave for Maui in 6 weeks....woohoo
Watched a meteor shower
Given more than I can afford to charity
Been to Disneyland/World
Climbed a mountain -not a big or noteworthy one, but a mountain nonetheless
Held a praying mantis
Sung a solo
Bungee jumped
Visited Paris
Watched lightning at sea
Taught myself an art from scratch-scrapbooking count?
Adopted a child
Had food poisoning
Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
Grown my own vegetables
Seen the Mona Lisa
Slept on an overnight train
Had a pillow fight
Hitchhiked
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
Built a snow fort
Held a lamb
Gone skinny dipping-Maui;-> ???
Run a Marathon
Ridden in a gondola in Venice
Seen a total eclipse
Watched a sunrise or sunset
Hit a home run
Been on a cruise
Seen Niagara Falls in person-since the hub's family is from here I could see this happening
Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
Seen an Amish community -I saw some Amish peeps on a White House tour
Taught myself a new language
Had enough money to be truly satisfied
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
Gone rock climbing
Seen Michelangelo’s David
Sung karaoke - I think this might be happening on the BIG 3-0
Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
Visited Africa
Walked on a beach by moonlight
Been transported in an ambulance
Had my portrait painted
Gone deep sea fishing
Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Gone scuba diving or snorkeling -already have this planned for Maui
Kissed in the rain
Played in the mud
Gone to a drive-in theater
Been in a movie
Visited the Great Wall of China
Started a business
Taken a martial arts class
Visited Russia
Served at a soup kitchen
Sold Girl Scout cookies
Went Whale Watching
Got flowers for no reason
Donated blood, platelets or plasma
Gone sky diving - Never, ever, ever will I do this
Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
Bounced a check
Flown in a helicopter
Saved a favorite childhood toy
Visited the Lincoln Memorial
Eaten caviar
Pieced a quilt
Stood in Times Square
Toured the Everglades
Been fired from a job
Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
Broken a bone
Been on a speeding motorcycle
Seen the Grand Canyon in person
Published a book
Visited the Vatican
Bought a brand-new car
Walked in Jerusalem
Had my picture in the newspaper
Read the entire Bible
Visited the White House
Killed and prepared an animal for eating
Had chickenpox
Saved someone’s life
Sat on a jury
Met someone famous
Joined a book club
Lost a loved one
Had a baby
Seen the Alamo in person
Swam in the Great Salt Lake
Been involved in a law suit
Owned a cell phone
Been stung by a bee
Ridden an elephant
33 out of 100! I really need to get out more.....On another note I have 32 things that I would like to accomplish! Sounds good to me becuase I L.O.V.E. traveling and trying new things so I better get started.....

till next time

oh where, oh where, has the new blogger gone?

yep, i knew it. it is very hard for me to commit to blogging on a regular basis. it's not like i don't want to. between the tween and the princess my days are full. add the holidays and my plate is runeth over.

the weekends have been busy, but fun. let's get the weekend recap started....

friday: the princess was in a christmas parade with her dance team. the tween, the princess, and i sat in so. much. traffic getting to the darn thing. i managed to get her to the staging area at the very last minute. aaahhhh. i really don't like being late. the tween and i found a parking spot near BFE. very frustrated up to this point, we grab our blanket and jackets and hike back towards the parade route. once i caught a glimpse of the princess performing all my frustration went away. i will never tire watching her perform. the tween even gets into the excitement. after the parade, we were freezing. well, so. cal. freezing. we had a yummy dinner topped off with some yummy hot chocolate.

saturday: the hub finally came home. he has been working so much lately. i appreciate all that he does for our family. i hope he knows how much i am thankful to him. ah, i digress. saturday morning started off with soccer. the princess is in a soccer academy and will have practice every saturday through january. the hub missed her first practice due to work, so he was very eager to go. i will be perfectly honest, it was kind of nice to have the house to myself for an hour and a half. i should have done laundry, but instead i caught up on tivo. what's a girl to do?

a weekend wouldn't be complete without a trip to costco. we headed there and after an outrageous amount of stuff bought we were home and putting it all away.

i have always wanted to go to the mission during christmastime. about 600 pm i thought that now is as good as time as any. i talked the hub into going. we stopped at old spaghetti factory and had a nice dinner. even a few cocktails;) we walked over to the mission inn and all four of us were in awe of all the beautiful lights. they really go all out there. very worth the trip. we can't wait to go back next year.

sunday: the morning found me getting ready in a milisecond to meet j and j for brunch. good friends, good laughs, and good food. what more can you want? i think i had one too many bloody marys and i saw myself getting a horrible headache. the hub was great when i got home and let me take a little nap. we capped off the weekend with dinner at grandma g's. it was, as always delicious. it was not delicious, though how fast the weekend flew by. the hub is back to work for a few days and it is business as usual around here.

till next time

I finally caved

i have wanted to start a blog for some time now. i wondered if people would read it once i started it. would i have anything interesting to say? would i commit to blogging on a regular basis? i finally said "what the heck. what do i have to lose?"

i am thinking it will be quite therapeutic to sort out my thoughts and see them in print.

it will take me a little while to figure out all the settings for blogger. bear with me.