Twenty-Eight Already???

When I was in elementary school, I always looked forward to life outside of school and be able to be an adult and drive in my car all day. That seemed like WAY more fun then sitting in a classroom all day and learn about long division. Now that I'm here, I need a new goal in life so this is a list of 28 things I want to do before I'm 56:

1. Run in some kind of marathon and finish!! (Consider this one outta here. The big race is almost here!)
2. Have four or more children, one way or another. (Don't worry, this isn't an announcement)
3. Travel to Japan
4. Sky Dive
5. Visit every State (even Alaska, I've already been to Hawaii)
6. Go to Australia and New Zealand and snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef
7. Go to an Olympic Games (Either Summer or Winter) and watch some action in person
8. Catch a Fish. (My family went fishing but I never recall catching a fish. ME, not my Dad)
9. Eat a really nice Risotto. I have watched Food Network and heard all these guys making risotto and I have never had it. I know it's rice, but I would love to try a great risotto.
10. Hike a mountain. (Aaron wants to do Kilimanjaro but I will settle for something smaller)
11. Live within an hour of a beach again.
12. Do an airbrush painting. I have the materials, now I need the motivation.
13. Learn a very, very good cheesecake recipe.
14. Go on a cruise to the Caribbean
15. Visit Costa Rica and do a Zip line tour through the Amazon
16. Go on Safari in South Africa
17. Get a nice camera and take great photos of everything I see.
18. Beat Aaron at Halo once
19. Create a "Name that Movie Quote" game with Kim and Chad. (No one would ever win...we are that good!)
20. Arrange a trip to Walt Disney World with ALL my family...even Chad
21. Hunt for a Bear with Aaron in Alaska with my cousins.
22. Take a weekend White Water Rafting trip
23. Build my own piece of furniture that Aaron will let me put in the house
24. Paint a mural in my kids room and have it last more than a year.
25. Build my own house one day...just the way I want it.
26. Get a vacation home that everyone can enjoy forever
27. See my kids grow up to be parents
28. Have everyone I love near me always

Looking at this list, there is a lot of travelling I would love to do. But I would never want to do it alone. Life is about experiencing all you can together with the ones you love. Being 28 is going to be great, and hopefully my family and I can check all these off my list together. I need my families help on most of these but especially for number 20 so they better not let me down!!!