• drive alone from coast to coast (and back again w/Caleb)
  • play an instrument (baritone, clarinet, piano)
  • overspend (jeans)
  • quit smoking (2009)
  • sing karaoke
  • ride a horse
  • save something from the dump (shoes, vacuum)
  • Mani-pedicure
  • gamble in Las Vegas, NV & Dover, DE
  • raise a dog (3)
  • peg the speedometer
  • watch a football game live (Cowboys Vs Redskins & Texans Vs Jaguars)
  • ride on Amtrak (TX to KS) and steam train (Durango to Silverton)
  • visit Nat. Parks (73)
  • pick cotton (2)
  • get married (6Mar08)
  • start & keep a garden (peppers, strawberries)
  • passenger on motorcycle, plane, bus, taxi
  • brushed someone else's teeth (Caleb)
  • serve in military (Navy 2yrs)
  • sail on Navy ship (USS Whidbey Island)
  • sell something online(02 Dodge Intrepid)on Craigslist
  • survive car accident (2)
  • volunteer (MDA, JHS, BBBS, HabiJax)
  • donate blood (4)
  • adopt a Hwy (Beach Blvd in FL)
  • lose 10 pounds
  • NYC for New Years (for 2010)
  • skinny dipping in the ocean
  • be happy at work
  • snorkel (Dry Tortugas, Blue Springs St Park)
  • jet boat ride (river in OR)
  • learn a foreign language (Arabic in 5th grade on school bus, Spanish in HS)
  • shoot a gun, bow & arrow (objects only)
  • get a drivers license (2)
  • own a car (5)
  • become a vegetarian (2009)
  • dye part of my dogs hair blue (Sparky & Piggy)
  • write poetry & haiku
  • keep a journal
  • visit clothing optional bar (one nude man)
  • own a painting (from friend, store, BMG)
  • make ice cream
  • win a game of Bingo (Prize=boxers)
  • visit Disney Land/World
  • see a shooting star
  • sing in church choir (Florence Methodist)
  • been to top of Top 3 Tallest Nat Monuments(Statue of Liberty, Washington Mem, Jefferson Arch)
  • handwritten a letter in the age of email & text
  • kayak a river (WY, FL)
  • build something partially (moms house)
  • attend other cultural celebration (Indian wedding)
  • introduce someone to something new (places, events)
  • ride bicycle to college (5 & 7 miles 1-way)
  • get someone to draw my face (3)
  • give a presentation
  • be on a team (cheerleader, volleyball, band)
  • drive around til you find something to stop for (muffins, yard sale)
  • express couples initials in public (carved in bathroom stall)
  • team for a day (girl scout, gymnastics)
  • job for a day (Schlotzsky's Deli) in VA Beach
  • go to a concert (indoors and outside) 10 and counting...
  • been arrested (5 days in jail)
  • go to college (FSCJ 2010)
  • graduate with AA degree in Business Admin (Aug 29,2011) GPA= 3.72
  • make a difference in the life of a child (Talidra)
  • teachers aide (Ms. Phillipi at Hogan Spring Glen Elem.)
  • broken a bone (5th metatarsal, 2 ribs)
  • receive flowers (from Caleb, random bar guy)
  • start a blog (personal & public)
  • camping (Dry Tortugas, Badlands)
  • collect states magnet and shot glass (give glasses to Mom)
  • kicked out of hotel for loudness (honeymoon)
  • drive to DC to have sex on the Lincoln Mem and it's under construction
  • spend the whole day reading a book
  • kicked out of mall parking lot for sleeping in car in sleeping bag (NY New Years)
  • feed a squirrel a nut out of my hand (NYC)
  • have baseball signed by The Suns (Jax,FL)
  • run 4 miles a day (maybe 3 months)
  • play laser-tag (3)
  • adopt a dog from the shelter (Piggy)
  • go to a rodeo (2)
  • dinner theater (murder mystery, medieval)
  • get stopped in alcohol checkpoint (pass)
  • get out of speeding ticket (3)
  • win something (World Golf Village ticket)
  • hit by car while on bike (only a bruise, then a new bike)
  • help someone build a house (my mom & Habitat for Humanity)
  • be in a protest (Occupy Jax)
  • help a homeless person (food,shower)
  • visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa
  • fed a dog playing dead at the Swingin Steak
  • had a car illegally u-turn into me
  • been to Mesa (no running water)
  • had my picture taken in front of Hollywood sign
  • been taught to dye, spin, knit
  • been to a Garba (part of Indian wedding)
  • worn baggy clothes on picture day
  • had a friend change my oil
  • sat on Santa's lap at 17 years old
  • had glamour shots taken w/mom at 17
  • been in a parade in Florence
  • been in high school marching band
  • been a dramatic speaker (drama class)
  • been in track & field (relay & discus)
  • had my clothes half-dried in bathroom after wet ride at Knottsberry
  • ridden a public bus (coach) and a downtown bus (Austin,TX)
  • swam near otters in the wild (FL)
  • dissected a worm in 7th grade science class
  • owned a boombox w/cassette player
  • still own a VCR (Jan 2012)
  • cleaned a beach rental w/ Denise
  • known someone w/a breathalyzer & tried it
  • only ever written one check
  • left gas station w/o paying fully - returned
  • been to a carnival (w/Brian), fair (w/Caleb), circus
  • watched 1996 gymnastic Olympics (drew some)
  • had an egg-child in 6th grade
  • lived in a house w/a pool table & bar
  • cut my hair in half as b-day present (June 2011)
  • I've tried gator tail, frog legs, goat, lamb
  • worn matching sweaters w/mom, sandals w/g-ma
  • went to school with twin brothers
  • bought a lite-brite, used it once, gave it away
  • had living room big enough for 2 couches, 2 coffee-tables, 1 loveseat
  • tried to learn water-skiing
  • had henna applied by Hindi woman
  • watched a film w/subtitles and loved it
  • caught drum stick from Halestorm
  • born in Wiesbaden, Germany
  • learned to roller-skate and ride a skateboard
  • had my own room and shared with 1,3,87 others
  • had a trampoline as a child
  • gotten bit by 5 yellow jacket hornets
  • made honor roll and all As
  • babysat (Kerry, Lincoln, Tim)
  • been to Port Aransas for 7th grade field-trip
  • had braces for 2 years
  • delivered pizza for Calz (suicide wings) while in Navy
  • taken road-trip w/dad to MD,NM, CA,AZ,UT,DC,VA)
  • been in a hunting-dog show
  • hitchhiked, more than once, met Sadie
  • married before meeting parents, met older bros
  • had wisdom teeth removed, have tonsil stones
aug 28 2010 ∞
jan 18 2012 +