Why, hello there...

I should really work on this "every two years or so" posting schedule. Fingers crossed. (Posting more than every few years = setting the bar as low as it goes. But hey, nothing wrong with insuring a success, is there?)

My last post was on things I wanted to do while I was still 28. Now that I'm 30, I figured I'll cross off what's on that old list.

1. Move into the Cottage - October 12, 2012  Still living here, but thinking about moving before next winter. The Cottage isn't built for winter. We've been REALLY cold. 

2. Meet a new friend at Playa Del Fuego  So many new friends! A new camp, really. Quantum Steep has grown so much and this year, Pedro and I are hoping to take a mini version (just the two of us) on the road to Transformus!

3. Have 3 people over for dinner in the Cottage  Yep. We've had some people to dinner. It's fun. We should do this more often.

5. Hang some damn art on the walls  We're running out of wall space... :)

7. Apply for classes at DCCC I've been accepted to the Nursing program! Taking only psych classes now. Shooting for Anatomy and Physiology this summer (yipes!) and the actual Nursing classes start in the Fall. I'm waffling between excited, terrified and disbelieving this is really the path I've chosen at the moment.

9. Find my favorite pumpkin beer (Pumking is my current favorite)  I've tasted many and Pumking is still the reigning favorite. 

12. Do a handmade Christmas 2012 was a handmade Christmas. 2013 included some handmade goodness. I expect that trend will continue. Yay handmade!

13. Make and stick to a wedding budget  We had a wedding. It was amazing. Every vendor got paid. We spent way more than we ever would have anticipated and still saved tons of money wherever we could. I wouldn't change a thing. 

14. Find a wedding caterer

15. Make a bookshelf bar - what does this even mean??

16. Sew some curtains  Front door curtain = still very awesome.

21. Have my eyebrows threaded - I've been doing ok with trimming and plucking. Trying to let them get fuller.

22. Rag curl my hair

25. Visit SOD in Baltimore


26. Register for the wedding


27. Go apple picking

28. Make popsicles

Stuff I still want to do from this list:

4. Paint a piece of furniture - Kitchen Chairs, maybe? Bright colors? Yellow? Turquoise?
6. Sew something I can wear to work - blue dress shirt turned skirt!
8. See a shooting star - aka, go for evening strolls and look up
10. Slow dance with Pete under the stars - Bring the Bose outside and dance. Weather, the ball is in your court on this one. When the hell is Spring going to come back???
11. Finish the Couch to 5K program - How about start it?
17. Make a pecan pie
18. Make chicken pot pie
19. Roast a whole chicken
20. Make my own laundry detergent

23. Find my favorite gravestone in the cemetery across the street from the cottage
24. Go on a tour of Laurel Hill Cemetery