Seriously? You should keep an eye on my 30 List. (Link on the right if you're reading this in blogger... Facebook has been importing... dont' know how to turn that off... haven't looked...) It "expires" tomorrow - and I came pretty close... seeing as I can't cross one off till tomorrow... and I'm in the middle of the book... and... yeah... :)

Just a note...

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I've been in the beginning of the Bible lately. Currently in Leviticus. Torn between going completely nuts with how many sacrifce options there are and having to read through them all, and... the fact that even before grace was offered freely through Jesus Christ... God, perfection Himself, allowed ways for His people to come to Him. That pretty much blows me away.

I just finished a book called Home To Holly Springs. It was really sweet, I liked it. I'm going to look up the series that the main character came out of and read those. But first I have to finish Anna Karenina - it's on my 30 List.

Speaking of my 30 List... I'm supposed to go on a date... sigh... I put it on there hoping... but at this point, I've got 16 days left. It makes me sad... I just don't know single men... and the older I get, the more married they get. Where ARE the good, single, Christian, men? I've come to suspect that they don't exist anymore... I certainly haven't seen any lately. In that book I just mentioned, the main character quoted someone... basically, the person said... Two people plus two people equals four people. but if you double one person... you get FAR more than just two people... you get an exponential amount of LIFE. I'm just looking for one. That's all. And it's so FREAKING frustrating.

Yikes, it's almost 10. bedtime.

30 List Update

Here's an update. Things in this color are complete. I have just over a month... some of these are daily things, or things that require some major time investment (Philippians is 1/4 memorized). Some are planned (traveling out of state, lol). Some are related to my birthday itself. One thing... with whom am I supposed to go on a date? Oy... Help?!


30 Things to Accomplish Before I Turn 30
(June 20, 2008)

Find Iverson's Grocery (my great-grandparents')
Travel out of the state
Read my Bible every day, 1/1/08-6/20/08
Plant flowers
Paint my long flowerbox
Go on a date
Get a massage
Memorize one book of the Bible
Go to a drive in
Write a poem
Try 4 new restaurants
Pay off my credit card
Read Anna Karenina
Make truffles
Lie in the grass
Introduce my kitties to Gus (my dog)
Learn the dance to Thriller
Buy 2 boquets
Watch a sunrise
Surprise someone
Send a card to someone
Compliment a stranger
Learn basic phrases in: Italian, Arabic, Chinese
Visit the Monarch Sculpture Park
Frame my beach sunset pictures
Send my (already cut) hair to Locks of Love
Send a secret to PostSecret
Read a children's book
Plan a GREAT 30th birthday party
Create a scrapbook of The 30 List

Flowers!

Crossed 2 things off my list... Paint the flowerbox, and plant flowers! :) I will plant MORE flowers, but this gets things started! :):)

I am SO blessed

Here's the story. :)

I listen to KMPS. I love KMPS. It's the best country station in Seattle, in my opinion. Anyway, last week they were doing a contest where people had to be the 25th caller and win George Strait's new CD "Troubador." Guess what? I was caller #25! :) Just got my CD the other day!

In addition, I got entered into a contest with 19 other people... for a trip to the Academy of Country Music awards in Las Vegas. On Monday... Stubbs, from KMPS called me. I won. I WON. I FREAKING WON. This link is the trip. We get tickets down there, hotel room, tickets to the awards show, plus all the parties and such. I can't believe it.

I am SO blessed.

I should have a rule...

I should have a rule that says when it's late... I go to bed. No such rule. Instead, I bake brownies, watch movies, and play Packrat. Oy. At least it looks like John and Kathy are playing, too. lol and John's all the way over on the other side of the country. lol I'm just grinding Jetpacks 'cause there's no powerdrills to be found. ;)

Cosmo is sleeping on my desk. I can't see the bottom part of my computer because he's completely covering it. he's so cute, though... I can't make him move. hehe they've been really sleepy today... therefore, very snuggly!

Today I cleaned my kitchen. AND went grocery shopping. Nice to have some food in the cupboard. And I like going to church at night on Saturdays. it's really good. I really like my church. I've met so many people who've grown up there or have been going for YEARS (15 years for one woman tonight)... and it is really good to hear stories like that... sometimes people stay in churches because... it's habit. Or family is there, or something. But this lady said, "I've been coming for 15 years. I love it here. and I come on Saturday's because I love the way Pastor Peter preaches. and besides, don't you just love sleeping in on Sunday mornings?! :)" I couldn't have said it better, lol.

