Christmas Home Tour

I am not ready for christmas! It's Steve's fault. He entered one of his listings in a Christmas Home Tour and wanted me to decorate it. I admit I thought it would be fun, but it was a lot more stress than I expected. I also had a $0 budget. So thanks to my mom, sister, and Steve's mom, we had plenty of Christmas decorations. The bad part was that we had none at home.




The living room was my favorite. It made me want to sit down by the fire and read a book.

Luckily we found a new company in town that puts up your lights, takes them down and stores them for you. They did it free for some advertising. Here's a plug for them. They did an awesome job, so the outside of the house was done! If anyone wants their info let me know.
Overall it was fun, but way too much work. I will NEVER do it again at Christmastime. There are just too many other things going on.

What Have I Done?

The things I've done are in bold. This was kind of fun!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii (October hopefully)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris(almost 10 years ago, am I old?)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (hope to someday)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (went but it was closed, right afer 9/11)
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France(all tourist attractions were on strike, including the Louve, maybe we'll go again someday)
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(I tried an oline course)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David (at least the replica in Florence)
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
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris(again on strike)
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. Got 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
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle(stitches to prove it)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (want to)
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
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (fish)
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
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake(gross)
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
Tag anyone who wants to play!