30 before 30 + future bucket list items

It seems as though many bloggers have a 30 things to do before I turn 30 list. I guess it's my turn ;) I have about 7 years to kick this list in the butt! 

There are many items I know I won't get to before I turn 30, so those are listed at the bottom. Several of these are quite random & not very extravagant, but definitely things I want to do in my life!

30 Things to Do Before I Turn 30

  (start date: August 23rd, 2012; end date: May 18th, 2019)

1. Graduate from grad school
2. Go to Disney World
3. Be in my healthy weight range
4. Go to Alaska
5. Go skydiving (again)
6. Go snorkeling (even though I really don't want to)
7. Don't drink pop (yes, I said pop. I'm from Michigan) for a whole month
8. Have a baby (okay, two babies!)
9. Make a Pinterest recipe every day for a month
10. Master my SLR camera & all its settings
11. Learn Photoshop
12. Have all student/car loans paid off
13. Find (and buy) our dream home
14. Visit one (or more) of Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurants
15. Ride in a hot air balloon
16. Go to a baseball game at Fenway Park
17. Go on a cruise
18. Have a job I love
19. Keep in touch (& hopefully visit) with my college friends
20. Maintain a blog to document my pregnancy and my child(ren)'s growth
21. Donate to my Alma mater
22. Ride a Segway
23. Stay at a bed & breakfast
24. Start a scrapbook for my child(ren)
25. Learn to (nicely) decorate a cake
26. Sit front row for an awesome concert
27. Go to Mexico (again)
28. Run a 5k
29. Go on a girls only vacation with my mom & sister
30. Visit Niagara Falls

Our view from the top of Diamond Head Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii!

Bucket List Items

(I'll take as much time as needed. FOREVER)

• Visit Europe (Ireland, Germany, France, England, Greece or Italy)
• Attend the Superbowl
• See a World Series game (preferably one with the Tigers playing)
• Go to the Olympics
• Spend New Years in Time Square 
• Go to Australia
• Drive across the US
• Fly first class
• Own my own photography business
• Actually fill a walk in closet (in my dream home)
• Help my children pay for college
• Go on anniversary trips for big anniversaries (possibly 10, 15, 20, 25, 30...)
• Learn a new language
• Experience weightlessness
• Go whale watching
• Go on a safari & see giraffes
• Get our own dog (September 2010 - Teddy)
• Get our own kitty (April 2010 - Koli)
• See Angel Falls (Venezuala)
• See the redwoods in California
• Go to the Great Wall of China
• See an active volcano (Hawaii??)
• Go to Grand Canyon
• Go to Las Vegas
• Ride a cablecar
• Get a makeover
• Meet a President of the USA
• Always have an up to date will
• Own a piece of Tiffany's & Co jewelery
• Get married (December 2009)
• Volunteer at an animal shelter
• See a baseball game at Wrigley Field
• Attend a MLB All-star game
• Get a psychic reading
• Go skydiving (April 2007)
• Go to Hawaii (December 2009)
• Go to Mexico (April 2007)
• Buy a house (December 2010)
• Get an iphone
• Get my bachelors degree (April 2011)
• Ride in a helicopter
• Go to Washington DC
• Visit the Empire State Building (November 2006)
• Go to Ground Zero (NYC) (November 2006)
• Bake an apple pie
• Make homemade spaghetti sauce
• Have a fish boil
• See my child(ren) get married
• Raise my child(ren) to eat healthy & be active
• Live an active lifestyle
• Love my body
• Surprise the hubby with a special meal once a month
• Take dance lessons (for the hubby) 
• Own a 'fun' vehicle (probably a Jeep)
• Go see the Statue of Liberty
• Go to Ellis Island
• Visit my close friends at least once each year (one friend is moving to South Dakota)
•  Attend a Tigers game every year (We are going on Saturday 8/25/12)
•  See the Golden Gate Bridge
• Visit Mackinac Island at least every other year (We are going for hubby's work 9/22/12)

   

I have plenty of time to accomplish the items on my 30 before 30 list :) Wish me luck! 

What things are on your 30 before 30 or bucket lists? 

About me

Several times in the past I have started a blog and then I promptly forget about it. But this time I am going to do my best to continue it as often as possible. I have been reading several blogs over the past few days and I felt truly inspired by theses women and their wonderful and beautiful blogs.


A little about me:

My name is Melanie and I am a 20 something graduate student living in West Michigan. I am currently interning for Perrigo (they are the largest producer of over the counter generic medicine in the US) but my last day is only a week away. I am studying biostatistics and absolutely love it. I also have my bachelors degree in statistics. I have been married for almost 3 years (December 19, 2009) now to an amazing, hard working man (Kevin).  He is also working on his masters degree (an MBA). He goes to school part time while working a full time job as a commercial credit analyst for an agricultural banking company. Like I said before, he is amazing and hard working! I don't know if I could handle the stress of working full time and going to school part time. I do almost the exact opposite. I attend classes full time while working part time as a graduate assistant in my university's statistical consulting center.

Here is a picture of my husband (in case you were curious). I think he's pretty darn handsome, but I may be bias ;)

We have the cutest (I know, everyone says their dog is cute...) 'puppy', Teddy.

Now tell me he isn't the cutest puppy...I dare you!


We also have an overweight (maybe obese) kitty, Koli. She currently lives with my in-laws since she wouldn't stop using our living room and basement carpet as her own personal restroom. But here she is & I miss her like crazy!

What else is there to know about me? Hmmm...I have an older sister, Amanda (Mandy) and two amazing parents. My mom cleans houses for a living while my dad is the department of public works supervisor for my hometown (did I mention I have hard working parents too?!) My sister is a receptionist for an optometrists office, but also goes to school full time, studying nutrition/wellness.

I also have some pretty great in-laws. My father-in-law, Chuck, is a partner on a dairy farm (but their in the process of selling it :( ), my mother-in-law, Mary, is a receptionist for a local school and my brother-in-law, Chris, graduated in 2011 with a degree in teaching biology/PE, but has yet to find a full time teaching position. There is also his fiance, Rose, who is an undergraduate student at the same university as my husband and I.

Well I think that pretty much wraps up my introduction. I hope to be consistent and not boring with my blog posts.

Have a great last two days of the work week!