30 before 30

A little over six months ago I started a list of 30 things I want to do/go before I turn 30. Making the list was almost as hard as some of the items on it! At one point I seriously considered adding "just finish this list" to the goal. I even accomplished a few things on the list while still working on it, and no I am not above doing something hard and then adding it. Not only adding it but putting in the middle to make it look like I had it on there all along. Half Marathon anyone?

Well, this last weekend I decided once and for all to finish it up. The hardest thing was trying to challenge myself but still be realistic as to what can be done with the time and money that is available. I ended up scratching a trip to Russia, (my love for all things Romanov's knows no bounds) but will happily add it as an honorary 31 if it happens. So basically, heres hoping!

Without further ado here it is:

1) Learn to can

2) Learn to sew

3) Go to the Kentucky Derby

4) Attend a UK basketball game

5) Ride in a hot air balloon

6) White Water Rafting

7) Go on a cruise

8) Run a Half Marathon

9) Helicopter Ride over a big city

10) Host Thanksgiving dinner and not have Brian cook everything

11) Get in great decent shape, who am I kidding I love the recess peanut better cups

12) Attend the Temple Regularly

13) Plant, Have and Keep a garden

14) Learn to play the piano much, much better

15) See Loretta Lynn’s House and try to get the tour from her brother

16) Go to Gettysburg

17) Go on dates with Brian every Friday

18) Have Blog Books printed (2003-current)

19) Do the splits

20) Have no credit card debt and be more focused on Savings

21) Visit New England in the summer

22) See the tree in Rockefeller Plaza

23) Visit somewhere outside of the US

24) Get a more substantial food storage

25) Help the children gain a testimony of the gospel

26) Read More

27) Take the children back to Charleston

28) Be more organized

29) Develop Christ-like attributes

30) Read books to the children at night in their rooms in their beds

I do realized that #26 Read More is a little vague, but I didn't like the pressure of having to read certain books. I mean what if I started them and hated them but had to keep reading them because the 30 before 30 list depended on it.

Also #30 seems very random but when I pictured myself as a mom (before I became a mom) I saw two things, summers poolside and reading to the children in bed. I have mastered summers by the pool, but bed time reading not so much. Time to up my game since those two things are obviously going to determine what type of adults my children turn out to be! HA