Bucket List

So my niece Kristi had this list on her blog with the things she has accomplished in bold and I thought I would like to do the same thing on our blog for Lynda & I with L/D after each:

1. Started your own blog (L/D)
2. Slept under the stars (L/D)
3. Played in a band (L/D)
4. Visited Hawaii (dang! we want to do this!)
5. Watched a meteor shower (L/D)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (L/D)
7. Been to Disneyland (L/D)
8. Climbed a mountain (L/D)
9. Held a praying mantis (L/D)
10. Sang a solo (L/D)
11. Bungee Jumped (Lynda wants to - David's afraid of heights)
12. Visited Paris (D)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (L/D)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (L/D)
15. Adopted a child (does our dog count?)
16. Had food poisoning (L/D)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (can you still do this?)
18. Grown your own vegetables (L/D)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (Lourve here we come!)
20. Slept on an overnight train (maybe someday)
21. Had a pillow fight (L/D)
22. Hitch hiked (L)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (D)
24. Built a snow fort (L/D)
25. Held a lamb (D)
26. Gone skinny dipping (never!)
27. Run a Marathon (Lynda's wanted to - David: never in a million years!)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (not yet)
29. Seen a total eclipse (L/D)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (L/D)
31. Hit a home run (L)
32. Been on a cruise (D)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person (drove right past it without looking)
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (L/D)
35. Seen an Amish community (L/D)
36. Taught yourself a new language (L) - Spanish
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (is that possible?)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person (not yet)
39. Gone rock climbing (L/D)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (not the original)
41. Sung karaoke (L/D) - in Japan
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt (L)
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (D) - Washington, DC
44. Visited Africa (we want to with all our hearts)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (L/D) - with each other even
46. Been transported in an ambulance (L/D)
47. Had your portrait painted (no desire)
48. Gone deep sea fishing (D)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person (wouldn't that be cool?)
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (would love to)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (L/D) - snorkling in the Caribbean, not scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain (L/D) - each other!
53. Played in the mud (L/D)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (L/D) - once again, with each other
55. Been in a movie (no)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China (we want to go...)
57. Started a business (L/D)
58. Taken a martial arts class (want to)
59. Visited Russia (David flew over Russia in a commercial airliner - does that count?)
60. Served at a soup kitchen (no)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (we both have bought them)
62. Gone whale watching (we live in the right place for this one)
63. Got flowers for no reason (L) - from David, of course
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (L/D)
65. Gone sky diving (there's no way you could ever get David to do this one!)
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp (no)
67. Bounced a check (L/D) - too many times
68. Flown in a helicopter (L)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (I think it's now too late)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (L/D) - together; one of David's favorite places
71. Eaten Caviar (not yet)
72. Pieced a quilt (L/D)
73. Stood in Times Square (L/D) - this time not together
74. Toured the Everglades (David drove through them)
75. Been fired from a job (not technically)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London (closest is the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier)
77. Broken a bone (we're trying to avoid this one)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (ambiguous)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (not yet)
80. Published a book (L/D)
81. Visited the Vatican (no)
82. Bought a brand new car (L/D) - we did it together
83. Walked in Jerusalem (would love to)
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (L/D) - everyone in Boothbay Harbor, ME has this happen periodically
85. Read the entire Bible (L/D)
86. Visited the White House (L/D)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (L/D)
88. Had chickenpox (L/D)
89. Saved someone’s life (D) - Lynda's
90. Sat on a jury (knock on wood)
91. Met someone famous (L/D) - Donny & Marie Osmond; they're famous, right?
92. Joined a book club (L)
93. Lost a loved one (L/D)
94. Had a baby (L) - biology is not on David's side for this one
95. Seen the Alamo in person (L/D) - together
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake (we only lived in Utah 12 years, you think we could have done this one)
97. Been involved in a law suit (L) - Vioxx class action; she never got anything
98. Owned a cell phone (L/D) - too many
99. Been stung by a bee (L/D) - Lynda was stung on her tongue

Score: Lynda - 54; David - 52