99 things I may or may not have done

I got this from Christine's blog who got it from Marylynn's blog. The Bold ones are things I Have done, and the Red are things I want to do 

1. Started 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 can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
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...HAHAHA just kidding! ;)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 
31. Hit a home run...does wiffle(wiffel...sp?) ball count?
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain ... my first kiss was in the snow, but of course I've kissed in the rain too :)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business... www.artlarue.com
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, platelets 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. Seen 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. Walked in Jerusalem.....I REALLY REALLY WANT TO!!!

84. Had your picture in the newspaper 
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating....bryce has!
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous...I'm counting an apostle :)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby ... 
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake    .... gross!
97. Been involved in a law suit .... almost
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee 

One Harry Potter movie later...

For Jana. What i have so far...(My 100th post....sweet!)

Hey Jana! So I've been working on your painting this morning and I wanted you to see what I have so far

Two feet by four feet

hardwood panel

acrylic

My latest drawings...

So I FINALLY finished this drawing!! I'm so excited about it!

So here's the finished product...

Here's what it looked like this morning...

And here's what it looked like last night. :)

six....are you sure?

So I'm posting today because tomorrow we will be at the cabin with Annette and Cam. 

Here's to SIX months of marriage! Can anyone else believe we've been married for HALF a YEAR????? We can't! We both are of the opinion and belief that we have still only been married for Two months. 

Jen asked me the other day if it was harder than I thought it would be. Of course it is! :) There is SOOO much that seems harder. But I wouldn't trade it for the world. I don't care that we disagree about 75% of the time. So what? We're meshing two lives into one and two upbringings into one. Now we have the chance to do what we want with OUR home. We get to raise our children our way. Whether it's how I was raised or how he was raised or how neither of us were raised. How cool is that? PLUs, when we DO agree, it's like...the best thing ever! 

Now I'm not sure what Bryce would say about how I've been since we've been married but all I know is that Bryce is the KINDEST person I know. I'm always amazed at his attitude. He always wants to do things for EVERYBODY! He loves to help people. I realize how selfish I am sometimes because he is so giving. I love him for that. 

One of the other HUGE things I've learned about Bryce since being married is what a missionary he is. There's always two are three friends that he's talking to about the gospel. For example, we have the Book of Mormon Study Guide...I bought it for Bryce for his last birthday. It went missing last week and I finally figured out where it went.    Bryce brought it to work and he and one of the guys he works with is inactive, but for the first few mins everyday before they have cars to work on, they flip through the book and find stuff about the Second Coming. I don't know why it makes me laugh but when he told me....just imagining him doing that at work. goodness. Anyway, but I love how he shares the gospel. He doesn't just try to reactivate or...whatever...he becomes friends with people and then eventually he finds that they have something in common that provides means to enjoy the gospel with others. 

Anyway, so here is another LIST...oh how I love lists...(no that was NOT sarcastic!!! I REALLY do!! :)

Things I love about being married:

*We can go to bed at 8:30....who cares? 

*I get to go everywhere with my best friend. 

*I have someone else to make a decision for me if I can't decide.

*I have someone to tell me I look beautiful (even when I know I look awful).

*We get to make out during movies

*There's someone right there every time you wake up and can't sleep

*There's always someone to look forward to seeing at the end of a hard day

*There's always someone to look forward to seeing at the end of a wonderful day

*I get to say, "I'll have to talk to my husband first..."

*At work I get to watch each kid go wide eyed when they find out I'm married(it's quite a scandal to an 11 year old)

*There's always someone to share food with :)

*There's always someone to congratulate you on good grades

*We get to read scriptures together and Pray together

*We get to laugh so hard that my stomach hurts

*There's someone to do the dishes for (by this I mean that I can get the motivation to do dishes or clean the house before he gets home so that he'll be happy and proud of my WIFE-iness)

*I no longer have to move by myself!( I was practically an expert by the time i got married-at moving on my own)

*We get to try to find some names we agree on for kids....(wish us luck! :)

*There's always someone that knows where you are and what you're up to. I don't know, some people might not like that but I LOVE IT. I love that someone is aware of me... makes me feel important

*We get to look forward to being parents someday together. I love seeing Bryce with little kids...makes my "heart swell and burst"

...I could put down so much more. I've just been so blessed! 

I just want the world to know that I LOVE MY BRYCE-O!!!!

questions

This is what happened today when I let Kimi come over to my house....

She decided I need practice being a Mommy (no not prego). So she's now my 6 year old with a billion questions about where money comes from and how much water costs-especially how much it costs when Dad takes extra long showers. She wonders how grape jelly is made and if it's the same as when I make casseroles.

Even her eating habits are that of a 6 year old...

Apparently she even licks the jam off of the cream cheese.