100 More Things - Part 4

Parts 1, 2, 3

100 Experiences I'm Thankful For (76-100)

I have...
76. Went skinny dipping
77. Seen Mt. Rushmore
78. Been camping alone
79. Never broken a bone
80. Made pizza for a living
81. Been a waitress
82. Rode a steam powered paddle boat on the Mississippi
83. Taught ESL
84. Danced with my dad at my wedding
85. Had a treehouse with a rope swing
86. Fished with my grandpa
87. Hit a deer with my car
88. Danced in the rain
89. Made homemade pasta
90. Finished college debt-free
91. Painted a ceiling with spaghetti noodles
92. Managed to keep a clean driving record (so far!)
93. Visited Capitol Hill
94. Asked for a promotion
95. Changed my own tire in a foot of snow
96. Legally changed my name
97. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa
98. Took a defensive driving course
99. Seen Les Miserables live in London
100. Flown over my childhood home in a crop duster plane

100 More Things - Part 3

Parts 1, 2

100 Experiences I'm Thankful For (51-75)

I have...

51. Been in a jazz band
52. Been in a pep band
53. Worked as a barista
54. Watched the Cubs at Wrigley Field
55. Scuba dived with sea turtles...at night
56. Hosted a Murder Mystery Party
57. Rock climbed
58. Been in the Colosseum
59. Been to a luau
60. Visited the Roman Baths
61. Heard Big Ben chime at noon
62. Been a math tutor
63. Had a daiquiri before noon in New Orleans
64. Rode a bus through the mountains of Albania
65. Drank authentic Turkish Coffee
66. Visited Pompei
67. Drove around the island of Hvar, Croatia on a scooter
68. Gone whale watching
69. Made a fort out of egg cartons
70. Owned a cockatiel
71. Won a Halloween Best-Costume contest
72. Plucked a goose
73. Been to Ground Zero
74. Been to (and danced in) a gay bar
75. Taken a carriage ride through Central Park

100 More Things - Part 2

Part 1 here

100 Experiences I'm Thankful For (26-50)

I have...

26. Had a henna tattoo
27. Swam in the Aegean Sea
28. Watched the Northern Lights
29. Been a grooms(wo)man
30. Been CPR certified
31. Earned a college degree
32. Been to Liberty and Ellis Island
33. Lived out in the country
34. Been to an NHL, NFL, and MLB Game
35. Tried sushi and caviar
36. Drank Chianti in a Tuscan Chianti winery
37. Seen Michaelangelo's David and Sistine Chapel
38. Moved the gun of a Bradley Fighting Machine
39. Had ballroom dance lessons
40. Sang karaoke in public
41. Stayed several nights in hostels
42. Auditioned for a movie
43. Had eye surgery
44. Experience bed spins
45. Drove the Hana Road in a convertible
46. Been to a lumberjack show
47. Reverse bungee'd
48. Had a martini in the Hancock Building
49. Rode in an air boat through Louisiana bayous
50. Rescued a dog

100 More Things - Part 1

In the spirit of 100 Things I want to do before I die, I also want to make a list of things I have already done in my life and for which I am so thankful that I got to experience. I really have had some incredible experiences and I'm so blessed.

100 Experiences I'm Thankful For (1-25)

I have...

1. Lived overseas
2. Been to Disneyland
3. Did humanitarian work in another country
4. Owned a home
5. Seen Stonehenge
6. Experienced New Orleans during the Jazz Festival
7. Been a wife
8. Been owned by a dog
9. Seen Fiddler On The Roof on Broadway
10. Refinished my kitchen cabinets singlehandedly
11. Loved and lost
12. Known SIX of my grandparents
13. Ran up the Philadephia Museum of Art's steps
14. Ate Beignets and Cafe Au Lait at Cafe Du Monde
15. Rode a gondola in Venice
16. Spent the night on an airport floor
17. Donated my car
18. Seen a glacier calve
19. Parasailed over a whale in Catalina
20. Seen Elton John in concert
21. Seen Aerosmith in concert
22. Seen the cherry blossoms in Washington D.C.
23. Drove through country roads for a whole day just to look at fall foliage
24. Been on a cruise
25. Crossed a covered bridge in Amish Country


(Note to Jen: Dude, while writing this, I realized that an extremely high percentage of these I experienced with you. We rock. Hands down, we're the funnest sisters ever!)