I turned 29 on November 17,2011. Turning 29 was fairly easy...turning 30 is shaping up to be a little harder. I've spent the last 2.5 years in school, working on my Bachelor's degree. That ate up an inordinate amount of time. Don't get me wrong, I was still able to squeeze in trips to WI in 2010 for a family vacation, WA in 2010 for my high school reunion, NY/CT in 2011 to visit Justin's brother, and plenty of local activities with my 2 girls, sorority sisters, and friends. But I still had the cloud of school hanging over me, which didn't always allow me the ability to fully live in the moment I was in. Now that I've graduated, I am excited and overwhelmed by the amount of free time I have. I want to do meaningful and fun things to fill it and I thought that turning this into a 30 before 30 list was a great idea. It'll somewhat force me to step out of my comfort zone on some occassions and to take advantage of the many things St. Louis has to offer that I haven't had the time to do yet.
So here's my list. I'll update the blog with pictures and comments of my experiences along the way. Luckily, a great friend of mine is turning 30 in December and we're able to go through this together. She's made up her own list, but some activities overlap so it'll be nice to have a friend with me through some of the scary ones. Anyway, enjoy!
My 30 before 30:
1. Read 30 books
2. Go deer hunting with my husband
3. Take a guided tour of St. Louis
4. Take a day trip to Pere Marquette
5. Paddle boat in Forest Park
6. Picnic at Tower Grove Park's Fountain Pond
7. Host a fancy dinner party (where I cook all of the courses!)
8. Organize my magazine articles into a binder
9. Go rock/wall climbing
10. Have my palm read
11. Attend a Gamma Phi Beta convention
12. Go to the St. Patty's Day parade in St. Louis
13. Take the girls to the Balloon Glow in Forest Park
14. Watch the entire FRIENDS collection in a marathon weekend (or two)
15. Learn to change a tire
16. Find an organization I want to volunteer with on a long-term basis
17. Watch The Godfather
18. Participate in a murder-mystery dinner
19. Take a risque dance class
20. Go to the drive-in movies in Belleville
21. Participate in a grape stomp
22. Make one new recipe a month
23. Go on the Anheuser-Busch tour
24. See a show at the Pageant
25. Zipline
26. Visit Chicago
27. Visit Cahokia Mounds
28. Visit Jefferson Barracks
29. Go up in the Arch
30. Participate in a flash mob
