99

Good thing I am still young, I want to do so many of these things!

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
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
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
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
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
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
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
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
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Total: 32/99

Christmas

In true Becky Smith style, my mom left all the Christmas shopping and wrapping to the very last minute. Me and my sisters decided that my mom hasn't wrapped a present since Jenny was old enough to wrap, so about 18 years.

She also decided to buy a completely ridiculous number of presents for my nieces, so one night we spent hours wrapping 39 presents! The wrapping was UGLY, no bows, no gift tags, no ribbons. We just wanted it done!

We spent Christmas eve at Gram's house and ate some really good potato cheese soup, just like at the cabin! After dinner we had our annual girl cousin secret bathroom gift exchange! There were 11 of us in there this year, we were packed in like sardines! We had a great night at Gram's house like always!

After Gram's house we come back home and got ready for bed. Except I couldn't sleep! I had a sore throat for about a week before that, but it really only hurt at night. But Christmas eve night my ear decided to start hurting too....wonderful! I sat up all night holding my ears and waiting for my mom to wake up and keep me company, luckily she is an early riser! After a sleepless night I woke up the rest of my family and opened presents! We all got lots of fun presents!

My ears just weren't getting better so I went to John Muir Urgent Care. The doctor looked at my ears and throat but said there was nothing he could do because of all the medications I already take, I guess you can't take 2 different antibiotics at the same time! Frustrated, I just went home, took some pain killers, and slept for the rest of Christmas day! I always complain that there is nothing to do on Christmas afternoon and night, well this year I didn't have to worry about that since I slept through it all!!!

Jackson!

Sarah and I have been planning some pretty outrageous road trips, that we will probably never go on. However today we went on our first one! We decided to go to Jackson, it's the only casino that we know of close by that lets people under 21 gamble. Somehow our parents got in on our road trip too, which didn't turn out that bad considering we were stuck in the car together for 5 hours today!

We left home at around 1:30 and headed straight for Sonic! Incase you aren't aware, Sarah and I are willing to drive all the way to Tracy for Sonic, so we were thrilled when we realized it's on the way to Jackson!

Me trying to not look miserable after a couple hours in the car!
We finally arrived at the casino at 4:00pm, it was a very long 2 1/2 hours of country roads to get there, but it would all be worth it soon!

It was my first time ever using a slot machine so I had no idea what I was doing, luckily the old men who seem to spend a lot of time there tried to help me. I finally gave up on the complicated games and went to a 25 cent slot that I just had to match up 3 things. I put $1 in, lost it all. Put $5, lost it all again. At this point Sarah and my mom walk away and tell me to go with them but I decided to slip in $10, just to try my luck again. Next thing I know there are noises coming out of the machine and a little old lady kept telling me that I won! I had somehow got 7, 7, and 5 times bonus. The men next to me were asking me for tips and the old lady won't stop telling me that I really won this time. The machine finally stopped and I had won $155!!! I was so excited I had to find my family and tell them how I had totally won! And yes I stopped and didn't waste it all playing more slots!
$16 in the machine....$155 out! I would say it was a good day!

Sarah is coming home tomorrow

My sister, Sarah, is finally coming home after spending four months in Louisiana (if you are bad at geography, let me just tell ya -- Louisiana is FAR AWAY). Look forward to lots of new blog posts on my blog and on hers, too.