The beginning.

Last week I turned 25! I wanted to celebrate in a memorable, and significant way, so I planned a MIAMI trip and made it a girls weekend to remember! And it was. Two of my dearest friends accompanied me to my birth city, and it was sheer bliss. Days on the beach, late nights dancing, and late mornings from the late dancing :) hehehe, not to mention well time spent with family. Upon arriving home, however, a thought came to mind that I didn't want the celebration to end. A different type of celebration. A celebration of life. OK, I know that sounds Pepper Jack Cheesy, but in my honest thoughts, I genuinely want to squeeze every living desired experience out of this year. That if I could complete a list of concrete things this year, perhaps, I'd feel like this quarter-of-a-century mark would mean so much more than a weekend on the beach. I don't want this "list" to sound like a bucket list, but more like a living list. A list I can refer to in my old age and smile (or cringe), a list I can tell my kids and grand kids of. Frankly, just a list of things I haven't done yet, and would like to accomplish this 25'th year of mine :)

Even beginning this list was refreshing for me! It caused me to recall memories and accomplishments I've already achieved. Like starring in a play ( Joseph & Mary, Traveling Thomas, It's a Destiny Filled Life, The Missing Part of Me), Visiting the car show at the High Museum, taking my first plane ride to NY and riding in a Taxi alone, laughing so hard I cried...peed. :/ Making my first pan of Mac-n-cheese (it was delicious:). I can go on: songwriting, roller coaster riding, Trips to Disney Land, Universal Studios, Savannah, Myrtle Beach, Bogota Colombia, gambling in Bahamas, cruising, tasting all kinds of food, taking a Martial Arts class, filming home made videos, jet skiing, baking, preached a sermon, went on a Christian Tribulation Trail on Halloween, attempted violin, piano, and french LOL ( all three of which I need to complete)!! Having a small Christmas dinner with just immediate family and intimate conversation (one of my faves!) The point of this recall is not to brag, but to remember things that made me smile! And even still to continue the journey of completing things I once pondered: "I'd like to..."

SOOOOO here it is! This list is subject to change, and may not seem like a lot to someone else, but to me, I'd be more than proud and happy to fulfill :-D

(will do my best to post a matching picture with each "check" :)

25 Things to do while I’m 25! (In random order (:

1.     Go to a gun range

2.    Write a short story

3.    Go horseback riding

4.    Start and finish 3 books

5.    Volunteer at a children’s hospital

6.    Climb Stone Mountain

7.    Take a nap with my mother

8.     Go to a concert

9.     Learn to ride a bike

10.Go streaking

11. Go to a drive in movie

12.      Hand wash my car

13.      Mentor a young girl

14.     See an angel

15.      Learn to yodel

16.     Learn to play chess

17.     Initiate a conversation with a complete stranger

18.SECRETLY give $100 to someone who needs it

19.Buy and give groceries to a random house

20.     Tickle my dad

21.      Order an apple martini: “shaken, not stirred”

22.     Sing “Singing in the rain” in the rain

23.     Take a vow of silence for a day

24.    Apply and audition for Juilliard

25.     Fall in utter, un-retractable love with God everyday. Diving deep into a relationship with Him; so much so, that I cannot see the shore.