99 things meme

Saw this meme on Sweet Jessie today, and thought I’d play along too….

Here are the rules: Bold the things you’ve done and post on your blog!

1. Started your own blog (Avoxtar is live since 2002)
2. Slept under the stars (Many times)
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii -
5. Watched a meteor shower (Almost every year since my teens)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (In California and Florida so DLand and DWorld)
8. Climbed a mountain (Quite often, I live in the mountains)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo - (In highschool)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (Often, I was a flight attendant)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea. (From the cockpit of a plane, at night over the ocean. Magical)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (Embroidery is so much fun)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (Mostly tomatoes, tried beans, peppers, lettuce one year but the weather interfered.)
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 We all need a personal day from time to time.
24. Built a snow fort Every year since our son is born
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (hi hi. It was great fun. It was at night though)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice ( I wish)
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset too many times to count.
31. Hit a home run Yes!
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person With my parents. I have the silly yellow raincoat picture to prove it.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Almost got there. It’s on my Bucket list)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (Learning spanish now.)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (Rock scrambling was enough.  My hands and feet were glued to the rocks. Scary)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke (sang YMCA…. yikes)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (for a homeless guy who wanted $)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight Yes, in Daytona Beach, Nice and Cuba. Love the Beach
46. Been transported in an ambulance Sadly yes, after a car accident. Life flashing before my eyes. Awful.
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 (No but I’ve walked under it.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling Snorkeling in Cuba. Fantastic but a little scary. -Uh, are there any sharks here?
52. Kissed in the rain - yes. Lovely.
53. Played in the mud As often as I can. I like to cover my skin with it.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater yes
55. Been in a movie 2 actually. One as an extra and another was a role in a student film. Good times.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business Started Avoxtar in 02
58. Taken a martial arts class -
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen - Yes,
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason - Sigh, it was a loooong time ago.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
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 Didn’t love it.
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square Yes, all by myself in 99. I was in NYC for a conference and went for a walk
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone - My right thumb.
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle A few years ago, it was a blast.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book -
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car - Our suzuki! After always driving second hand cars, the new car was awesome.
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper Quite often actually.
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve - hi hi! Ah, youth….
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - (a fish one time. I felt awful. Couldn’t eat it.)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (Never knew if she was dying but helped a woman who passed out and threw up red)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - Lots of actors and singers from Quebec, Prime Ministers
92. Joined a book club I’m a total bookworm
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 Got rid of it in 04
99. Been stung by a bee On my ear … never stick your head out of a window while you are driving on a country road kids. Ouch!

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