Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my 29th birthday.  I decided I should live it up my last year of my twenties.  So here goes...

30 before turning 30 (in no particular order)

1. Get scuba diving certified.
2. Visit my best friend Karie in Dallas, TX.
3. Read Les Miserables (unabridged).
4. Go to a new temple.
5. Start a blog (done and done!)
6. Cook 30 recipes.
7. Be on time to 30 consecutive days of work. (this is going to be a struggle)
8. Run 30 miles monthly.
9. Do an endowment for 30 people.
10. Take an art class and/or paint a picture.
11. Go on a hot air balloon ride.
12. Buy something expensive or spend a lot of money on something that I normally wouldn't spend a lot on.
13. Go on 30 different hikes.
14. Go to a poetry reading.
15. Send out 30 thank you notes/postcards.
16. Do the 30 day gratitude challenge.
17. Ride a bike on Antelope Island.
18. Shoot a gun.
19. Go to 30 new restaurants.
20. Invite 30 people over for a dinner/themed party.
21. Go to a new state or country.
22. Learn to identify 30 flowers.
23. Kiss a boy in each month that contains 30 days (September, November, April, June).
24. Go camping in the Wasatch Mountains.
25. Go rock climbing (outside).
26. Go rafting.
27. Learn to play chess.
28. Go on a cruise.
29. Learn to identify 30 constellations.
30. Buy someone's meal or groceries.

Well, there you have it.  Honestly, getting older is not my most favorite thing in the world and I typically cry on my birthday.  In an effort to avoid tears and look forward to another year, I am excited to accomplish all the items on my list!

*Never let an old person into your body. -Bro. Mike Peterson
*Decisions determine destiny. -Pres. Thomas S. Monson