30 Before 30

As I've been reading more blogs lately I've noticed that several of them have a "30 before 30 list" of things they want to do or things they want to make (mostly because I've been reading a lot of cooking blogs looking for recipes). I was intrigued by these lists, I always have so many ideas and things that I want to do, I thought this might be a good way to hold myself accountable and check track of all my ideas of things that I want to do (since I'm usually all over the place). The timing also fit nicely since I'm just under 2 years shy of turning 30, not that 30 is this big scary number or anything, after all Mike is 31 now and he seems to be doing just fine. For me it is also a representation of some things that I want to do for me before we decide to start a family (in 3 years hopefully) and I know my time then will become quite limited for a lot of the extra things and classes I want to do, I'm sure my priorities will change at that point in my life. Some of the things I want to do are classes, many are travel related and places I want to go, and some are just general life things or silly projects of things I want to do. This is my attempt to keep track of and do all kinds of things in my life on my 30 before 30 list:

Classes/Learning/Activities

1. Graduate with my Masters Degree - Check
2. Take yoga classes more regularly - In Progress
3. Take cooking classes 
4. Learn to speak Italian (better) 
5. Take dance classes (like tap or ballet) 
6. Take photography classes 
7. Learn to use my camera in manual 
8. Join a tennis league 
9. Join a book club - Check
10. Take a sign language class 
11. Learn to swim (I'm not so good right now) 
12. Get certified to teach Group Step - Check 

Travel 

1. Go to Chicago, catch a Cubs game at Wrigley Field 
2. Go on a double decker tour of NYC
3. Travel to Napa Valley, California - Check 
4. Go to the Long Island Wineries - Check
5. Go on weekend trips to places like New England, DC, Niagara Falls - Check
6. Go to famous food places in new cities
7. Have a Guinness at the factory in Dublin (again)  
8. Go back to Italy  
9. Go away on vacation with our friends (/family) Check

Other 

1. Run a 5K race - Check 
2. Get a puppy - Check :-)
3. Spend a whole day at the spa 
4. Cook with/Eat more organic & unprocessed, natural foods - Check
5. Go on a romantic date night in the city  - Check 
6. Make a cookbook of all the women in my life recipes 
7. Go out and stay overnight at my brother's in NYC 
8. Get a "really killer sophisticated city outfit" 
9. Host a wine tasting party at our house