100 Things...

We (Mark and I) found a list I made about 13 years ago of the 100 things I wanted to accomplish/do in my lifetime. We got a pretty big laugh out of some of them. ( I think some of it might need to be tweaked at my age!!!) lol

1. Be truly healthy
2. Be a great mom
3. Be a great wife
4. Show people how much I love God.
5. Ride in a hot air balloon.
6. Take Kirsten on a mom/daughter trip. (Done July 2010)
7. Make a quilt (Done March 06)
8. Ride a bike ride with Mark. (maybe a small one)
9. Flip a house. (hold on... I was too busy laughing on this one. DON'T WANT To)
10. Take a cruise.
11.Go to Hawaii with my family.
12. Renew our vows
13. Go to murder/mystery B&B
14. Go down River (1993)
15. Find a job I love to do (Scrapbook Emporium 2010)
16. Help change someone's life for the better. (Mark said I must check this off)
17. Drive from Maryland to Maine during fall.
18.Take Kirsten to college
19. Give Birdie a Sweet 16 dance
20. Go to Las Vegas
21. See Celine Dion sing (2009)
22. See Sarah McGlachlin sing
23. See Stevie Nicks sing
24. Go to San Francisco with Mark
25. Swim with a dolphin or a seal
26. Write my memoirs (finished 2008)
27. Take a trip on a plane
28. Plant a tree
29. Build a house. (I'm not sure I want to do this either)
30. learn a salsa dance
31. Be passionate about a cause and spend time helping it
32. Get to my goal weight
33. Go camping (when it's cool outside)
34. Make a will (2009)
35. Go to Italy
36. Take Mark to see the Tour de France
37. Redo a Karmenghia (maybe buy a redone Karmenghia)
38. Run a half marathon (HHHHHHAAAAA... I'll settle for run 3 miles)
39. Make a pizza from scratch including dough
40.See the Rocky Mountains
41. Go to Yellowstone National Park
42. Take Kirsten to Vegas on her 21st birthday
43. Learn to rollerblade. (Why, oh why...did this make the list???) 1999
44. Ride in a horse drawn carriage at Fort Wilderness at Disney World
45. Go Vacation in an RV (After seeing the movie RV I really want to do this! lol)
46. Take Photography classes
47. Fly 1st class (however since we mostly fly Southwest this COULD be a problem.)
48. Ride on a gondola in Venice with Mark (or at least at the Venetian in Las Vegas...lol)
49. See the Northern lights
50. Parasail
51. Be happy with myself
52. Be sure to tell all family and friends that I love them and what they mean to me (which is kind of what this blog is)
53. Have a spa day
54. Vote (Done)
55. Watch the Sunrise on the beach (with Kirsten 09)
56. Host a big dinner party (2004)
57. Forgive my parents.
58. Go to Niagra Falls
59. See Rockettes at Christmas in NYC
60 See Ron White do Stand up
61 Go to the top of the statue of liberty (can you still do that???)
62. Read bible cover to cover
63. Make scrapbooks for Kirsten (2006-10)
64 Go to drive in theatre. (2009)
65. Start a buisness (2010)
66. See a shooting star
67Visit every state in the Country
68 Help Birdie plan a wedding
69 Drive Route 66
70 go to the longest yardsale
71 See my 65th birthday
72 Do Stand up (2000 Houston Laff stop)
73 Sit on a jury (WHY????)
74 Go to an auction and buy something (does Ebay count???)
75 Go to Disneyland/California Adventure
76 Go on a date in a limo (??? I've already done this, why do I want to do this again?? I don't.)
77 Go to New Orleans for jazz fest
78 Be there when Birdie has kids
79 Go somewhere and see major snow
80 Learn to say no
81 Go see a UT game (2010)
82 Stop cussing (Gravy, I try)
83 Go to Ground zero
84 Win a poker tournament (2006 Cherokee)
85 Sing Karoeke (2007- if you weren't there... tough, it won't happen again!!! Lol)
86 Skinny dip (or chunky dunk)
87 Go on a shopping spree and not worry about money. (um... right)
88 Foster a child
89 Volunteer in a soup kitchen with kirsten and Mark during Thanksgiving
90 See a lunar eclipse
91 Forgive myself for my past (2010- a work in progress, but it's workin')
92 Have a better relationship with my dad (Done)
93 Send Mark on a bike trip to Costa Rica
94 Save a year's worth of salary
95 Stay in castle for a night (huh?)
96 Get out of debt (almost there)
97 Don't worry about what other people think about me. (I think I've accomplished this)
98 Get on Survivor or Big Brother (No. Thank. You.)
99.
100.
(I left the last two open in case I had some other important things I thought about I guess)

This list made me think of a couple of things. I would like to do alot of these things and this list kind of gives me a reminder of what I would like to do. But, if I never do another thing on this list... I can honestly say I'm happy. I've got my husband... who most certainly is my best friend in the world... and I've got a wonderful daughter, that I couldn't be more blessed by. Plus, the wonderful friends and family in my life. What more could I possibly ask for? A spot on Survivor??? (Gravy, I was young and stupid when I made this list) lol

August 12, 1995-2010

August 12, 1995 is the day it all started. I remember being so incredibly scared, and totally unsure of what I was doing. If I had known then that this would be one of the best and most life impacting decisions I was to make I would have no doubt relaxed and tried to remember each and every solitary detail of the day. (I sure am glad we taped it!)lol

Let me tell you about my husband. Simply put, he is the best man I've ever met. There is no way that I can even begin to put into words what Mark has done for me. He has taught me how to forgive and let go, how to let myself be happy, and that no matter what, he's not going anywhere. He has healed hurts in me that no therapist could even touch. He is my family, in every since of the word. He loves me unconditionally, and I know that is incredibly hard to do. We've been through great times, good times, and bad times. Even in the worst of these, he has never so much as threatened to go anywhere. (I'm a runner~I run when things get bad... and Mark has showed and taught me that I don't ever have to run when it comes to him.) He's the best dad I could have ever imagined for Kirsten. Watching them together just makes my heart swell.

There is not a day that goes by that I don't thank God for sending Mark to me. I have no doubt that God put him in my life, and I am eternally grateful.

Mark, I love the life we've made together. There is no one or no where I'd rather be than right here with you. (Maybe I'd like to be with you in Hawaii though) Thank you for spending the last 15 years with me. Thank you for being with me when I'm good, fun, bitchy, kind, stand-offish, crazy-good and crazy-bad, moody, brave, and not so brave. I love you, every part of you, your good and bad, your quirks, and your OCD. (lol.) You're amazing to me and I can't wait to spend the next 50 years with you.

Christi