100 Things

This looked fun so I thought I would give it a go.

The rules state: Below are 100 statements. Bold or change the color of the ones you have done.

Started your own blog (do you like it so far?)
Slept under the stars
Played in a band (flute)
Visited Hawaii
Watched a meteor shower
Given more than you can afford budgeted to charity
Been to Disneyland or Disney World
Climbed a mountain
Held a praying mantis
Sang a solo
Had stitches (in my mouth from surgery)
Watched a lightning storm at sea
Taught yourself an art from scratch (crochet)
Adopted a child
Had food poisoning
Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
Grown your own vegetables
Seen the Mona Lisa in France (it's much smaller than you ever expect)
Slept in an overnight train
Had a pillow fight
Hitchhiked
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
Built a snow fort
Held a lamb
Gone skinny dipping
Run a marathon
Ridden in a gondola in Venice
Seen a total eclipse
Watched a sunrise or sunset
Hit a home run
Been on a cruise
Seen Niagara Falls in person
Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
Seen an Amish community
Taught yourself a new language
Had enough money to be truly satisfied (satisfaction is a state of mind)
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
Gone rock climbing
Seen Michelangelo’s David
Sung karaoke
Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
Visited Africa
Walked on a beach by moonlight
Been transported in an ambulance
Had your portrait painted (sketched along the Seine in Paris)
Gone deep sea fishing
Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
Kissed in the rain
Played in the mud
Gotten a speeding ticket
Been in a movie
Visited the Great Wall of China
Started a business
Taken a martial arts class
Visited Russia
Served at a soup kitchen
Sold Girl Scout Cookies (well, it was actually Camp Fire Candy)
Gone whale watching
Got flowers for no reason
Stayed the night in jail
Cried so hard you threw up
Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
Bounced a check
Flown in a helicopter
Saved a favorite childhood toy
Visited the Lincoln Memorial
Eaten caviar
Pieced a quilt
Stood in Times Square
Toured the Everglades
Been fired from a job
Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
Broken a bone
Been on a speeding motorcycle
Seen the Grand Canyon in person
Published a book
Visited the Vatican
Bought a brand new car
Walked in Jerusalem
Had your picture in the newspaper
Read the entire Bible
Visited the White House
Killed and prepared an animal for eating (it was a fish)
Had chicken pox
Saved someone’s life
Sat on a jury
Met someone famous (Davey Jones - Monkees)
Joined a book club
Lost a loved one
Had a baby
Seen the Alamo in person
Swam in the Great Salt Lake
Been involved in a lawsuit
Owned a cell phone
Been stung by a bee
Read an entire book in one day

If your reading this, consider yourself tagged.
Please leave me a comment to let me know I can come read your 100 Things.

Resolutions...?

I'm horrible at resolutions. Well, maybe the years that I've actually made any resolutions my expectations were too high. So, this year, I decided to actually try to make some attainable resolutions and follow through.

1. Wear more dangly earrings. I made this resolution a couple years ago and did all right wearing them more often, and I'm going to try to up it from special occasions to every week.
2. Actually make the dentist appointment that I've been talking about for the last 5 years.
3. Be purposely thankful for something, big or little, every day.
4. Stop drinking lattes - I want to see at least how long I can go by switching to Americanos.

Happy New Year!

Well, 2008 has been quite a year! So many exciting things and yet I don't want to bore you with a 7-page letter -- Haha! So, I'll just touch briefly on some of the most notable events to me!

· January brought my 1 year anniversary dating Kevin and settling into a new apartment with my little brother Christopher.
· April 2 Lilly was born to my brother Michael and sister-in-law Kristin and I became an auntie!
· In May I turned 27 and so far it's been a good age to me.
· June opened up a promotion opportunity for me to become the third Transcription Department Lead at SJH.
· Kevin and I got to spend the 4th of July with my family out on Lummi Island.
· I got to spend Thursdays in August in Redmond babysitting the cutest baby in the world (yes, I mean Lilly of course!).
· September and October and November were pretty uneventful. I still got to babysit Lilly one Thursday a month. It was a busy fall at work as we prepared for a software upgrade.
· December brought snow and twinkly lights and smiles by fires and wishes for you a very Merry Christmas with loved ones and many happy memories of this season of Joy!

Holiday Hugs to you!

Merry Christmas!

We got a white Christmas! It's so exciting I can hardly stand it! Kevin and I went down to Olympia to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with his family down there and we had a great time sliding around in the ice-rutted roads doing last minute shopping and visiting. We had a beautiful Christmas Eve dinner with David and Denise and Brian, joined for presents later by Denise's son Kelly.

Christmas morning bright and early we trooped over to Kevin's grandma's house to help get things ready for the onslaught of people and presents that was looming on the horizon (well, if you count 10 a.m. as the horizon). I've NEVER seen so many presents anywhere in one place. Holy smokes - I'm not even exaggerating! There was a stocking for everyone - even me! Everyone was so friendly including me in everything. I had a wonderful time with everyone there.

It was crazy and busy and hyper, but still managed to be warm and wonderful. Kevin's grandma is one of the sweetest women I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and I am so thankful that I got to share Christmas there this year.