Thirty before Thirty

As Jason's 10 year high school class reunion quickly approaches, I have begun to reflect on the past and plan for the future.  A few things have really hit me about the past decade.

• I have realized that I am so much closer to 30 than I am to college (ouch - that one hurts)
• The 10 year anniversary of September 11 will be this fall... I remember watching the news in my senior calculus class.
• I graduated from Baylor over 6 years ago, thus it is no longer appropriate to wear sorority shirts in public.
• Baylor 2012 (Baylor's 10 year initiative) will come to a close next year, which began right before I started Baylor.
• Sweet Brinkley has been in our lives and we have been in our beautiful home in Tyler for 4 years.
• Jason and I have been together over 8 years and married 4 1/2 of them.
• I lost my last two grandparents within 7 months of each other over 6 years ago.
• I remember life (specifically high school and college life) without text messaging, YouTube, iPhones, digital photography, DVR, blogs, etc.

With my third decade of life coming to a close, I have been inspired by a friend from college to create a 30 Before 30 list... Thirty things to accomplish before turning Thirty. 

Here's my list:

1. Run a 10K
2. Take tennis lessons
3. Get to my wedding weight
4. Try new recipes and blog about it
5. Have a date night with Jason once a month
6. Take random weekend getaways
7. Read
8. Keep the house presentable at all times
9. Have friends over regularly
10. Join a Bible study
11. Keep a prayer journal
12. Enjoy regular “me” time to get away and rejuvenate
13. Keep a photographic record of our family’s life and have it published
14. Take a wine tasting class
15. Becoming financially literate and involved in family finances
16. Volunteer regularly in a local organization
17. Send cards to celebrate the birthdays and anniversaries of friends and family
18. Mark 3 items of my travel bucket list
19. Go to a water park
20. Repurpose the upstairs room in our house
21. Have another baby
22. Find play date friends for me and Wade
23. Craft 
24. Clean out and have a garage sale of unused things in the house
25. Find small ways to save and earn money
26. Garden
27. Update photos around our house
28. Use our china and crystal for a holiday or celebratory meal
29. Keep storage spaces (closets, drawers, cabinets) organized and user friendly
30. Keep a record of this list

Some are big things; some are small things.  But I want to accomplish all of these things!  The list is not all encompassing and may be subject to change.  Keep you posted on how things go!