30 x 30 Revisited

So do you remember this post?

It was my 30x30 post about the 30 things I wanted to accomplish before I turned 30. Well I decided to revisit that post and mark some things off my list and change a few around. My 27th birthday is just a week from tomorrow and there's not much I can mark off this list. I think I'll have to do a lot of work these next 3 years to narrow this list down, but I'll work on it.

Here's my updated and revised 30 x 30.

1) Run a half marathon - DONE! Twice even. :) With another coming up in October. So I can successfully mark this off the list.

2) Go back to Europe - ok not done. But I still have hopes for this one!

3) Learn a foreign language - Also not done, but I'm definitely going to do this one. We are thinking of sending Dominick to the St. Louis Language Immersion School instead of another grade school. This is where they "immerse" the child in a foreign language. They actually don't do anything in English until later. They start in kindergarten and continue through 5th grade before they start at a secondary school. Here is their website if you are interested in more info on that. It would be nice for me and Dom to be able to talk to each other in another language.

4) Have 2 of my 4 children - Almost done! :) God willing, this one will be done in March 2011.

5) Take up golf - for real! - not done. Not even started. I've played a few times and had fun but haven't done it consistently. We'll have to work on this one over the next few summers.

6) Be debt free (except the house) - Almost done!! We are down to one small loan in addition to our house. We were fortunate enough to pay off almost all of our other debt this past year. We have the one small loan and then our credit cards. But we pay our credit cards off each month so I don't count those entirely. We are set to be done with that small loan before I turn 30 so unless we rack up some stupid debt in the next few years, I think we'll have this baby done!

7) Complete an indoor triathlon - This is replacing my Full Marathon goal. With two kids and being back in school, I just don't think I have the time or motivation to complete a full marathon. I would still like to do it someday but that might be a goal that I complete in my thirties and not before my thirties.

8) Watch Gone with the Wind - Not done - but this will be an easy one. I just need to sit down and do it!

9) Watch the Godfather - Almost done. I got this DVD from Netflix and got more than halfway through when the DVD stopped working and I had to send it back. I just had them send the next DVD in my queue and I never finished it...I'll do this one soon. Maybe on maternity leave.

10) Play in a poker tournament in a casino - Not done, but I'm not worried about it. We'll go back to Vegas before I turn 30 and I'll do this one. Definitely.

11) Get a new car (or newer car) - Not done but will probably do that soon. We are talking about getting a new car this year. Not "new" but like under 60,000 miles (which is basically new to us!). We're looking at the Ford Edge or the Ford Flex, just FYI. :)

12) Shoot a gun - Not done, but Pete says whenever I want I can go to the farm and learn to shoot. I just want to shoot a gun once. At a can. Just to say I did it. That I can probably do this summer.

13) Go back to school - DONE! I'm back in school! Not done with being back in school but I'm definitely back. (And my next class starts on January 18th).

14) Learn to drive a stick shift - not done....and I really need to do this one. I'll do that this summer. I promise!

15) Learn to french braid hair - haven't even thought about that one. But now that I'm definitely having a daughter, I guess I need to figure it out! Anyone know how to do this and can teach me??

16) Get into cooking - Almost done...I'm getting there. I got a couple of new cook books that I love. I have my new kitchen island that I LOVE LOVE. So I think this one is almost there. I just need to be more consistent about my cooking. I'll go a week cooking all week from scratch and then the next week we go out or I make frozen pizza...it's a work in progress.

17) Finish the entertainment center - DONE! Roger finished this one last year and it looks great! We still love it!!

18) Register to vote in St. Louis City - DONE!! I finally did this! And I voted in the last election at the school right by my house. It felt great!

19) Fly somewhere 1st class - Not done. Haven't thought about it. I'll do it though. Maybe not this year, but I'll do it!

20) Go on a cruise - not done. I think I'd like to do this after the baby is born. Nick is afraid of getting sea sick so we might do a short 4 or 5 day cruise. That would be fun. I'll start looking into that.

21) Make my own recipe - not done. Haven't thought about this either. I'd like to come up with something though that I'm famous for. Maybe when I start getting into cooking, I'll come up with something uniquely mine. I'll try working on this!

22) Go back to the Signature Room in Chicago - Not done. That was where Nick proposed to me. Maybe a summer trip is in order?! This summer will be the 6 year anniversary of when Nick proposed to me...not a special year but we can celebrate it!

23) Go on a family vacation with my family - not done. Although we've started talking about it and it's more of a possibility than I thought it was. Mom is in, Angela and Andrew are in. We just need to get Dad on board....and find a place in driving distance!

24) Learn photo shop - Not done. But I'm thinking maybe I can go to my sister's while she is on maternity leave and learn some things. We'll see if she thinks she'll have time for me!

25) Be in the audience at the Ellen DeGeneres show - Not done. This will be a tough one, but I'm determined to make it to the show!

26) Get into exercising consistently three times a week - Not done, obviously. This is more of a goal for when I'm done being pregnant. This summer I'd like to get into a routine. One that works for me, Nick and both kiddos. Hopefully I can find a way to make this work. Whether I go to the YMCA or just work out at home. I'd like to be doing it consistently.

27) Reach my goal weight. - Definitely not done. I would like to have this accomplished by next September. Maybe not realistic but I'm going to try. I'll rejoin weight watchers as soon as the baby is here and my doc says it's ok. And I'm still a member of the Y right now. I'll pull out the Wii Fit and get my booty into action!

28) Try every beer on the list at Growler's . There are like 131 beers on tap there and you get a card and every time you try a new beer you get a stamp. I'm going to get a stamp on every space. :) Not all at once mind you...over the course of the next three years starting after I have Baby A.

29) Watch the AFI Top 100 movies - Not done but working on it. Not even close really but I think I've seen about 20, so I can watch 80 movies in the next 3 years. No problem.

30) Become a nurse!! In theory this should be done in the next two years..we'll see!

I eliminated a few from my original 30x30 and I can't come up with a good 30th goal....any tips?

I'll keep working on these and I'll try and keep you posted on my accomplishments. I'll get started on these and hopefully I'll reach my goals by my 30th birthday.

January 14, 2014 is my deadline. :)