[Dean Thoreau]

X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Watched someone die
(X) Been to Canada
(X) Been to Mexico
(X) Been to Florida
( ) Been to Hawaii
() Been to Europe
( ) Been to South America
(x ) Been to Central America
( ) Been to Asia
( ) Been to Australia
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been on a helicopter
(X) Been on a cruise ship
( ) Visited all 50 states
( x) Been lost in a neighborhood I knew
(X) Been on the opposite side of the country
(X) Gone to Washington D.C.
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
( x) Played cops and robbers
(X) Recently colored with crayons
(X) Sang karaoke (Rock Band)
( x) Paid for a meal with coins only
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
( x) Made a prank phone call
() Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose.
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced in the rain
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
(X) Been skinny dipping outdoor
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
( x) Been deep sea fishing
( x) Driven across the United States
( x) Been in a hot air balloon
( x) Been sky diving
(X) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(X) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty
( ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(X) Traveled by train
( x) Traveled by motorcycle
(X) Been horse back riding
() Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
(X) Been to Disney World or Disney Land
(X) Believe in the power of prayer
( ) Been in a rain forest
(X) Seen whales in the ocean
(X) Been to Niagara Falls
(x ) Ridden on an elephant
( x) Ridden a camel
( x) Swam with dolphins
(X) Swam with the sharks
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calve
( ) Been spinnaker flying
(X) Been water-skiing
(X) Been snow-skiing
( ) Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Swam in the Mediterranean
(XXXX) Loved and been loved by the most beautiful extraordinary, intelligent woman in the world.
(XXXX) Witnessed the birth of my grandchild.

The greatest of these experiences were the last two.....and there is nothing that will ever top them!