Party On Ames…
Posted By AmyD. on January 26, 2009
I’m recovering from a wickedly cool birthday weekend so that means that in celebration of my birthday you get to learn interesting things about me that you never cared about anyway!
Tomorrow a full recap of my birthday weekend!! :rockon:
Totally stole this from Kapgar
Try Me
Bold = want to try; bold strikeout = done
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. Bungee jumped
11. Sung a solo
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
17. Had food poisoning
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa
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
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 satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
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 (on my wedding day!)
53. Played in the mud
54. Been in a movie
55. Gone to a drive-in movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
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. Pieced a quilt
71. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
72. Eaten caviar
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. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
87. Visited the White House
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Met someone famous
91. Sat on a jury
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. Been stung by a bee
99. Ridden an elephant
100. Owned a cell phone
About The Author
I am so glad you had a good birthday!
Me too!
Ditto S. Happy Birthday!
Chickie’s last blog post..The Best Laid Plans
Thank YOU very much!!! A special delivery on Friday made this birthday even better!!
I am such a dork. The blog post title. I just realized that “Ames” was you. I thought Ames was a place or something. Duh.
And you are most welcome
Chickie’s last blog post..The Best Laid Plans
Happy birthday ( a little belated)!! I’m pretty sure that I just found my new travel companion:)
Becky’s last blog post..A Day to Remember
Not belated at all! In fact, today is the official day. :yay:
What? You don’t want to ride and elephant?
Laura’s last blog post..A gentle sufficiency.
About as much as you want to shlug down a nice, warm glass of flat, nasty Hefeweizen.
:smooch:
Happy Birthday!!!!! :hug:
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
:martini: I bet that was a hell of a party weekend! :rockon:
I certainly can’t complain. And, since it was my birthday… NO HANGOVER! WOO HOO!!!!
Happy birthday, sweetie! I hope all your dreams come true!
Awww, thanks Marti! Hope all is going better on your end. :hug:
It really didn’t take me that long to figure out tht the stuff on the list that wasn’t bolded you didn’t care about one way or another. Really.
Ok, maybe to number 30, but after that I had it figured out and it went a lot smoother.
Happy Burfday, you crazy gal.
Beamer
Beamer’s last blog post..A Fly
:rotflmao: :whistle:
Thank you!
What did you kill? And eat?
kapgar’s last blog post..Oh baby, it’s cold outside…
Fish. Just fish.
I don’t shoot… animals.
Happy Birthday!
I hope you got my voicemail on your house machine? haha.
Thank you!!!! :pph:
Who did you meet that was famous?
Whose life did you save?
You were never a Girl Scout? Have you at least eaten the cookies?
Why do you want to hold a lamb?
Lots of questions! Happy Birthday, Girl! :yay:
(And, um, I totally stole this to give me more time before doing a vacation recap. Thanks!)
J…’s last blog post..To tide you over…and allow me some rest.
I met Amy Grant last November.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2959684842_db5a6f3202_t.jpg
I actually saved my sister when she was drowning in our swimming pool.
I have eaten the cookies, but no, I was never a girl scout. Not really my thing.
And, lambs are cute. I’m kind of an animal freak.