BTW - I've really been in the Bible lately... I can't believe how I've grown from it. Remember my 30 List - how I'm supposed to be reading every day? Well, God's brought me through... Matthew, Philippians, Romans, Titus, Isaiah, Hebrews, working on Hosea right now... I feel like I'm missing something. It's incredible. I feel like every day I'm praticing obedience first... getting in the Word and simply obeying God. I'm learning about and from Him. I'm growing in joy like never before. I feel like I'm completely different than I was 3 months ago. How I respond to stressors in life is SO different... completely evolving. Like... like I have my Jesus filter back - it's been so long since I've looked at life through Him.

Anyway, it's totally late and I have to go read and then go to bed. Any suggestions for the next book? Jenni suggested Hosea (while we were youtubeing) - I'm up for any other ideas, otherwise I'll just jump in to something!

Night all!

UPDATE!

Bold and dark red is completed... it's just easier


Find Iverson's Grocery (my great-grandparents')
Have a $1000 TOHE party
Read my Bible every day, 1/1/08-6/20/08
-----Matthew, Romans, Titus, Philippians, working on Isaiah...
Plant flowers
Paint my long flowerbox
Go on a date
Get a massage
Memorize one book of the Bible
-----Philippians 1:1-14 done so far! :):)
Go to a drive in
Write a poem
Try 4 new restaurants
-----Panda Express
Pay off my credit card
Read Anna Karenina
Make truffles
Lie in the grass
Introduce my kitties to Gus (my dog)
-----Cosmo scared Gussy!
Learn the dance to Thriller
-----1/2 way there ;)
Buy 2 bouquets
-----Bought 1 already!
Watch a sunrise
Surprise someone
-----Happy Birthday, Serry!
Send a card to someone
Compliment a stranger
Learn basic phrases in: Italian, Arabic, Chinese
Visit the Monarch Sculpture Park
Frame my beach sunset pictures
Send my (already cut) hair to Locks of Love
Send a secret to PostSecret
Read a children's book
Plan a GREAT 30th birthday party
-----It's looking good so far! :)
Create a scrapbook of The 30 List

Update

Hey everyone. Just plugging in a quick update on the 30 list. I even changed one thing, lol. PLUS - I've added a few details. I'll REALLY blog more later.

Find Iverson's Grocery (my great-grandparents')
Have a $1000 TOHE party
Read my Bible every day, 1/1/08-6/20/08
-----Matthew, Romans, Titus, Philippians, working on Isaiah...
Plant flowers
Paint my long flowerbox
Go on a date
Get a massage
Memorize one book of the Bible
-----Philippians 1:1-14 done so far! :):)
Go to a drive in
Write a poem
Try 4 new restaurants
-----Panda Express
Pay off my credit card
Read Anna Karenina
Make truffles
Lie in the grass
Introduce my kitties to Gus (my dog)
-----Cosmo scared Gussy!
Learn the dance to Thriller
-----1/2 way there ;)
Buy 2 bouquets
-----Bought 1 already!
Watch a sunrise
Surprise someone
-----Happy Birthday, Serry!
Send a card to someone
Compliment a stranger
Learn basic phrases in: Italian, Arabic, Chinese
Visit the Monarch Sculpture Park
Frame my beach sunset pictures
Send my (already cut) hair to Locks of Love
Send a secret to PostSecret
-----Just wait...
Read a children's book
Plan a GREAT 30th birthday party
-----It's looking good so far! :)
Create a scrapbook of The 30 List

The 30 List - Lie in the Grass

The 30 List -- Iverson's Grocery

In the 1930's, my great-grandparents owned Iverson's Grocery. Amy and I visited there today!!! The girl that was working there showed us pictures, and an article from the newspaper in 1999. This is the article and me in front of the store today!

The 30 List -- Monarch Scuplture Park

Croquet at the Sculpture Park! One done!

Pick Up Sticks!

The 30 List

30 Things to Accomplish Before I Turn 30

(June 20, 2008)

1. Find Iverson's Grocery (my great-grandparents')
2. Have a $1000 TOHE party
3. Read my Bible every day, 1/1/08-6/20/08
4. Plant flowers
5. Paint my long flowerbox
6. Go on a date
7. Buy tickets to Florida
8. Memorize one book of the Bible
9. Go to a drive in
10. Write a poem
11. Try 4 new restaurants
12. Pay off my credit card
13. Read Anna Karenina
14. Make truffles
15. Lie in the grass
16. Introduce my kitties to Gus (my dog)
17. Learn the dance to Thriller
18. Buy 2 boquets
19. Watch a sunrise
20. Surprise someone
21. Send a card to someone
22. Compliment a stranger
23. Learn basic phrases in: Italian, Arabic, Chinese
24. Visit the Monarch Sculpture Park
25. Frame my beach sunset pictures
26. Send my (already cut) hair to Locks of Love
27. Send a secret to PostSecret
28. Read a children's book
29. Plan a GREAT 30th birthday party
30. Create a scrapbook of The 30 List