2 post for the day, scroll down for a sneak peek!

i needed to take a break, and saw this posted on Shannan's blog. It looked like fun. :)

Saw this on my SIL's blog and thought it looked fun. All of the bold items are ones I have done in my wee 29 years *wink* If you do this, link me up! I'd love to read it!


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain - if Runyon Canyon in LA counts, then yes!
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped - no, but i did one of those sling shot things once??
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea - i saw a water spout (tornado over the ocean)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables - my parents did and i picked them??
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 - wooops
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - well the country, does that count?
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language - if sign language counts
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied is this a trick question?
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant ok so i bought a homeless man some mcdonalds, it counts, right
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted yes and i'll find the picture!
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie independent movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business - WOOT! doin' it right now!
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - it was soooo eerie
67. Bounced a check - woops! sorry rachel!
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial - i dont remember it, but there are pictures of me with it as a kid
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt - half way done with my tshirt quilt, but it's been half way done for about 3 years. hehe.
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone - but only my toe
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person does from a plane count??
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life - i was a lifeguard and i had to jump in to get kids too deep all the time. No crazy CPR or anything though.
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
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
99. Been stung by a bee

that was fun shannan! And i found the portrait painted of me online (man i love the internet) by searching for my friend who was the artist...
here it is...



You can find more of Matt Hiron's (on of my best friends since childhood!) art here

Dont forget to scroll down to see a sneak peek from my stamp line! :)