So, I've been working on making a blog book, so I was looking through past posts (so glad I've done this blog. there were lots of things I've forgotten!!) and ran across this. The first time I posted it was November 21, 2008 and I had accomplished 47 things. I've been able to make a few more things red (51) but have decided that I REALLY have to travel more--REALLY!!! However, I also decided that the list is missing a few things that I believe are accomplishments. Am I saying this to make myself feel better? Yes, a little. But it's true. For me, getting pregnant is an accomplishment. Having my Master's degree is an accomplishment. Being in love and in like with my husband after almost 9 years married is an accomplishment (some days more than others!). Getting to church on time is an accomplishment. Not taking children to the foyer is an accomplishment. Having my car clean for a week is an accomplishment. Not yelling at all in one day is an accomplishment! Getting debt paid off is an accomplishment! There are many, many others as well that we each have. This list is a fun start, but there's LOTS more I want to add to the list and some day accomplish!
1. Start your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you could afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis--NEVER.GOING.TO.HAPPEN
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee Jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept in 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. Been skinny dipping--Don't ask!!
27. Run a marathon--5k, it counts!!! :)
28. Ridden in a gondola
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunset or sunrise
31. Hit a homerun
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person
34. Been to the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to feel trully satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michaelangelo's David
41. Sung Kareoke
42. Watched Old Faithful's geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant--my dad has while I was with him. Can I count as
half?!
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported by an ambulance
47. Had your portrait taken
48. Been deep-sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Been snorkeling or scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Been in a movie
56. Been to 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, platlets 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. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Watched 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. Visited Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Book of Mormon or Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killer or prepared an animal for eating--with Nick and I'm counting it!
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Been on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam to the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
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We may not have it all together, but together we have it all
Est. 2002
My Sweet Hubby!!
Best Friends!
Something to Strive For.........
"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived.”
― Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley
"Come what may and LOVE it!"
--Joseph B. Wirthlin
"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just ordinary people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is just like an old time rail journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."
--President Gordon B. Hinckley
"I know it is hard for you young mothers to believe that almost before you can turn around the children will be gone and you will be alone with your husband. You had better be sure you are developing the kind of love and friendship that will be delightful and enduring. Let the children learn from your attitude that he is important. Encourage him. Be kind. It is a rough world, and he, like everyone else, is fighting to survive. Be cheerful. Don't be a whiner."
--Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley
― Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley
"Come what may and LOVE it!"
--Joseph B. Wirthlin
"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just ordinary people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is just like an old time rail journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."
--President Gordon B. Hinckley
"I know it is hard for you young mothers to believe that almost before you can turn around the children will be gone and you will be alone with your husband. You had better be sure you are developing the kind of love and friendship that will be delightful and enduring. Let the children learn from your attitude that he is important. Encourage him. Be kind. It is a rough world, and he, like everyone else, is fighting to survive. Be cheerful. Don't be a whiner."
--Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley
The Light of Our Lives
Our Sweet Angel
- Chelsea
- I am a happy wife and mother. Nick and I were high school sweethearts. We've been married 11 years now and we still flirt, kiss, laugh and tease every day and he still gives me butterflies. We have two beautiful kids who are complete opposites. We've worked hard for our kids and love them both more than we could ever describe. We know that the Lord is our Savior and has a divine plan for us. We know he is watching over us and we feel blessed every day--even with all the craziness life brings!!
1 comment:
WOW!! I will forever look at you in a whole new way... haha j/k THat was fun reading through!! It makes you stop and think all the fun times youve had or still want to have huh? :)
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