Sunday, August 8, 2010

Here's to 50 more


Well, I just turned the big five o. I was just thinking of maybe 50 more things I still would like to do in my NEXT 50 years:

Spiritual:

1- Serve at least two missions with Dave

2- Serve as a temple worker

3- Do a lot more family history work

4- See my last two children get married in the temple

5- Make a little book of my own personal history for my posterity to read someday.

Family:

6- Continue to take each of my children on a "one on one" date on their birthday each year.

7 - Continue to take each of my grandchildren on a "one on one" date on their birthday each year.

8- Hold a "gram and gramp camp" each summer for the grandkids.

9- Continue to go on a date with Dave once a week, minimum.

10 - Continue to make a blog book/family journal every year.

11. Hang out with my kids and grandkids at least once a week.

12. Meet my sisters and mom once a week for lunch or visiting.

Physical:

13- Run at least one half-marathon.

14- Lift weights at least twice a week.

15- Continue to run at least 4 days a week, until my joints can't take it anymore, then bike or walk I suppose.

16 - Eat less sugar.

17- Eat more whole grains, fruits and veggies.

18 - Participate in a 100 mile bike ride.

19- Participate in a triathlon (sprint version)

20 - Be able to do 10 "guy" push-ups. (I am sooo weak.)

Travel, etc.

21- Eat sushi in Japan.

22- Snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef

23- Ride a scooter (a Vespa preferably) around a small town in Italy

24-Visit a country in South America

25-Go to Jerusalem (for spiritual reasons )

26 - Go to the ocean at least once a year

27- Stay at a Bed and Breakfast in Martha's Vineyard.

28- Eat a lobster that I catch myself

29-Take a tour of the White House (it is always unavailable everytime we have gone there )

30- Walk along a bridge in Prague

31- See the Rockettes Christmas Show at Radio City Music Hall.

32- Eat tapas in Madrid

33- Eat yogurt in Greece

Intellectual

34- Read at least one book (minimum) per month

35-Brush up my very rusty Spanish

36- Try to learn new computer skills as often as I can

37-Vote in every election
38-Learn how to play "Maple Leaf Rag" on the piano

39- Learn how to play "Hawaiian Love Song" on the ukulele

40- Take a photography class

41-Take a watercolor class

42- Learn how to fly fish

43- Learn how to play an actual game of tennis

44- Play a game of golf without losing a single ball

Misc.

45- Laugh every day

46-Hug and kiss every day

47- Tell at least one person I love them every day

48- Help someone each day

49-Be more patient

50--Be more forgiving

2 comments:

Holls said...

Ahh, mom, you're so cute. I hope you get to do every single one of those things! Thanks for wanting to spend so much time with your kids. I just love it!

KaraLyn said...

Happy Birthday. You are just a baby!