So far, 26 has started off slightly more hectic than 25 did. Between physical therapy (for my knee this time), a busy work schedule, and travel prep for the wedding where I’ll be wearing this, I hardly had time to finish my 26 list! (I know, I know – a true tragedy.)
But here it is, in all its glory, ready to be checked off.
1) Learn how to shoot a gun.
2) Graduate! (Again, this is something that should take care of itself.)
3) Become a Marathon Maniac.
4) Practice Spanish enough that I don’t have to ask BNF’s family to hablar mas lentamente, por favor.
5) Plan the better part of a wedding (my own, this time!).
6) Visit friends in Colorado.
7) Go to a Phillies playoff game. (This is assuming they make the playoffs, of course.)
8 ) Leave the country (and come back – probably).
9) Seriously: learn how to change a tire. And PRACTICE.
10) Get another tattoo.
11) Donate to a charity every month. I haven’t yet decided if it’ll be 12 different ones, but I really liked Alice’s idea.
12) Read more. Granted, I couldn’t finish seven books that I’d already started in the past year, but I’d like to dream big and set the bar at 10 new books this year. (Not including reading for school.) I’m starting with Seabiscuit.
13) Go on a Duck Tour!
14) Do some “spring cleaning” every other month (or so) and donate the casualties (instead of putting them in the hall of our apartment building with a sign that says “free.”)
15) Acquire a taste for scotch on the rocks.
16) Hit a marathon time between 4:45 and 4:50. (This is most definitely a stretch.)
17) Be slow to judgment.
18) Let go of old grudges.
19) Not turn into a bridezilla.
20) Learn to play golf not of the putt-putt variety – or at least go to a driving range.
21) Keep track of all the restaurants I say I want to go to and actually try them. (Recommendations welcome.)
22) Use my future mother-in-law’s recipe to make empanadas and orange chicken that would make her proud.
23) See the final Harry Potter movie – and try not to complain about how it’s not completely accurate. (Seriously, though, there is no point where Harry grabs Voldemort and falls over the edge of the building with him. Just for the record.)
24) Complete my DC list (minus the segway tour). I’ve already checked off Ben’s!
25) Take a little more pride in my personal appearance. I’m too old to continuously leave the house with wet hair and to not own a curling iron.
26) Minimize job complaints. To stop them completely would be unrealistic, but over-complaining is (no longer) productive. (This one might also be a stretch.)
Feel free to leave feedback, critiques, or what have you. Or just shake your head at my affinity for lists.
That’s also fair.
I’ll be back on Monday, complete with stories of this upcoming wedding – which is sure to be nothing less than entertaining.
That Living Social deal came just in time for #1.
I know! I can’t wait!
what a great list! yay!
oh dude, i just finished “unbroken,” which is by the same lady who wrote seabiscuit, and it was so good that i am tempted to read seabiscuit now despite having less than zero interest in horse racing.
for 15 – have you ever been to againn? i too wanted to learn to love scotch, so the bf and i went early one afternoon before the dinner crowd, sat at the bar, and had the bartender bring us tastes of as many scotches as it took to figure out what we liked. super fun, and the bartender was really nice / helpful!
20 – have you ever been to Top Golf? it’s alllll the way down in alexandria, but it’s a great way to practice your swing if you don’t know how to / don’t particularly like golf ๐
I haven’t been to Againn, but now I want to! Sounds like a fun way to pass the afternoon!
There’s a LIVING SOCIAL deal for Shooting Guns?! They’ve gone too far.
I have so many comments to make! Visiting us in CO, Duck Tours, marathons, ex-pat possibilities!! ๐ Needless to say I’m very excited about a few items on that list, and think 26 will be a big year for you, little lady…
26 has a lot going on, that’s for sure! (And I’m excited for CO, too!)
Can you believe I have yet to go on duck tour? I lived Boston for 3 years and never went on one there. I can’t make the same mistake here!
Colorado will be awesome! I’ve only been there one, for a wedding, but I had a good time and it’s really pretty!
I can’t WAIT to see the last HP movie! And I agree with you, there was no time int he book when Voldemort grabbed Harry and jumped off some high tower thing! Still going to see it though.