Absecon Lighthouse

Check another thing off of my list! I went to the Absecon Lighthouse. It was an interesting ride there. Once I got there, there was a woman who greeted me I paid the $7.00 to climb the lighthouse. It was rather warm and I became very warm the more I climbed inside the lighthouse. After I was out of breath from climbing the lighthouse [yes, I am out of shape!], I went outside on the ledge and the view was beautiful! The view of the Atlantic Ocean was spectacular! The Absecon Lighthouse is the tallest in Jersey and the third tallest in the country!

Another item off the list: Visited NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

I visited the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial the other day. It was very interesting and moving. There were a number of letters from servicemen to their wives or girlfriends or just people who they were writing to at the time.

There were several additional things that I learned about the Vietnam Conflict from the Memorial.

I spent a good couple of hours in the Memorial. The gentleman at the desk said to me, "You've been here a while!"

One really needs to applaud the men and women who have served the USA. They have made selfless sacrifices for the USA, so that the USA can be free. They all have my utmost respect.

Below are some pictures that I took at the Memorial:

Raeanne's 101 things to do in 1001 days

I'm starting this list on December 27, 2008 and ending on October 2, 2011!

1. Go ice skating at Rockefeller Center

2. Go to a new restaurant and eat dinner

3. Go to Ruth Chris steakhouse

4. Go see a stand-up comedy show [went to see a stand up comedy show on 1/24/09]

5. Go to the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame

6. Go to Hard Rock Park

7. Go see the wax museum in the City

8. Go see a Yankee game in the new stadium

9. Go to Peter Luger’s steakhouse

10. Go to AC

11. Visit the Absecon lighthouse[done 3/27/09]

12. Visit the Grand Canyon

13. Visit Las Vegas

14. See Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in concert

15. See Rod Stewart in concert

16. See Billy Joel in concert

17. Visit another state that I haven’t been to before

18. Take a drawing class

19. Go to Disney World

20. Go water rafting

21. Write a book

22. Go to a winery

23. Pay off a credit card[sending out check on 1/18/09 to pay off one credit card!]

24. Have my portrait taken

25. See a psychic [Saw on psyhic on February 13th]

26. Get a massage

27. Get calling cards made up.[done 1/7/09]

28. Hook up with a broker to get my RE license[done 1/2009]

29. Try a Shirley Temple

30. Go see Phantom of the Opera

31. Get rid of clutter in closet and bedroom

32. Organize Christmas ornaments[finished the weekend before New Year's]

33. Buy a tote bag [done 12/27/08]

34. Buy favorite movies on DVD[bought The Wedding Date, Meet The Parents, Meet The Fockers on 1/10/09]

35. Visit DC when the cherry blossoms are out

36. Visit the Biltmore

37. Go to a recording of SNL or some other NY TV show

38. Keep car clean

39. Visit Vietnam Veterans' Memorial [done 3/11/09]

40. Go to a RU basketball game

41. Go to Wegman’s

42. See the USS Battleship NJ

43. Go to the Statute of Liberty

44. Visit the Brooklyn Zoo

45. Visit Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum in AC

46. Visit Naval Academy in Annapolis

47. Visit Baltimore Inner Harbor

48. See the Indianapolis 500

49. See the Brickyard 400

50. Visit Korean Veterans' Memorial

51. Visit Barnegat Lighthouse

52. See the NY Philharmonic at Lincoln Center

53. See a show at Radio City Music Hall

54. Visit Boston

55. Go to Cape Cod/Martha's Vineyard

56. Go to my next high school reunion in 2010.

57. Keep in touch with friends.

58. Go to Jenkinson's Boardwalk

59. Go to Turtle Back Zoo

60. See the Holiday Lights Spectacular at the Garden State Arts Center.{done 12/28/08]

61. Visit Brooklyn Botanic Garden

62. Visit Coney Island

63. See an orchestra play at Carnegie Hall

64. Take a tour of the U.N.

65. Get my eyebrows reshaped

66. Dress nicer.

67. Buy pashmina shawls to go with my wardrobe.

68. Keep the house cleaner, lol.

69. Look into a couple of careers that I have always wanted to do. [made contact with someone regarding 1 one of the career choices on 1/3/09]

70. Visit Tuckerton Seaport

71. See a play at the Two River Theatre Company

72. See a play at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

73. Write a letter to President Bush, thanking him for his 8 years as President.[wrote short letter and mailed on 1/4/09]

74. Visit Virginia Beach.

75. Watch Oral Argument in the U. S. Supreme Court.

76. See Christmas Tree at Rittenhouse Square in Philly.

77. Go ice skating at Blue Cross River Rink in Philly.

78. Visit Franklin Mills Mall

79. Visit Ocean City, NJ

80. Visit Thomas A. Edison Museum [done 12/27/08]

81. Visit the Newark Museum

82. Lose 10 pounds

83. Exercise at least 15 minutes a week [I don't exercise AT ALL now! lol]

84. Organize my bookmarks[done 12/29/08]

85. Organize my e-mails

86. Get a helium balloon and let it go in the air.

87. Read 3 books

88. Really read through the news every other day, since I don't *really* read through the news now. lol

89. Buy a blue chip stock.

90. Organize my CD collection

91. Make a budget.

92. Leave work at 5 p.m.

93. Take a full lunch hour at least 3 days a week.

94. volunteer for a charity for at least 3 hours.

95. Buy food for the local food bank.

96. Adopt a family in 2009 for Thanksgiving.

97. Give away clothes that I am longer wearing.

98. No sarcasm for a whole day [this one is gonna be hard!]

99. Go visit the outlet stores in DE.

100. Visit a bakery in Brooklyn.

101. Go to Carmine's in NYC.