One Day I will be back....

I know it has been months since I have last posted. So much has happened since then. And I think most you know some of it. I hope to post more in a couple of weeks.

16 Things

Well I have seen this around in the blog world and on Facebook, so I am going to do this. You are supposed to post 16 things about you. So here it goes:

1. I love being a Texan! I love my state!
2. I love being an American! I love my country!
3. I love Mexican food!!! I could eat it every day. My husband is half Mexican and I love it more than him.
4. I am applying to Dallas Theological Seminary. I should hear if I have been accepted soon.
5. I love teaching the Word of God.
6. I played the violin from 4th grade until I graduated High School.
7. I love to look at Interior Decorating magazines. My father was interior decorator. I wish he was here to help me with ideas.
8. I hope to go to Hawaii for our 10 year anniversary this year.
9. My 20 year high school reunion is this summer. I am not that old!
10. I would rather bake than cook.
11. Reds and pinks are my favorite colors.
12. I like to play tennis.
13. I am a girl who loves football. I am always a little sad when the season is over.
14. I like to talk sports with my husband. It is always fun to surprise him with something that I know.
15. I love London and I am dying to go back there.
16. I have developed a love for European history. I finished a great book on Marie Antoinette not that long ago. I have a big book on Queen Elizabeth I that I need to start on.

I Have...

I got this idea from my friend Aimee. The bold items are what I have done. Feel free to do this on your blog.

1. Started your own blog. - Check!

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band - I was in orchestra - does that count???

4. Visited Hawaii - Hope to go this summer!

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/world - Don't have an interest in going.

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis - probably.

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 - I have been to the Statue of Liberty. But it was the summer after 9/11. They did not let you go up it then.

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 - I want to go.

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - well not the top it was way too cold. I went half way.

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. Gotten 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 - been to Buckingham Palace but did not see the changing of the guard.

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 - I have seen it.

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 - of course! I am from Texas!

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 - I am very scared of that I am allergic to them.

Follow

As I look to the anticipation and excited of a new year, I would like the word "Follow" to describe 2009. I want to follow wherever the Lord leads this year. I don't want to miss out on what He has for me this year.

I got this idea from my friend Kim. Go see what her word is for 2009. What is your word for this year?

By the way, I am so proud of myself as I just figured out how to link a webpage to my text. ;)

Happy New Year! May the Lord bless you and keep you. May His face shine upon you this year.