30 things before 30

I can't believe I'm almost 30 years old. I mean I have a few years before i join the dreaded 30 and up club and all, but I can't believe I've come to the point where I'm passed my mid-20's. I know age isn't anything but a number, but to be honest with you, aging seems bittersweet. Sure you are accumulating a lifetime of great memories, skills and loved ones, but at the same time you are growing farther and farther away from a life of childhood bliss. I look back at my childhood and grow somewhat sad, remembering little details that I didn't know would mean so much to me now. I miss lying in my bedroom in San Diego with the windows open, listening to the sound of my dad mowing the lawn and smelling my mom cooking my favorite food downstairs. I miss building a pretend carnival around the house, complete with games and fake rides, and playing with my sister for hours.

Sure I am so blessed with my young adult life, but there are things from your childhood that you'll never experience again.

That being said, I have made a goal to accomplish 30 things before I turn 30. My life, thanks to the grace of God, has been awesome thus far and I want to be able to experience more before it's time to buckle down and become reallllly adult (i.e. become a mother, etc etc).

I've accomplished a few things already on a list that I had compiled 2 years ago, as well as revise that list. Some of those things just aren't that important to me anymore. So here's to hoping that I knockout the 15 or more things I want to do within the next 3 years ;)