30 before 30

it's been a josh groban kind of week.
and by that i mean, it's cold and windy and mellow and melodic and sad in a bittersweet, filled-up kind of way. November does that to you.


so i have this friend (hi hol!) who published a list of 30 things to do before she's 30. and i was like, ooooh interesting. i shall steal her idea.

and so i did.

and so here you go, because i am getting up there people, and i want to live with intention and l'il fun (NOTE...don't think for a moment that these are my 2012 resolutions. Oh no...these are just experiences I want to have, not necessarily habits I want to cultivate. There's a difference.)

Anyway:

1. Climb a mountain.
2. Read the whole Bible.
3. Watch the BBC Pride and Prejudice
4. Actually learn calculus.
5. Go to a waterpark. like, a real waterpark
6. p90x (i'm also open to any other trendy yet intense workout such as the 100 push up challenge that may come out in the next year)
7. See nova scotia or some other beautiful coastal place
8. Take the Perspectives class.
9. Sew something that worthy to be worn. in public
10. Bake homemade bread
11. Spend an afternoon in a cafe in a city I've never visited before
12. Garden: take 3. Actually grow something. Make the partio a place where people want to spend a summer evening.
13. Go antiquing.
14. Refinish an old piece of furniture
15. Fast and practice the discipline of silence...Regarding something specific (more on this later, I'm sure)
16. Surprise someone
17. Plan a weekend trip for my fam
18. Run a trail race
19. Make homemade Christmas decorations that look like they're out of Better Homes and Gardens
20. Go to New York City
21. Have a conversation in Spanish
22. Save a substantial amount of money.
23. Take a dancing lesson or lessons.
24. Memorize Colossians
25. Jump on a trampoline again. It's been years
26. Organize my big blue desk and all the papers in it. This will take an entire weekend.
27. Host an afternoon tea
28. Host a formal dinner party
30. Waterski (didn't go too well last summer, but I have patient friends)

I reserve the right to edit this list. I have just over a year and a half. Wish me luck.