A list; revisisted.

So, I was going through some of my old blogs, and came across this one.  I wrote it almost two yaers ago and as I was reading it, I realized that I did not make the list long enough, or really challenging enough because in two years, I've done most of them.  It was kind of cool to realize that though.

Things I will do before I die. Not, things I hope to do, or things that would be cool, but things that, God-willing, if I live the average 77 years, will be completed.







-Get through nursing school in one piece ...well, uh, we're still working on this one.


-Spend a little time being a travel nurse..see above.


-Spend at the least a year in another country doing missionary work...ok, so, not a year, but at this point when I wrote this, I never thought that China was anywhere in my future.  This gets a check, not a check plus though, not yet at least.


-Get married we'll get there, we'll get there


-Have at least 3 kids.  well this certainly isn't happening without the one above it.


-Go to every continent (maybe not Antarctica or The North Pole) asia- check


-Be a woman of God. To the best of my ability.  there is plenty more that I need to learn in this, but I can honestly say that I've spent the last two eyars continuing on towards this. check


-Learn to play piano, guitar and violin/cello (I'll accept either of the last two)


-Keep my integrity intact, and never let someone compromise that. (Mrs. Euker would be very proud) I've done this too.  I've gotten better at saying no to certain things and finding out what I really believe in, and sticking to it.


-Drive across the USA at least 2 more times. Interstate 10 being the next route.  name the week/time/place to meet, i'll bring all 100 lbs of luggage I always seem to travel with, and we'll go.


-Go to all 50 states only 21 more to go.  I'd say thats pretty good.


-Forgive  whoa, its been tough, but in a few parts of my life, I've been able to do this.


-Live in the city uh, Shanghai anyone?  If cities were ranked in manliness, or toughness, Shanghai would be an Arnold Schwartzineger (I butchered his name, I'm okay with it). post terminator. so uh, check.


-Live in the middle of nowhere looking back, i'm not really sure what my standards for this were, but judging by the fact I grew up in Hereford, I'm guessing I have yet to acheive what I really meant by this.


-Make a difference I'm finding that I'm doing this everyday.  Sometimes its in apositive way, sometimes...not.  But after leaving China and coming back home, its evident that God has used me to make differences all around.


-Keep good company I'm now way better at setting boundaries and being with people that I not only enjoy being around, but that fill me up too.


-Sit around at a 24 hour laundry mat all night. okay Kristen, define all night? not long after this, Pat and I sat in a laundry mat for HOURS, and I even witnessed pat crawl into a dryer, and no be able to get out, so this one? complete.


-Stay up for 48 hours straight, for no reason at all I think I would seriously die if I let myself do this.


-Be a role model I'm learning that this goes along with "making a difference."  I am a role model to a ton of people, as are you, now, what I do with that isn't always positive, but there are always people/students watching to see what I do...I just hope I can use that in a positive way, not a negative one.


-Go backstage at a concert.  storm the beaches? or maybe that doesn't count (no offense boys) so i'm ognna throw out the ole apathy eulogy.  yeah, backstage at hamilton, what what.

Next time I make a list, I will have to be sure to make it more difficult/exciting.  Because who wants to make a list that you ca complete in two years?  I might as well put a stamp on me and say, "Well I did my 'List of Things to Do Before I Die,' this must be it." No.