200 things...

I've italicized the ones I've done.

1. Touched an iceberg

2. Slept under the stars

3. Been a part of a hockey fight

4. Changed a baby’s diaper

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Swam with wild dolphins

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a tarantula

10. Said “I love you” and meant it (Lots)

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise

15. Seen the Northern Lights

16. Gone to a huge sports game

17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Bet on a winning horse

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Taken an ice cold bath

28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Ridden a roller coaster

31. Hit a home run

32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking

33. Adopted an accent for fun

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment (most of the time)

36. Loved your job 90% of the time

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Watched wild whales

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach

41. Gone sky diving

42. Visited Ireland

43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited India

45. Bench-pressed your own weight (almost, in High School. I was a lot stronger then)

46. Milked a cow

47. Alphabetized your personal files

48. Ever worn a superhero costume

49. Sung karaoke

50. Lounged around in bed all day

51. Gone scuba diving

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Done something you should regret, but don’t

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Been in a movie (yeah Gangrene Film Festival)

60. Gone without food for 3 days (are you kidding, I can't even go 3 hours)

61. Made cookies from scratch

62. Won first prize in a costume contest

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Been in a combat zone

65. Spoken more than one language fluently

66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone

67. Bounced a check

68. Read - and understood - your credit report

69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy ( do books count?)

70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did

71. Called or written your Congress person

72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

74. Helped an animal give birth

75. Been fired or laid off from a job

76. Won money

77. Broken a bone (my pinky toe)

78. Ridden a motorcycle

79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph

80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing

82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

83. Eaten Sushi(regularly)

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read The Bible cover to cover

86. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

87. Gotten someone fired for their actions

88. Gone back to school

89. Changed your name

90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands

91. Eaten fried green tomatoes

92. Read The Iliad

93. Taught yourself an art from scratch

94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt

96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

97. Been elected to public office

98. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream

99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you

101. Had a booth at a street fair

102. Dyed your hair

103. Been a DJ

104. Rocked a baby to sleep

105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four

106. Raked your carpet

107. Brought out the best in people

108. Brought out the worst in people

109. Worn a mood ring

110. Ridden a horse

111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap (I've always wanted too)

112. Cooked a dish where four or more people asked for the recipe

113. Buried a child

114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play

115. Been inside the pyramids

116. Shot a basketball into a basket

117. Danced at a disco

118. Played in a band

119. Shot a bird

120. Gone to an arboretum

121. Tutored someone

122. Ridden a train

123. Brought an old fad back into style

124. Eaten caviar

125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need

126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant

127. Published a book

128. Pieced a quilt

129. Lived in an historic place

130. Acted in a play or on stage (kind of)

131. Asked for a raise

132. Made a hole-in-one

133. Gone deep sea fishing

134. Gone roller skating

135. Run a marathon

136. Learned to surf

137. Invented something

138. Flown first class (Its GREAT)

139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite

140. Flown in a helicopter

141. Visited Africa

142. Sang a solo

143. Gone spelunking

144. Learned how to take a compliment

145. Written a love-story

146. Seen Michelangelo’s David

147. Had your portrait painted

148. Written a fan letter

149. Spent the night in something haunted

150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane

151. Run away

152. Learned to juggle

153. Been a boss

154. Sat on a jury

155. Lied about your weight

156. Gone on a diet (see #60)

157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget

158. Written a poem

159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox

160. Gotten food poisoning

161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission

162. Hiked

163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks

164. Gone to the opera

165. Gotten a letter from someone famous

166. Worn knickers

167. Ridden in a limousine

168. Attended the Olympics (SLC 2002)

169. Can hula or waltz

170. Read Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books

171. Been stuck in an elevator

172. Had a revelatory dream

173. Thought you might crash in an airplane

174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert

175. Saved someone’s life

176. Eaten raw whale

177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint

178. Laughed till your side hurt

179. Straddled the equator

180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing

181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival

182. Sent a message in a bottle

183. Spent the night in a hostel

184. Been a cashier

185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

186. Joined a union

187. Donated blood or plasma

188. Built a campfire

189. Kept a blog

190. Had hives

191. Worn custom made shoes or boots

192. Made a PowerPoint presentation

193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course

194. Served at a soup kitchen

195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube

196. Know CPR

197. Ridden in or owned a convertible

198. Found a long lost friend

199. Helped solve a crime

200. Worked as a dog catcher

Brian Regan

We went to see Brian Regan last night. It was hilarious. We went with Nate's brother Wayne and his wife Yvette, thanks again guys! It was at Thanksgiving Point. It was beautiful. We got there early and put our blankets out on the lawn and then walked around the gardens. I had never been there before, it was gorgeous. I would love to go there again. Anyway, if you don't know who he is he's very funny and very clean. It was a great show, we laughed really hard all night. He had a guy named Kermet Apio open for him. He was really funny too. We had a great time. Here are a few clips for your enjoyment.



This is one is a promo video but it has some pretty funny bits in it if you can get through the cheesy quotes.Here are some pictures of the gardens. They are so pretty.
Brothers

Waiting for the show to start
Wayne and Yvette
Our View of the stage
Pictures of the gardens

Independence Day 2008

June 2008

The Top 10

Hello all of my blogging friends. I am back. I can't believe it has been almost 2 months since I have posted anything. I can't believe how fast my life is flying by. Max is getting so big, the summer is half over already, I feel like I have missed it. Every now and then I just get in this kind of hermit mode and then I come out of it and realize that a lot of time has passed and I have really missed my friends. A lot has happened since I posted last but I will just give you the highlights.

