Turning 27

I was sort of indifferent about my birthday this year.  I don't mean to be a party pooper, but there isn't anything special about turning 27... it actually just makes me realize I'm that much closer to 30.  And while turning 30 isn't a bad thing, it just seems like there are so many things I should accomplish by then and time is  flying by.

In light of my recent birthday and this reality, I went ahead and updated my 30 Before 30 and was able to cross some things off the list.  Feel free to help me prioritize what's left.

1. Take a pottery class  this is still a hope

2. Spend a weekend in the Big Apple  maybe this winter?

3. Read the whole Bible

4. Become a dog owner 

5. Move with Jake to a new place for both of us  does our new house count?

6. Host and cook a holiday meal for family

7. Travel to another country  we went to Haiti last July

8. Try my hand at cycling or a spin class, maybe form a hobby

9. Go on a mission trip

10. Visit a castle

11. Visit a vineyard on the west coast 

12. Become very involved with or work for a charity/non-profit  I am trying to continue supporting St. Vincent's through the Red Thread Promise

13. Run more than one half marathon in a single year 

14. Take a spontaneous trip (less than a week's notice)

15. Keep reading... I'd like to average reading a book a month, which equals roughly 64 new books by my 30th birthday 

16. Discover my signature dish and perfect it  my veggie lasagna is pretty good

17. Confidently wear a bikini... in public, not just at the pool

18. Take a "girls only" trip

19. Buy a piece of art (not necessarily anything fancy, but a piece I love and appreciate) 

20. Pay off more than 50% of our school loans

21. Be more proficient on a Mac than a PC  a newer Mac would help

22. Become more versed in Adobe Creative Suite

23. Swim with dolphins

24. Take a professional quality photograph; I want people to assume I bought it

25. See/meet someone famous

26. Revamp an old piece of furniture  I've finished a few pieces 

27. Throw/Attend a baby shower for either Alison or Dani (I'm ready to be an aunt)

28. Talk about/start trying for kids

29. Learn to ski or snowboard

30. Buy a house  we are still getting used to this fact ourselves