Suddenly *Not So* Single Journey

Let your voice be heard…

Author: thenicknick

Okay, so I read Pippi’s post Thursday and it inspired me.  She shared this list that she had found from another blogger.  And I thought about how many stories were contained in this list.  So, read through it…and leave a comment.  I’ll share stories about the ones that seemed most interesting to you.

Here it is…

Pippi scratched out the items on the list that she’s done in her life…

Me…I’m gonna bullet them…

• Graduated High School
• Kissed someone.

Smoked cigarettes.
Got so drunk you passed out. PUKED  (**Nope.  I puked.  For the better part of a day.  Hence my feelings toward Goldschlager.)

• Rode every ride at an amusement park. I GET NAUSEATED EASILY  (Huh.  I have a stomach of steel…normally.)
• Collected something really stupid. HMMMM – LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT  (lots of stupid things…not always my idea…in my defense)
• Gone to a rock concert.
• Helped someone.
• Gone fishing
• Watched four movies in one night.
• Gone long periods of time with out sleep. PIPPI NEEDS HER SLEEP. I WOULD NOT LAST A NIGHT IN VEGAS w/MINDY & GANG (Nicki, since we’re apparently referring to ourselves int he third person, can function on almost no sleep.  And I’ve proven it.)
• Lied to someone.
• Been dumped.

Snorted cocaine.

• Failed a class.  (College.  Statistics.  And my mother bought his condo.)

Smoked weed.
Dealt drugs.

• Taken a college level course.  (I even took enough to graduate…twice!)

Been in a car accident.

• Been in a tornado.  (I was 12, home alone with my little sister…)
• Watched someone die.
• Been to a funeral.
• Burned yourself. (accidentally)

Ran a marathon. I RAN A HALF MARATHON IN 1:39:49! (Kudos, Pip!  But…why?)

• Your parents got divorced.   (separated)
• Cried yourself to sleep.
• Spent over $200 in one day.
• Flown on a plane.
• Cheated on someone.
• Been cheated on. HMMM, DON’T KNOW  (Knowing isn’t any easier…)

Written a 10 page letter.
Gone skiing.
Been sailing.

• Cut yourself.
• Had a best friend.
• Lost someone you loved. GRANDPARENTS  (Practically everyone I loved…)

Shoplifted something.
Had detention.

• Skipped school.
• Got in trouble for something you didn’t do.
• Stolen books from the library.  (It was an accident.  I moved…)
• Gone to a different country.  (several: Mexico, Canada, France, Italy
• Dropped out of school. (leave of absence…)

Been in a mental hospital.

• Watched the “Harry Potter” movies. HANGS HEAD (Proudly read the entire series.  Even more proud when the kids read it by themselves…BEFORE watching the movies.)
• Had an online diary. DOES MY BLOG COUNT? (Ditto…)
• Fired a gun. HOW ABOUT AN AIRSOFT GUN?  (Air soft, bb, and paintball…Ahhh, good times in The Bubble.  And a good story…)

Gambled in a casino.

• Had a yard sale.

And a lemonade stand. A VIRTUAL ONE
Actually made money at the lemonade stand. $265 FOR MINDY

• Been in a school play.

Been fired from a job.
Taken a lie detector test.
Swam with dolphins.

• Gone to sea world.

Attempted suicide.

• Voted for American/Australian Idol.  (Sorry, Kelly.  I was rooting for Justin…)
• Written poetry.
• Read more than 20 books a year.  month…
• Gone to Europe.
• Loved someone you couldn’t have. HMMMM, DEFINE LOVE  (Or shouldn’t have…)

Wondered about your sexuality. DOES LESBIAN PORN COUNT?

• Used a coloring book over age 12.
• Had surgery.
• Had stitches. and staples…
• Taken a taxi.

Seen the Washington Monument.
Had more than 5 IM’s/online conversations going at once.
Overdosed.
Had a drug or alcohol problem.

• Been in a fist fight.
• Suffered any form of abuse.
• Had a hamster.
• Petted a wild animal.
• Used a credit card.

Gone surfing in California.

• Did “spirit day” at school.
• Dyed your hair. JUST TO HIDE THE GRAYS  (Just to hide the whites…)
• Got a tattoo. SHHH (VERY DISCREET)  (seriously…)
• Had something pierced. EARS
• Got straight A’s.
• Been on the Honor Roll.

Known someone with HIV or AIDS.
Taken pictures with a webcam. WITH BF *WINK*

• Started a fire. IN A FIREPLACE

Had a party while your parents weren’t home.
Gotten caught having a party while they were gone.

Okay…so my life has not been dull.  I like it that way.  And I intend to keep it that way.  I’m off to a good start.

So…what do you want to know about?  Or maybe you’d like to share your own stories.  I love other people’s stories…

PS. I really did write a lot today.  You can read my post raising a teenage daughter over on Deep South Moms, or if you want to read about the lengths I’m going to in order to get my body wedding ready, stop by Wedding Journeys.

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