Wow, that was a lot

So, Jane Payne posted this list of 200 things and said we could duplicate it in our blogs. Its kind of a random list but it was kind of fun remembering back to things that I have done. I actually think I might have gotten carried away with the elaborating part and had to stop myself from commenting on everything that I have done. As I was reading the list, I want to be able to bold so many more things on that list. Like, I want to touch an iceburg. And I want to save someone's life. So, I have this plan, to keep looking at this list so I can bold more things. I really hope it works and someday I do!


1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars(I slept outside at Grandpa’s house one time with my dad and brother. Morgan stayed out there with us too. And I have slept outside with Chris a number of times too. For some reason, Chris loves sleeping outside in the backyard.)
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper(Thanks to Melanie, I can say that I have changed quite a few diapers!)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain(So, I’m pretty sure that the Y mountain counts as climbing a mountain. Even though it wasn’t anything huge, it was neat to me.)
9. Held a tarantula(I held our class pet in the 6th grade, which happened to be a tarantula. I hate little spiders, absolutely hate them, but for some reason, this tarantula didn’t freak me out.
10. Said "I love you" and meant it(And it feels so good.)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise(As I recall, the staying up all night wasn’t to watch the sunrise, I really think it was because we were enjoying ourselves! But since we were up, we watched it anyways.)
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables(This is a stretch, but we all used to help grandpa in his garden. And by help, I mean we would watch and play in the dirt and sometimes help him move the water or pull a few weeds. I know Grandpa loved having our company in the garden. We also used to have “Grandpa’s Garden” where all of us cousins would set up a little store in his front yard and sell his vegetables. For some reason, it was always the same person coming and buying our food. Thanks Gary!)
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope(I did this in second or third grade with one of my teachers, it was awesome!)
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment(It always happens to me, always!)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort(Haha, when me and Brent got back from our honeymoon, Chris and Kevin had built a snow fort for us. They thought it would give us some nice privacy. Silly brothers.)
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a rollercoaster(I did it, after conquering my fears that the wooden roller coasters would catch on fire at Silverwood, I rode them. And I actually kind of enjoyed it!!)
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment(Its moments like these that make life so enjoyable. And all the more worth every one of the tough moments.)
36. Loved your job 90% of the time(I haven’t had very many jobs, but I did indeed love teaching dance.)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing(Does it count if it was inside, and I was scared to death?!?!)
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone skydiving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
(I was such a tom boy when I was little, and playing in the mud was great. The feel of mud in between your fingers, I love it. Secretly, we sometimes liked to play in the mud at work. Pea fields aren’t the greatest, and walking barefoot in the mud, with it squishing between your toes, while you are supposed to be hard at work is just a great, great feeling.)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3days
61. Made cookies from scratch(Usually, I just make the cookie dough and decide to stop at that.)
62. Won first prize in a costume contest(Me and my roommates won best something or another for a ward Halloween party. Yay for us!)
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congressperson
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone(Four ribs, the Friday before Spring Break was supposed to start, my senior year of high school. And I wasn’t even the accident prone child!)
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school(I honestly have to make myself have to go back to school every semester/term. Sometimes daily.)
89. Changed your name(I am now Carolyn HIRZ! And it is amazing!)
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands(Something about being able to do that makes me feel so good about myself. Especially when other people see me do it!)
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're reliving your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep(Again, thank you Melanie for letting me watch your kids and be their favorite babysitter!)
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
(I carved a way sweet dog in wood shop in middle school, and my mom still has it because that is how amazing it was.)
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage(I was the Lion in the Wizard of Oz. And it was so much fun. If I…were king…of the forrreeessst!)
131. Asked for a raise(And actually got one!)
132. Made a hole-in-one(Mini golf counts right?)
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle(I wanted to join the juggling club my freshman year so badly, and I made Deidra come with me. I was getting pretty good towards the end! For some reason, I found it oddly thrilling.)
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunch box (I had the most amazing lunch box when I was littler. It was bright red and shaped like a school bus. Jill Baker and I would sit towards the back of the bus and roll it up and down the aisle of the bus and have a grand time with is. One day, when I was getting off the bus, my lunch box fell and broke! I couldn’t believe it. I’m sure we cried about it. We still talk about how much fun we had with my lunch box.)
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier(Subway. Underpaid. 10:30pm sometimes. Rude, rude people. It really wasn’t worth it.)
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter