Have You Ever . . .

My friend Marie did one of these and I thought that it was kind of fun, so I've bolded the ones I have done:

Started your own blog (Where do you think you're reading this?)
Slept under the stars (Got to love Girl's Camp)
Played in a band
Visited Hawaii (For two weeks!)
Watched a meteor shower
Given more than you can afford to charity
Been to Disneyland (California Adventure and Disney World)
Climbed a mountain (And threw up on the top - I guess you could say I really left my mark!)
Held a praying mantis (The things brothers make you do)
Sang a solo
Bungee jumped
Visited Paris (One can dream . . .)
Watched a lightning storm at sea
Adopted a child
Had food poisoning
Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
Grown my own vegetables
Seen the Mona Lisa in France
Slept on an overnight train
Had a pillow fight
Hitch hiked (scary!)
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (I work for myself - that would just be silliness!)
Built a snow fort (Those were the days . . .)
Held a lamb
Gone skinny dipping
Run a Marathon (how about three miles consecutively?)
Ridden in a gondola in Venice
Watched a sunrise or sunset
Been on a cruise (Toured the islands of Hawaii)
Seen Niagara Falls in person
Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
Seen an Amish community
Taught yourself a new language (Does "Op" count?)
Had enough money to be truly satisfied (I wish!)
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
Gone rock climbing
Seen Michelangelo’s David
Sung Karaoke (Never to be repeated)
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 (Does having it sketched count?)
Gone deep sea fishing (never gone fishing)
Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (In Hawaii!)
Kissed in the rain
Played in the mud
Gone to a drive-in theater
Been in a movie
Visited the Great Wall of China
Started a business (with my mom, DesignAbility)
Taken a martial arts class
Visited Russia
Served at a soup kitchen (does a homeless shelter count?)
Sold Girl Scout Cookies (nope, mostly eat them)
Gone whale watching (how about dolphins instead?)
Got flowers for no reason
Donated blood, platelets or plasma
Gone sky diving
Bounced a check
Flown in a helicopter
Seen the Lincoln Memorial in person
Pieced a quilt (Serged a quilt, tied a quilt . . .)
Stood in Times Square
Toured the Everglades
Seen the Changing of the Guards in London (How about the the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?)
Broken a bone (gratefully, no)
Seen the Grand Canyon in person (From above, in an airplane)
Published a book (Two as a matter of fact)
Visited the Vatican
Bought a brand new car
Walked in Jerusalem
Had your picture in the newspaper (Several times actually)
Read the entire Bible
Visited the White House
Killed and prepared an animal for eating (ew!)
Had chickenpox (Twice!!!)
Saved someone’s life
Sat on a jury
Met someone famous
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 law suit
Owned a cell phone
Been stung by a bee