Bucket List

Today is my half-birthday....officially only 6 months left before I turn 30! Oh, yikes....it's pretty weird to think about turning 30. Not like, "I'm going to be so old" or "I've accomplished nothing" weird...more like acknowledging that it is a stepping stone in life. I don't feel super old, probably because I am married to a younger man and we hang out with teenagers all the time for youth ministry. And I feel like I've accomplished pretty much everything I would have hoped for by this point in my life. I probably would have thought I'd own my own house by now, but at this point that is more of a long-term goal and not a "have to". I'm pretty content where we are at since living where we do is a good fit for our lifestyle and budget. My desire to be a stay at home mom outweighs my desire to own a house by a hundred-million percent.

But there are just a few things I want to do before the big 3-0. Some people make a "thirty-thirty" list of 30 things to accomplish in the year they are 29. Umm, that's a bit overly ambitious for me. Instead, her is my list of 6 things to do over the next 6 months. Much more realistic.
1. Go rock climbing! I've even set a date to do this with my best friend Erica on June 17th.
2. Go canoeing! I've been wanting to since  I saw it on The Bachelor and hope to make this happen in Oklahoma this summer.
3. Go on a getaway with Ryan!  Being a mama is awesome, but my marriage is important too. I feel like she's old enough that 2 nights away from her would be a good thing for our marriage.
4. Take a family vacation! We went on a big vacation with Ryan's family last summer, but this fall I want to plan some kind of family vacation for the 3 of us. Even just an overnight somewhere to take her to a new place and do something different as a family.
5. Go two-stepping! We used to dance much more and I miss it. This goal seems so easy but with a baby it isn't. So my goal is to go dancing one more time before I turn 30.
6. Make homemade ice cream! Again, this isn't hard or life changing. It's just something that I always want to do but don't get around to. I have my own ice cream maker so there is really no excuse why I can't make some this summer.

That's it. My big list. Maybe I'm not a world traveler or a crazy dare devil. I'm okay with just being me and accomplishing things that are fun for me. Watch out 30, here I come!