30 before 30

so i felt totally inspired by my list of complete/almost complete resolutions

let's not talk about the closet situation

that i decided to set some long (more than a year away) goals

and also because bill and i have been watching a lot of old amazing race seasons

i keep proclaiming that i will learn; bill keeps promising he will teach me - to

1. drive stick - on the rare chance we do make it on the show, it would probably be nice to have me as a backup driver.  but let's be real - i don't trust bill enough with reading a map.  i'm a complete control freak and would be barking in the back of the car the whole time.

so these goals, in no particular order (except for #1...i'm knocking that one out asap) are things i find important to do/experience/live before i hit the milestone year of 30

i will be 28 this december, so i feel like i have ample amounts of time to really sink my teeth into a whole slew of goals

but for naming and titling and cutesy picmonkey makings 

let's round that list to 30

30 before 30 (completed #'s are linked)

so again, number 1...

1. learn to drive stick - for amazing race and other obvious practical reasons
2. travel outside of the country - i've got my eye on madrid and various places in germany
3. install new floors - myself
4. make my own cheese - because i love cheese
5. beat my half marathon time - because i know it's in me
6. ride 50+ miles by bike
7. create a human being
8. sew a skirt
9. read 3 of the 100 greatest novels (that i haven't yet read)
10. see the pacific ocean 
11. learn to weave
12. take a pottery class
13. pickle cucumbers
14. re-learn french (and maybe re-evaluate my travel destinations)
15. write a short story
16. decorate the shelves in the living room
17. go to las vegas
18. visit a national park
19. practice yoga for a month (2 times a week)
20. go to a fancy restaurant
21. have professional pictures taken of bill and i
22. go canoeing (completed 7-14-13)
23. do one pull up - seriously
24. throw a wine and cheese party
25. attend my 10 year reunion - oh my dog...
26. buy only local fresh eggs (completed 8-8-13)
27. attend the trolley hop downtown
28. become a 1 car household
29. take up tennis with bill
30. clean out my closet...maybe in 2.5 years i can accomplish this... 

let's do this!