Saturday, May 17, 2008

When I was 15 I made a list of things I wanted to do before I die. 30 is a monumental year so I'll post the list and let you know my progress.

  • climb Mt Mckinley in Alaska. its the tallest Mt. in North America. -not yet.
  • kiss a movie star. -no. i'm not sure if eric would let me.
  • go on a hot air balloon ride. -no
  • meet the president. -no but I saw Bill Clinton. not a fan- but it was on the list and i thought i may get to meet him if i went and heard him speak.
  • swim the English channel. -no but i swam tempe town lake.
  • graduate from college. no- i swear one day, only a year left....
  • watch the olympics no- i really tried for the Utah one but eric didn't think "because it's on my list" was a good enough reason to take 3 little kids to brave all the crowds or get bombed by terrorists (I think it was right after 9/11).
  • go hang gliding, scuba diving, parasailing, bungee jumping, AND surfing(in HAWAII)- A BIG FAT NO, to all of them.
  • preform in front of a lot of people- for $. NO. i did actually scratch that one off by about 19.
  • win the lottery- no. but i just won a landmark gift certificate at a raffle.
  • own a white mercedes convertable. no, and i still want it.
  • be wearing a red dress and have a guy sing "lady in red to me". -YES! eric was not really into it and the dress only had some red in it but I counted it.
  • go to a party on a yacht. no. i haven't even been on a cruise.
  • see all the natural wonders. not yet, i've seen niagra falls and of course...the grand canyon
  • walk on the great wall of china- no. can you do that? it would be a good picture.
  • get married in a castle. sure- i'll count it, the temple looks like a castle.
  • be a millionaire. yes. i'm the millionaire next door and you never knew.
  • swim with dolphins. no
  • go heli-boarding in back country colorado. no again!

from a 15 year olds view- i haven't done much. eric saw the list and realized he needs to really start kicking some more $ into that 401K.

My gratitude list: 4 kids by 30! a 10 year marriage (thats gotta be in the top 24% of the country). my own business. home owner (ok i really only own a small part of it). yearly vacations. checking account. health insurance.

ummm- thats all i can think off. 4 kids and husband should count for a lot though.

2 comments:

Kristen said...

k - "lady in red" was my favorite sat night dance song. wonder if they still play it?
And I loved Days of Our lives until they changed out all of the people. What the heck?
Fun list - I should make one!

diana said...

loved the list... i wish i made a list like that when i was younger so i could go back and laugh at myself!