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35 awesome things I did during my 35th year of life...

Well my birthday is coming up (this weekend) and as I celebrate being another year older, I wanted to reflect someone of the awesome things I did this year.  

 We too often, don't count our blessings and I am starting to realize that life is too short to not  stop and cherish  all that we have done and accomplished... even the small things.  

 So here's my list of 35 awesome things I did during my 35th year of life... 

 1. Celebrated my 15th wedding anniversary (Oct 2)

2. Went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic (Oct 6-13)

3. Took my kids to their first official rock concert, Newsboy (Oct 24)

4. Became a Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (Sept/Oct)

5. Ran the City of Oaks Half Marathon in Raleigh (Nov 2)

6. Threw Gideon an Epic Minecraft Birthday Party (Dec 6) #BOYLOVESMINECRAFT

 7. Watched all three Lord of the Ring movies over the Christmas Holiday Break (Christmas)

 8. Got a banjo for Christmas and is determined to learn to play it. (Christmas)

 9. Welcomed the new year with my family in down town Raleigh at First Night Raleigh/ Alien Invasion (Dec 31)

 10. Joined the famous Tuesday Night Women's Bible Study (Jan-May)

 11. Help Gideon build a pretty cool helicarrier Pinewood derby car (Jan) #Cubscouts

 12. Survived the Snow-pocalypse (2 long cold-snowy weeks in Feb) #NCWEATHER

 13. Got to see my daughter shine in the Cary Applause's Secret Garden Play (Feb 28-March 1)

14. Got to see her shine in the Reedy Creek Middle School Oliver Musical too! (March)

 15. Planned and executed the 2015 Cub Scouts Blue & Gold Banquet for Pack 244 (March 12)

 16. Took my family on a cruise to the Bahamas and Grand Turk (March)

 17. Snorkeled in the Caribbean with family (March 24)

 18. Pet and Fed Stingrays (March 25)

 19. Played with the coolest dolphin ever - Dixon!  (March 26)

 20. Made it to Sunrise Easter Service (April 5)

 21. Ran the Raleigh Rock in Roll Half Marathon (April 12)

 22. Saw Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman aka MYTHBUSTERS Live! It was awesome! (April 29)

 23. Watch my daughter once again rock the stage in the Cary Applause's Phantom Tollbooth (May 15, 16, 17)

 24. Got to see Gideon in his first stage debut The Sailors Bible, Church play (May 16 & 17)

 25. Signed up to a month fitness challenge with Team Beachbody and Lost 10 lbs and a couple inches here and there... plus I feel so much better!  (June)

 26. Prayed and decided to be the AHG Pioneers Troop Leader this coming year (May)

 27. Watched #1 Yankee Mite Gideon play and improve in his little league baseball career.  I even pitched one game and got to play in the moms vs. kids (and I hit a home-run)   (May/June) #mypasttime

 28. Had a successful year of being the "Voice" of the Scottish Hill Sea Lion's Swim team (announcer) (June - July) #SHRCswimteam 

 29. Took Alita on a surprise 13th birthday Girls Weekend Trip to NYC (July 10-12) #Alita13BDay

 30. Got to see Wicked on Broadway (among other awesome things in New York)  (July 10) It was WICKEDLY awesome!

 31. Once again lead successful financial statements and audit #Lifeofanaccountant

 32. Surprised Tim with a trip to Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC  #SPAheaven

33. Volunteered a day with Gideon's Cub Scout Day Camp  #cubscouts

 34. Created a cool Summer Bucket List and almost completed all of it... still a few more weeks of summer (technically)  #SummerBucketList 

 35.  Planed 6 different end of summer day trips.  Colonial Wilmington, Busch Gardens, Virginia Beach, Chapel Hill/UNC, Greensboro,  Hanging Rock #6differentdayvacy #EndofSummer

 Here's to 36!  Cheers!

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