Comments on: 100 Things Worth Doing, Part IV

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:11:14 +0000

Drinking kool-ade and playing baseball with my grandfather after getting off the bus from school, nearly every day, till he passed away when I was 7.

Hitting my first homerun, and having all the older kids cheer me on. 9 years old. Little League all-star game.

going to college far away from home, becoming friends with people who had never known me for the previous 18 years.

Crying at my wedding.

By: Joy

Joy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:25:48 +0000

Floating in a kayak, hearing the song from the humpback whales through the surface of the ocean, crying, putting my hand in the water to feel the vibration.

Seeing the face of my unborn son for the first time, fuzzy and gray, on the screen in the darkened exam room. My husband squeezing my foot.

Eating the edges of the freshly baked cake my Mom would cut off and dipping the pieces in the frosting.

Painting pictures on tiny remote islands, and then selling them.

Rescuing a litter of kittens and giving them homes. Saving the sweetest one for yourself.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:59:27 +0000

Watching my two girls sleep. I love getting in close and feeling their breath and kissing them so lightly. They are now 9 and 11 and I still love it!

By: kbm

kbm — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:22:40 +0000

Smiling at my brother as we both crossed the finish line after 26.2 miles

Eating donuts in my bathing suit in the sun after a 4 hour swim practice

Riding my bike in the middle of the street with my best friend while we sang ‘We built this city’

Standing in a hail and rain storm for 2 hours with my husband while waiting to get into the U2 concert and loving every minute of it

Looking out the dorm room when I arrived at college and crying tears of joy because I realized this was my life.

By: jill

jill — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:15:35 +0000

Remembering…
Me and my mom standing side by side, with our arms around each other, staring into a mirror and simultaneously saying… “Aren’t we pretteeee?” I miss her so!!

Moving into my very first apartment, standing in my empty living room, dancing and lip synching to Carol King’s, “I feel the Earth move under my feet…” (over and over…)

Hearing the “Lucy and Linus” theme song as my husband and I departed the chapel where we were married…

Wow, just thinking of these things has instantly lightened my mood and brought happy tears to my face!

I think I need to keep going…

By: courtney

courtney — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:46:27 +0000

Waking up and having your husband tell you you are beautiful and mean it even thought your hair is tangled you’ve got morning breath sleep lines on your face and a zit.

Going to scout wedding locations, and coming home with two dachshund puppies.

Sitting on the floor laughing so hard you are crying, watching the dogs race and wrestle around the couch in a WWF style throw down.

Painting the first wall in the first home you OWN.

Your dad attempting to make ANY shape pancake you request as an imaginitive 6 year old.

Watching your dad dance across stage in a pink dress at the church variety show.

Getting yelled at by the park rangers because the newly released manatees keep following you from one end of the springs to the other.

Getting “hugged” by a huge sandpapery manatee.

Winning $1000 at age 12 for being the only one to knock putt a hamster ball into a hole against all adults.

Wrapping presents by candle light on Christmas eve because the power is out.

By: Kimmers

Kimmers — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:52:42 +0000

1. Staying home from work on a nice summer day and spending the vast majority of the day in the sun on a towel, with a really good book.
2. Staying home from work on a rainy April day, and spending the vast majority of the day on the couch, with warm blankets and a really good book.
3. Going to Disney World with Nick for my birthday. Acting like kids 100% of the time we were there.
4. Going to open houses for the first home you will ever own. Feeling extremely adult and childishly excited at the same time.

By: ellen

ellen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:34:47 +0000

Sitting in bed with everyone around me, watching “Fairly Odd Parents”
Sleeping with the window open for the first time in the spring.
My first kiss, and realizing it had happened AFTER the fact!
Coming out on stage to thunderous applause for the first time.
Getting my first fan mail.
Listening to birds in the back yard and knowing who was who.
Seeing the Alps for the first time and realizing they were NOT a cloud bank.
Putting my toes in the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
Singing to Bob Seeger songs in the back of Mike Russo’s car, riding around on a summer night.
Reading Victoria Holt novels in the courtyard outside the library in my favorite shady corner every seventh period for a whole year.
Standing stage left, watching Don Giovanni, watching the score for the next cue, realizing I was reallly WORKING AT THE OPERA!!!!!
Seeing my god daughter’s head emerge from her mother’s body, amazed at God’s miracles.

By: ellen

ellen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:21:22 +0000

Sitting in bed with everyone around me, watching “Fairly Odd Parents”

By: Lynne

Lynne — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:29:00 +0000

* Age 20 – Going with Todd to the grocery store at midnight so he can buy the ingredients with which to make me my first PB&J

* Staying up all night for the first time, with my a new friend on band trip to Boston, grade 9

* Floating in the river at my grandparents’ cottage for what seemed like hours

* Picking wild strawberries with my brother

* Pisang Ã l’orange on 15 aoÃ»t in LiÃ¨ge with the girls

* On a driftwood log at the beach. He proposes. I accept. We keep it a secret for 2 years.