Thursday, August 23, 2007

A Challenge

My friend Emily has posted on her blog http://me-mleosu.blogspot.com/ a lits tof 100 things to do before she dies. She has now given me the challenge of listing 100 things as well. Bring it on sister!
(Oh yes, in no particular order here is a list. It will probably be incomplete at this moment but I'm sure I will finish my list before Emily gets her's done.) (The * are either dittos, stolen, or modified things from Emily, she's good inspiration).

1. Cruise around Italy and Spain
2. Eat sushi
3. Visit Dubia (sp?)
4. Visit Japan
5. Have tea in a proper English resturant
6. Meet my Weight Watchers goal
7. Own my own space on this big old planet
8. Visit Hawaii again
9. Go to a Broadway show in NYC
10. Eat Indian food
11. Learn how to cook really good french and sour dough bread
12. Be a bridesmaid but never a bride!
13. Sky dive
14. Visit India and look good in a sari!
15. Eat creme' brule (I'll figure out how to spell it).
16. Go on my WW victory cruise to the Caribbean
17. Buy a bathing suit and wear it in public
18. Find a career path I truly enjoy
19. Have a total makeover
20. Eat a five course meal
21. See the groundbreaking of Susan's AIDS Hospice in Africa
22. Visit the land of my people (Ireland and England)
23. Visit N. Africa (Morocco and Tunisia)
24. Visit E. Africa (Ethiopia and Kenya)
25. Visit South Africa
26. Travel to South Korea (yea for veggie pancakes)
27. Live in Africa again
28. Live in Asia
29. Learn another language (Spanish?)
30. Pay off my car
31. Live debt free
32. Ride in a hot air balloon
33. Meet an elephant
34. Go on a tourist-trap safari
35. Touch a giraffee
36. Day at the spa (*)
37. Visit one of the seven wonders of the world
38. See New England in the fall
39. Learn how to dance
40. Watch all of AFI's 100 all time top movies- heck i'll go through both lists.
41. Get a facial
42. Walk a 5k
43. Drink a glass of wine (*)
44. Get some upper body strength- accomplish 20 pull ups
45. Take yoga
46. Name a child
47. Legally drive 100 mph
48. Remodel a house
49. Have a millon $ saved for retirement (I did think of this on the way to work Em)
50. Ride a motorcycle
51. Go to a White Stripes concert
52. Here's a shocker, maybe date a nice guy
53. Hold Emily's hand as she gets her last tatoo
54. Go to Disney World again
55. Take candy from a baby
56. Learn how to juggle
57. Own my own French Banded cow
58. Hear a major symphony play
59. See the Nutcracker by a professional ballet company
60. Finish this list before Em finishes her's (* sort of)
61. Own some farm land
62. Rent said farm land out to my brother
63. Get the heck out of Oklahoma
64. Try champaign (does that look like it is spelled right?)
65. Find a job where I can work from home
66. Finally make a decision about getting a tattoo.
67. Research the family tree and visit their homes of yore
68. Learn the tango (*)
69. Have a house with a whirl pool tub
70. Move out of the parents' house
71. Go to a costume party
72. Go to the state fair- any one will do
73. Visit Turkey
74. Visit Rome
75. Tour Israel and the steps of Jesus
76. Visit the areas of Italy that Paul was in
77. Visit every continent
78. Meet an astronaut
79. Swim with a dolphin.
80. Attend my friend Clayton's wedding
81. Forever be a good friend
82. Find peace in all situations thrown at me
83. Watch how a TV show is made
84. Have a star named after me.
85. Give some more kick-butt surprise parties.
86. Give awesome, thoughtfully prepared kick-butt gifts.
87. Eat fish and chips in London.
88. See the running of the bulls.
89. Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
90. Attend a glamous New Year Eve's party.
91. Keep off all of this weight I have lost.
92. Sing karoke
93. Take voice lessons and try to become a soprano
94. Visit the Statue of Liberty
95. Ride in a helicopter.
96. Loan out money to a friend and not expect it back (if you know me that is a BIG deal)
97. Stand on the Great Wall of China (did see that online and thought it was a really good idea)
98. Be a better listener with my grandparents and tell them things more often.
99. Take care of my parents in their old age.
100. To be a wonderful auntie and love any child that my brother and best friends bring into my life.
101. Own a 'green' car
102. Live in a 'green' house
103. Learn how to arrange flowers

104. Try to remember the other thing I wanted to add to this list but have forgotten. :(
105. Fly first class
106. Learn how to walk in high heels.

Dang this is harder than I thought. I have done some things that were on the list like visiting W. Africa, being a missionary, and living in Africa!

Woo hoo, I am done, now I'm techinally down to 99 things because I finished this list before Emily but I'm not adding anything to this list any time soon.

Woo hoo, I thought of some more things.

3 Comments:

Blogger Emily said...

oh, so now it is a challenge to see who can finish first?

BRING IT ON!

haha - love ya!

Thu Aug 23, 01:55:00 PM  
Blogger Sara said...

i've got some good ones but don't know if i should add them now- idea stealer!

love ya too em!

Fri Aug 24, 12:06:00 AM  
Blogger Emily said...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Dang, now I can only accomplish 99% of my wants and desires in life. Thanks Sara! haha

Fri Aug 24, 05:48:00 AM  

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