My life so far

My 40th Birthday is fast approaching, and naturally at a milestone like this I have been taking a mental step back and thinking about what has happened in my life so far. I hear about so many people going through a mid life crisis, and kinda was thinking about what I would do if one of those came upon me. Sure, I wouldn't mind getting a little red sports car. Losing 20 pounds and growing my hair back would be another plus. Running off with 20 year old twin cheerleaders is probably not in my future.... But the thought occurred to me that I have done so many things already, that maybe a mid life crisis is for other people. So I wrote down as fast as I could, the first 50 things that came into my head that could describe what's happened in my life so far.
Tomorrow I will post what I have yet to do


1. Flown in an airplane, jet plane and helicopter
2. Seen the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean and all the Great Lakes
3. Seen my daughter and son born
4. Dug ditches
5. Composed music
6. Went to college and graduated
7. Directed a band, a choir, and an orchestra
8. Performed on Television
9. Worked at a telethon
10. Volunteered at the public library
11. Been knocked unconscious
12. Had many surgeries
13. Won a World Championship
14. Been in 5 car accidents (Only one was my fault)
15. Gone fishing
16. Been waterskiing
17. Learned to swim, and gotten my Water Safety Instructor certification from the Red Cross
18. Been to the top of the Sears Tower
19. Sang in Carnegie Hall
20. Been to a foreign country ( Canada)
21. Drove all night to see a loved one
22. Saw a Reds game at Wrigley Field
23. Buried my best friend
24. Changed lives by being a teach and a camp counselor
25. Coached my sons track team
26. Worked as a waiter
27. Delivered pizzas
28. Made sand castles on the beach
29. Went cross country skiing
30. Took a ropes course training seminar for teamwork
31. Was the assistant director and department head at summer camp
32. Was the Best Man in two weddings
33. Was the pall bearer in too many funerals
34. Slept out under the stars
35. Played Ding Dong Ditch when I was a teenager
36. Marched in many parades
37. Read the Lord of the Rings Series in one weekend
38. Owned a house and a car
39. Had a crisis of faith
40. Witnessed a miracle
41. Got married and stayed that way
42. Laughed until I was dizzy, and cried until I was sick
43. Stayed in a 5 Star Hotel and ate at a 5 Star Restaurant (once)
44. Had to repeat a class in high school
45. Was chosen as Field commander for two years in college
46. Seen 160 turns of the season
47. Lived alone
48. Ran a business
49. Lost at love
50. Was a good husband father brother and son ( at least I think so)

Peace