Happy Birthday to Me!

Any guesses as to how old I'm turning this year?

I'm technically posting this just a tad early, but I have the time and the inclination to do this now so I'll go ahead and claim the extra year now, two hours early.

I decided that I wanted to make a "40 Things To Do Before I Turn 40" list and then take a picture and do a little blog each time I accomplish one of my goals.  I figure three years will give me enough time to save for some of the big ticket items (See #1) and time to plan some of the more time-consuming tasks.  Some of these things are small, some silly, some practical, but all are things that I haven't done yet (or want to do again!) and want to do before I get too old.  :)

Without further delay........

40 THINGS TO DO BEFORE I TURN 40

1.  Take Shad to Italy

2.  Host a dinner party

3.  Get/Make/Acquire a headboard for our bed

4.  Go to a Postsecret event or send in a secret (or two!)

5.  Get another tattoo - if I find one that I like

6.  Do a photo shoot with/from the motorcycle

7.  Participate in a play at our local theater

8.  Volunteer at a Habitat House

9.  Have my VBF take a family portrait of us

10. Make and wear an item of clothing

11. Renew my wedding vows with Shad

12. Get a perm

13. Gather emergency supplies for tornado/zombie attack

14. Wear my Little Black Dress

15. Perfect a go-to recipie

16. Make sushi

17. Drive a squad car (with lights and sirens!)

18. Have a taco salad at Parkside restaurant in Sycamore, Illinois

19. Start (and regularly use) a Flickr account

20. Take family portraits for my sister-in-law and her family

21. Go to a Rob Zombie concert

22. Crochet an afghan (or two!)

23. Learn motorcycle maintenance from my dad

24. Skydive or bungee jump

25. Transfer our old home movies to DVD

26. Get mom's carrot cake recipe

27. Have an over-the-top Halloween party

28. Do a girls-only roadtrip

29. Make banana bread from scratch

30. Participate in a charity 5K run/walk

31. Bake a cake (or cupcakes) from scratch - including icing

32. Go to a Renegade Art Fair event

33. Participate in the St. Jude motorcycle ride to Memphis

34. Decorate a Christmas tree using only handmade decorations

35. Go to a drive-in movie with Shad

36. Pay off all unsecured debt
37. Trace my family tree back at least five generations

38. Redo or install hardwood floors in our front rooms

39. Take a dip in the ocean

40. Go to Detroit for a hockey game

Sometime in the next 1096 days I intend to do each and every one of these things, so stay tuned!