Happy Trails For Us: My Reluctant Blog

Palma found this meme at Just a Beachkat. She very nicely passed it on to the February Bloggers, so thanks Palma and Kat, this was quick and fun. While I know that there are still many things I have yet to do or see, I was surprised when I saw just what I have done so far. There is still a lot of time left, but I can promise there will be no bungee jumping, no way, no how.

*Started your own blog (and thanks again Kim)
*Slept under the stars
Played in a band (does singing in a talent show count?)
*Visited Hawaii
Watched a meteor shower
*Given more than you can afford to charity
*Been to Disneyland/world
*Climbed a mountain
Held a praying mantis
Sang a solo
Bungee jumped (no way)
*Visited Paris
*Watched a lightning storm at sea
*Taught yourself an art from scratch
Adopted a child
*Had food poisoning
*Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (and never again)
*Seen the Mona Lisa in France
Slept on an overnight train
*Had a pillow fight
*Hitchhiked (if my mother had known . . .)
*Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
Built a snow fort
Held a lamb
*Gone skinny dipping
Been to a Broadway show in NY
Ran a Marathon
Been in three states at once
*Ridden in a gondola in Venice (so romantic, really)
*Seen a total eclipse (on a cruise with science geeks, in Mexico)
Hit a home run
*Been on a Cruise
*Seen Niagara Falls in Person
*Visited the birthplace of your Ancestors (well, David’s in Scotland)
*Seen an Amish community
Taught yourself 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
Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (does a drink in a bar count?)
Visited Africa
*Walked on a beach by moonlight
Been transported in an ambulance
Had your portrait painted
*Gone deep sea fishing (10 people, 5 hours, 1 fish, damn good sashimi)
*Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
*Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
*Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
*Kissed in the rain
*Played in the mud
Been to Grace Kelley’s grave in Monaco
*Gone to a drive-in
*Been in a movie
Visited the Great Wall of China
Started a business
Taken a martial arts class
*Swam in the Mediterranean Sea
Visited Russia
*Served at a soup kitchen
*Sold Girl Scout cookies
*Gone whale watching
*Gotten flowers for no reason
*Donated blood, platelets or plasma
Gone sky diving (right after I bungee jump... me, too, Palma)
Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
Bounced a check
*Saved a favorite childhood toy
*Visited the Lincoln Memorial
*Eaten Caviar
*Pieced a quilt
*Stod 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 (I really am working on one!)
*Visited the Vatican
*Bought a brand new car
*Walked in Jerusalem
*Had your picture in the newspaper
Read the entire Bible
*Visited the White House
Killed and prepared my own meat (if boiling a live lobster counts? LOL)
*Had chickenpox
Saved someone’s life
Sat on a jury (only got as far as pre-selection)
*Met someone famous
Joined a book club ( I am the only librarian I know who hasn’t)
*Lost a loved one
*Had a baby
Seen the Alamo in person
Swam in the Great Salt Lake
Been involved in a law suit
*Been stung by a bee