53 Things....

In honor of my birthday friend (Joy) who's celebrating her 31st birthday today and listed her 31 things - can I possibly come up with 53???

OK.....

1. Yesterday was my birthday - 53 (I'm not REALLY that old, am I?)
2. I am the older of two children.
3. I've never had a broken bone.
4. I was a college cheerleader.
5. I'm the proud driver of a Lexus SUV.
6. I'm a sucker for romance novels - especially Nora Roberts.
7. I married my high school sweetheart.
8. I drink iced tea for breakfast.
9. I have no tatoos.
10. I own an IPOD.
11. I'm addicted to Soduko puzzles.
12. I love the St. Louis Cardinals.
13. I've seen STXY in concert 7 times.
14. I have my ears pierced, but nothing else.
15. I wear a size 8 shoe.
16. My eyes are green.
17. I've witnessed a space shuttle launch from the closest point the public is allowed.
18. I've climbed to the top of the Washington Monument.
19. I've snorkeled at Hanauma Bay on Oahu.
20. I've walked the site of the U.S. Arizona.
21. I've sent a son off to war.
22. My favorite color is turquoise.
23. I'm preparing to send child number 6 off to college.
24. I get paid to scrapbook.
25. I'm an "extreme" planner - vacations, scrapbook pages.
26. I'm a list maker.
27. I've been married for almost 33 years.
28. I had a black cocker spaniel as a child and I have one again as an adult.
29. I'm going on my first cruise in 118 days.
30. I'm a grandmother of 4.
31. I attended Greenville College for two years and then quit to get married.
32. I'm a convert to the Catholic religion.
33. I sent all of our children through Catholic schools - 18 years total.
34. Bob and I started dating at 16 - our first date, a St. Louis Cardinal baseball game.
35. I grew up in a small town in Southern Illinois.
36. I've attended a Marine Corp Graduation Ceremony in San Diego - will never witness anything like it again.
37. I'm one of those rare persons who really LIKE my job.
38. I'm computer literate.
39. I love "HOME SWEET HOME" Yankee Candles.
40. I've witnessed the actual filming of a movie - RUDY, while working in the Athletic Department at Notre Dame.
41. I'm getting ready to send my baby off to high school in a week.
42. I've met Regis Philbin.
43. I wear glasses - don't like them, but I wear them.
44. I participated in four high school musicals - the final one (South Pacific) starring opposite my high school sweetheart and future husband.
45. I've sailed to the bottom of Niagara Falls aboard the Maid of the Mist.
46. I've walked across the top of Hoover Dam.
47. I've swam with dolphins.
48. I've been interviewed on the television news.
49. I witnessed my daughter's c-section.
50. I've been to DisneyWorld more than 20 times, but never been to Disneyland.
51. I've had four daughters play college softball.
52. My husband played college baseball and tried out for the Kansas City Royals.
53. My 53 years on this earth has been richly blessed.