How are you living your life?

I received this in an email, so I thought that I would share it here!

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins*
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
* 07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
* 08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
* 09. Hugged a tree
* 10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
* 12. Visited Paris
* 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
* 14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
* 16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
* 18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
* 20. Slept under the stars
* 21. Changed a baby’s diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
* 23. Watched a meteor shower
* 24. Gotten drunk on champagne
* 25. Given more than you can afford to charity
* 26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
* 27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
* 28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
* 30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
* 31. Asked out a stranger
* 32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
* 34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
* 36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
* 37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
* 40. Seen a total eclipse
* 41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
* 43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
* 44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (that's pretty much how i ALWAYS dance)
* 45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
* 47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
* 48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
* 50. Loved your job for all accounts
* 51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
* 52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
* 53. Had amazing friends
* 54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
* 55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign and construction cones
57. Backpacked in Europe
* 58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
* 61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
* 64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
* 65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Bench pressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
* 69. Alphabetized your records and books and video tapes and DVD’s andpersonal records (like bank not vinyl)
* 70. Pretended to be a superhero
* 71. Sung karaoke
* 72. Lounged around in bed all day
* 73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
* 76. Kissed in the rain
* 77. Played in the mud
* 78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
* 80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your bloghas discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
* 84. Started a business
* 85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
* 86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
* 90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
* 92. Crashed a party
* 93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
* 94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
* 98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
* 100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
* 101. Gotten a tattoo
* 102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
* 104. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
* 105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
* 109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
* 111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
* 113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried both of your parents
* 119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
* 121. Spoken more than one language fluently
* 122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
* 123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
* 125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
* 127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
* 128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
* 132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. …more than once? - More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
* 136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone waslooking (probably sang even louder!)
137. Had an abortion
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
* 142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray.
* 145. Broken someone’s heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
* 147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
* 149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
* 153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
* 157. Ridden a horse
* 158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
* 163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
* 166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
* 171. Had your picture in the newspaper (a few times actually)
* 172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year inyour lifetime
* 173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
* 174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
* 177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
* 180. Read The Iliad
* 181. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
* 182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups becauseyour apartment needed them
183. …and gotten 86ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times,they figured out it was you
* 184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
* 186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
*187. Skipped all your school reunions
*188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
*191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
*193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
* 196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
* 198: Found out someone was going to dump you
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested

God Bless Mama Mary

8 years ago, I lost a very special woman, although at the time, I didn't realize how important of a person she would be to me. I only wish I would have had the opportunity to get to know and love her. She is my mother-in-law and she was tragically taken from the earth on May 13, 1997. I am attaching a poem that I wrote a few years back...

The One I Never Knew

We love the same man but in different ways.
You are the one I never knew.

You are the one who gave him his life
and I am the one who he now calls his wife.
You are the one I never knew.

Your days were numbered and your life ended too quickly.
Although he was hurt, he kept on going. Trying to be strong
when all he wanted was to have you back in his arms. He took care of his
sister and his grandparents too. But there was no one to take care of him.
You are the one I never knew.

I never met you before you had left.
But he tells me many stories that lead me to believe you were heaven sent.
I can only picture in my mind how great it would be
to have my mother-in-law alive to see.
They tell me all about the fun times you had, and even about the times that were sad.
I promise to take care of him, along with your daughter too. She is turned from a little girl to a beautiful woman, you should be proud, she looks just like you.

1 year after your death, he called me on the phone.
We talked and went to dinner and eventually we fell in love.
2 years after that tragic night,
he became my forever knight…
when he got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife.
After he asked, and I said yes…we noticed it had begun to rain.
However, we were not upset, just knew that you were sharing our happiness and that your tears was the cause to the rain.

From that time, we planned and planned the perfect day.
I had my mom to help me with the details, but your help and guidance too would have been the better way.
Soon, that wonderful day in September was here
A perfect day all sunny and clear.
The ceremony was beautiful and the roses were too.
The one problem was I put your rose in a vase and didn’t give it to you.

You are the one I never knew.

New Job!!

On April 18th, I was offered a position that I quickly accepted! I started two weeks ago. I am working for Riverside Publishing in their Customer Service Department. So far, I love the job and love the people that are working there. Everyone is nice and helpful! I'm so glad to be back to work!