1-Max is in nursery now ( has been for about 2 months). It is GREAT!!! He has his bad days but he is usually good about it. He plays and has fun and is always really happy to see us when we pick him up. It has been so nice to actually be able to attend Relief Society and Sunday School. What a great thing nursery is.

2-We ran a race in Rexburg on June 14th. It was a lot of fun even though it was REALLY hilly and Nate and I only did the 10K (6.2 miles). Jared, my brother, did the half marathon (13.1 miles). I actually got him to sign up for the half marathon because I was going to run it too and we did about half of our training together. Come the first of May I started having trouble with my knees and ankles. I bought new shoes and that helped my knees but my ankles never got better so I opted to do the 10K instead. Poor Jared ran the half by himself (not that we would have been running the same pace) and he did GREAT!! It is a pretty hard course it starts going up hill around mile 6 and stops around mile 10.5 so that is pretty brutal. Jared rocked a 2 hours and 4 minutes. Way to go Jay! Nate and I ran together and came in at 1 hour and 13 minutes. Not a great time but we feel pretty good about it. It was fun to run together and Max was waiting at the finish line for us. Nate's extended family is from that area so he had some cousins running the race as well which was fun. It was a good weekend.

3-We went to Arizona to visit Nate's parents. They live in Surprise AZ which is just northwest of Phoenix. It is really hot down there in the summer time. Max and I went down on the Tuesday the 17th and Nate came in on Friday morning. We all left sunday night so it was a pretty good visit for us. During the week I was getting Max out of bed at 5:45am so we could go for a walk with Grandpa Peck before it was too hot. It was still 90+ degrees that early and rapidly warming up. It was so bright I had to wear sunglasses. I was crazy to me, but we had fun. Max loved our morning walks he would just sit in his stroller and look around, he was really good. The real challenge was the rest of the day when he wanted to go outside everytime he saw the door. I would give in every now and then and take him outside and he wouldn't last very long ( it was 112-115 degrees)but he would always forget and want to go outside again. It was great to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa Peck. They officially started a mission on June 23rd. It is a local mission. They are working in the Phoenix mission office. They are really liking it and working closely with the missionaries which is great. Thanks for setting the example for us, we love you guys.

4-Nate has been home since we got back from Phoenix which has been great. His travel is going to go crazy in August and last for a while so it has been nice to have home. Max really loves his daddy. He prefers him to almost anyone else. Which is great for me and a little bit hard for Nate during the day when he is working from home and Max just wants to play with him. It is going to be really hard on all of us when he starts traveling again the end of July.

5-Max has learned how to open doors. He can open all the doors in our house now. Which is good because he likes to open and close doors A LOT. He plays that game about 10 times a day. It is nice that I don't have to stand at the door and open it for him anymore. It is not so good because he can get outside and into the bathrooms whenever he wants now. We usually keep all the outside doors locked but it is more of a pain to keep the bathroom doors locked. We are adjusting.

6-We ran the Kaysville 4th of July 5K fun run last friday. It was a lot of fun (that's the name of the run). We brought Max with us and he had a great time, even though he was really tired he was really good about it. I made Nate push him the whole way, it worked out great for me. We also watched the Kaysville parade and the fireworks show that night. It was a really good day. We had a great time, thanks to the Nybo's for letting us tag along on their family festivities all day. We love you guys. Max learned to love candy at the parade and really loved the fireworks. As soon as the show ended he wanted it "AGAIN". It was almost a melt down but we were able to distract him.

7-Max is now counting to 10. He just started doing it on the 4th. We were driving home from the run and he was in the backseat counting all by himself. Totally unprompted. He started only counting to 8 and calling it 18 (he really likes 18), since then he has corrected 8 and added 9 and 10. He is a genius I'm telling you. I don't know where he gets this stuff, he just picks it up. I'm not taking any credit for it. It wasn't anything I've done I don't think. He just really pays attention to things. He talks like crazy and is putting 2 words together all the time now. He can pretty much say everything he wants too. Which is great but he can't really express himself yet which is hard because I expect him too because he is so smart. I have to remind myself he is only 1.5.

8-My brother Rich and his family came into town the end of June. He just finished his transitional year and is starting with the Air Force as a flight surgeon. He had some time off before he had to report for duty so they came out here from South Dakota where they will be stationed for the next 3 years. It was great to see them and get to spend some time with their adorable kids. Max really likes playing with his cousins and he got to spend a lot of time with them while they were here. I have some cute pictures I will post soon of their trip. We pretty much got together every day with them. It was a lot of fun. It was great to see you guys. We love you. Can't wait to come visit you.

9-Nate has lost 40+ pounds since the first of the year. He is really dedicated and has been doing great. Way to go Babe. You are amazing. I wish I had your will power and determination.

10-On a more sober note, I had a miscarriage last week. I was about 11 weeks along. We were really excited about being pregnant but things hadn't been feeling right for a couple weeks. When we went into the doctor on July 3rd there was no heartbeat and the ultrasound was a for sure thing, I was pregnant with just a mass of cells. I miscarried that week and went back in to the doctor on the 10th and it was over pretty much. I have been not feeling well at all since about the middle of May (which is part of the reason I have been a hermit) but I feel much better now. I am ok with the whole thing now. I was really upset when we first found out but I think it is for the best. We are excited to try again. Sorry to end on such a sad note, I guess there is no real good way to say that. I just want to thank my Parents and family and Nate's parents for their love and support and prayers. I don't know what we would do without you guys.


That is pretty much all we have been up to. Things are going really well, and I am excited to be a part of your lives again (or atleast feel like I am through your blogs). I will post some pictures soon.