& Baby G Makes Three: 30 Before 30 Update

JUNE...

I tried to make up for the last two months and will do so again in July before I get busy again with work in August... hopefully we will make some serious progress!

1. Go Ice Skating

2. Roll my own sushi

3. Create a cookbook of favorite recipes

4. Shoot a gun (properly)

For our Dad's birthday (Yes - our Dads share the same birthday) we told them we would do a family day at the gun range & lunch.. so TWO months later we finally held up the promise :)

Only in Texas is this an acceptable family outing

It was fun... sort of! Ha! I shot the .22 for the most part.. I tried my mom's 9 and it was scary... so we shall see when my next outing to the gun range will be!

5. Successfully bake at least 1 dessert

6. Complete a 5k

7. Do a grape stomp Has anyone done one of these in Hill Country, Texas??? Looking for suggestions! Please & Thanks!

8. Send at least 12 hand-written notes/cards/random gifts

- (2) April

9. Have 4 day/night dates with my momma

- Had a date day with Nana & My Mom for Nana's birthday. (April)

10. Volunteer at least twice

~~11. Do a photo wall in the house~~ Accomplished! & I absolutely love it! I used Easy Canvas Prints and was able to get them 60% off - it was perfection!

Clockwise: Fall '12 photoshoot, My favorite door in Rome, Engagement photoshoot '10, Trash the Dress photoshoot '12, Wedding Rings, Ampertand, Layla Love as a puppy, The Kiss, The Shoes, Amazing tree in La Jolla

We are working on changing the dining room up... This was step one. pics to come!

~~12. Go to the Perot Museum~~

13. Read at least 12 books this year
-1. Bridesmaid Lotto
-2. Gamble on Engagement
-3. The Wedding Wager
-4. Savannah Blues
-5. Spring Fever
-6. Touch & Go
-7. Dark Places

-8. Ladies Night Another easy read.. I read it on our Dway Vacay.

14. Have a picnic

~~15.~~ ~~Build a fort and watch a cartoon movie~~

16. Buy bikes and ride often We rode beach cruisers all through Siesta Key & I think it has inspired J to finally get this one checked off the list - super looking forward to it!

17. Go rock climbing

18. Bowl over 150 I tried.. again. At the rate I am going (constantly hovering right at 100) I may not meet this goal.. we shall see

~~19. Make homemade marshmallows and s'mores~~

20. Go to a movie alone

21. Go camping

~~22. Make homemade pasta~~ I looooooved this one! & cant wait to do it again, maybe this time ravioli???

23. Do 5 kind things for strangers
- One kind thing accomplished (April)

- Another kind thing accomplished (June)

24. Write our will

25. Ride a train

26. Girls only vacation/trip

27. Learn sign language

28. See a meteor shower

29. See 3 movies in a theatre with my hubby
-1 - The Croods
-2 - Monsters University & Now you See Me Double feature! At the Drive-in... another thing I cannot wait to do again!