Had chickenpox. Check.

In the spirit of non-plagiarism, I’d like to say that I found this on my friend Kelly’s blog. It’s kind of a life experiences checklist (or reverse version of “I’ve Never”). The bold ones are either ones I’ve done, or ones I felt like commenting on. Kind of random, but I found it entertaining. Enjoy!

●Started your own blog – Hmm, tough one.
●Slept under the stars – Many times at Covenant Acres—one memorable occasion on a water trampoline comes to mind.
●Played in a band
●Visited Hawaii
●Watched a meteor shower
●Given more than you can afford to charity – Not often enough.
●Been to Disneyland/world – Disney World (MGM and Epcot)
●Climbed a mountain – I “climbed” Pike’s Peak in a train—does that count?
●Held a praying mantis
●Sang a solo—Yep. On many occasions.
●Bungee jumped
●Visited Paris
●Watched a lightning storm at sea
●Taught yourself an art from scratch
●Adopted a child
●Had food poisoning—I drank some bad house wine once at a masa (a Moldovan feast, basically) for teachers at my school. Not fun.
●Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty—I visited NYC the week after America invaded Iraq, and security was pretty tight. They let us view it afar from a boat.
●Seen the Mona Lisa in France—Where else would you see the Mona Lisa? Does she travel?●Slept on an overnight train
●Had a pillow fight – My siblings and I were connoisseurs of pillow fights. Kenton and Sarah, remember our sumo wrestling days?
●Hitchhiked—Not yet…but I live in Moldova. I’m sure I’ll get the chance.
●Taken a sick day when you’re not ill—When I was in school, yes.
●Built a snow fort- Oh yeah.
●Held a lamb—I think so. The memory’s a little fuzzy.
●Gone skinny dipping – Gotta love the randomness. We go straight from holding lambs to skinny dipping.
●Been to a Broadway show in NY—Yep! Beauty and the Beast (on my senior class trip)
●Ran a Marathon
●Been in three states at once
●Ridden in a gondola in Venice
●Seen a total eclipse
●Watched a sunrise or sunset – The most recent one I can remember was a sunset over the Gulf of Mexico with my sister Kendra. Good times. :-)
●Hit a home run—In wiffle ball, most definitely.
●Been on a Cruise
●Seen Niagara Falls in Person- I’m from Western NY. I’ve lost count.
●Visited the birthplace of your Ancestors
●Seen an Amish community – When I was in high school I practically lived in one. We had Amish neighbors right down the road from us, and our local grocery store had a hitching post in the parking lot.
●Taught yourself a new language- Currently—Romanian and Russian (but I have help).
●Had enough money to be truly satisfied – Oddly enough, right now.
●Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
●Gone rock climbing
●Seen Michelangelo’s David
●Sung karaoke- Yes. I’m not really a fan.
●Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
●Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant –Actually, yes. Long story.
●Visited Africa
●Walked on a beach by moonlight—Yep.
●Been transported in an ambulance—Yes. But I wasn’t really injured, and I was too embarrassed by the hideous neck brace I was wearing to enjoy it. It wasn’t all bad though. The woman that ran the red light, hitting me and totaling my parents’ ancient minivan, footed the entire bill. And now they have a nice Jeep instead. You’re welcome, Mom and Dad.
●Gone deep sea fishing
●Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
●Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris—What’s with all the Paris questions? How about some more unique ones? How many people can say they’ve been to Moldova?
●Gone scuba diving or snorkeling- Yes to the second. Off of St. Croix. Quite heavenly.
●Kissed in the rain
●Played in the mud – Isn’t that a required part of childhood (as in, they don’t let you pass on to adulthood if you don’t)?
●Been to Grace Kelley’s grave in Monaco
●Gone to a drive-in theater – Yes! The world needs more of them.
●Visited the Great Wall of China
●Started a business—One failed attempt at a lemonade stand…the beginning and end of my sad career as an entrepreneur.
●Taken a martial arts class—A whole semester of Self Defense (aka Tai Kwon Do) at Roberts.
●Swam in the Mediterranean Sea
●Visited Russia—Yep. That’s one of reasons I’m in Moldova, actually.
●Served at a soup kitchen
●Sold Girl Scout cookies
●Gone whale watching
●Gotten flowers for no reason
●Donated blood, platelets or plasma – Yes to the first.
●Gone sky diving
●Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
●Bounced a check
●Saved a favorite childhood toy - My favorite “doll”—a stuffed Alvin the Chipmunk, whose bangs I mutilated before I realized they couldn’t grow back. I love you anyway, Alvin.
●Visited the Lincoln Memorial – Yep.
●Eaten Caviar- No, thanks. I have had goose liver though. Equally disgusting, I’m sure.
●Pieced a quilt
●Stood in Times Square -Yep. It’s really big.
●Toured the Everglades—A few times.
●Been fired from a job
●Seen the Changing of the Guards in London—No, but I have seen the changing of the guards at the Kremlin in Moscow and at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul.
●Broken a bone
●Been on a speeding motorcycle—I guess they don’t think being on a motorcycle is enough of an accomplishment.
●Seen the Grand Canyon in person
●Published a book
●Visited the Vatican
●Bought a brand new car
●Walked in Jerusalem
●Had your picture in the newspaper—Oh, yes. When I was in 4th grade I won a county spelling bee. I was quite famous.
●Read the entire Bible—Only once. It took awhile.
●Visited the White House—Yep. On a 6th grade class trip.
●Killed and prepared your own meat
●Had chickenpox – Yeah. Don’t remember it though.
●Saved someone’s life
●Sat on a jury
●Met someone famous
●Lost a loved one—My grandma
●Had a baby
●Seen the Alamo in person.
●Swam in the Great Salt Lake
●Been involved in a law suit
●Owned a cell phone –Funny story…I bought my very first cell phone here in Moldova. It only took joining the Peace Corps and moving halfway across the world to convince Katie to join the rest of “modern civilization.” Whatever that means. ;-)