My Friend Cynthia's Bucket List

A very interesting bucket list! My friend Cynthia tagged me, among others, in this one and asked us to check the stuff we'd done. Some of the stuff I'm proud I've did, some not. Some stuff I'm glad I haven't done and will probably never do for anything! Here's the list...

Things you have done during your lifetime:
( ) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school
( ) Watched someone die
() Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
( ) Been to Florida
( ) Been to Hawaii
(X) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter
(X) Been lost
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(X) Recently colored with crayons
( ) Sang Karaoke
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
( ) Made prank phone calls
( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere
( ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) Danced in the rain-naked
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
( ) Watched the sunrise with someone
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
(X) Gone to the movies
( ) Been deep sea fishing
( ) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
(X) Lived in more than one country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
( ) Seen the Statue of Liberty
( ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(X) Been on a cruise
(X) Traveled by train
(X) Traveled by motorcycle
(X) Been horse back riding
( ) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR
( ) Been to Disneyland/ Disney World
(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer
( ) Been in a rain forest
( ) Seen whales in the ocean
( ) Been to Niagara Falls
( ) Ridden on an elephant
( ) Ridden on a Camel
( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calf
( ) Been spinnaker flying
( ) Been water-skiing
( ) Been snow-skiing
( ) Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Been to the Louvre
(X) Swam in the Mediterranean
(X) Been to the Great Pyramid in Egypt
( ) Been to a Major League Baseball game
( ) Been to a National Football League game

Crawly Creepy Milestone

I killed a cockroach!

Those who don't know me well will fail to fully appreciate the significance of this. This is huge! This is on a par with, say... er... someone with a serious phobia conquering their phobia... on their own!

I'm not the greatest housewife. For instance, the dishes... My system is very much like Tom from Desperate Housewives: I do the dishes every few days. Lately it's been exceptionally warm and I guess that's why I found the unwelcome visitor checking out my kitchen.

The really important change is my reaction. I was totally disgusted, of course, and about to throw up. All typical. The completely new part was that throughout the big "ewwww" I couldn't help, I was actually reaching out to the closest weapon I could find: a reliable flip flop lying in front of the kitchen door; again, I'm not the greatest housewife on earth. I grabbed it and killed the revolting albeit tiny creature. I feel like throwing up just at remembering the incident, but still! It's a huge step into efficient-mommy land for me.

Pity the cockroach showed up around 1 am. I wanted to call, sms, and email everyone I know to share the big moment but there was no one I could contact. Tomorrow I'm going to celebrate.