30 by 30...

Due to the fact that I am nearing the end of my education this year and have gone through quite a few changes in the last few years, I've decided that it's time to revamp my idea of where my life is heading and why.  You know the whole question, where do you see yourself in five years?  Well I am deciding to focus on the journey, instead of the destination, by answering what I would like to DO in the next five-ish years.  I'll be 26 in about 3 months, to give some perspective.  So... here is my list of thirty things (in no specific order of importance) that I would LIKE to accomplish by the age of 30!

1. See the Nutcracker Ballet in New York City 
2. Graduate with a doctorate in Occupational Therapy
3. Go on a vacation with my mom
4. Go to an NFL or college bowl game
5. Visit California, go to a wine tasting at a vineyard, and put my toes in the Pacific ocean.
6. Celebrate a birthday in Las Vegas!
7. Get my dog to like my cats (this would make my life a lot easier)
8. Live with my husband finally!
9. Buy a house, preferably a yellow one.
10. Have a porch...  and a porch swing :)
11. Go on a road trip to a place I've never been.
12. Publish something.
13. Visit North Carolina 
14. Learn to drive a tractor so I can feel like I'm caught up to my 3-year-old nephew.
15. Be a better swimmer (so I can snorkel without freaking out)
16. Develop a coveted recipe, or maybe more than one!
17. Find a job that I love to go to every day
18. Learn to do my dishes right away, no matter how much I hate it...
19. Visit Louisiana and New Orleans!  Maybe go to Mardi Gras... :)
20. Do an over the top surprise for my husband.
21. Meet up with my friends from OT school at conference after we graduate.
22. Go to a Cubs baseball game at Wrigley field.
23. Start a family... :)
24. Go on a camping trip with my husband and no cell phones for at least a whole weekend. 
25. Change a life
26. See Hairspray the musical for the first time and Wicked for the second.
27. Read 100 books, just for fun (This might happen waaay before 30, but we'll see)
28. Host a holiday with both my family and the in-laws. :)
29. Teach/coach dance or cheerleading again.
30. Go back to Mexico with my husband and some friends!

Obviously some of the things on this list are easier to accomplish than others and plans may change depending on where I am with work and finances.  But... at the very least it was fun to think of some things that would be really meaningful to me.  :)