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List of Ninety-Nine

I stole this from Stay who stole it from Mikaila who stole it from Carrie. I've bolded all the things I have done and put stars next to the things I want to do.

1. Started my own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii***

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than I can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/world

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sung a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris***

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea ***

14. Taught myself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child***

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty***

18. Grown my own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France***

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitchhiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice*** (I've been to Venice, but have not ridden a gondola)

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 my ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught myself a new language***

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person*** (My dad did. And I think he spit loogies off the top...)

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (Yep, I've seen it!)

41. Sung karaoke (Man, I feel like a woman)

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant***

44. Visited Africa***

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had my portrait painted

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

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia*** (I've been close, Latvia)

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp ***

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter***

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

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

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican***

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem***

84. Had my 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***

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

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