HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH & A QUARTER OF A CENTURY!

Isn't 13 the greatest number ever? No? Come on, even Taylor Swift thinks so! 

Another great number? 25. I highly dislike getting older. I still feel 21. I really do.

I haven't had any kids yet, so that must mean I'm still young. Young and free...bahahaha...

It's taken me a few months of self-prepping to accept that I'm turning 25. I hated on ages 23 and 24 so much, that I decided to learn to love 25. And I do. I really do. Great things are coming this year, I feel it.

In the prepping process, I decided to list some of the big things that happened to me in my first 25 years. After doing so, I realized that I've been so blessed and I'm ready to start the next 25 years with a positive attitude and hope for the future! 

25 Things I did in my First 25 Years...

not in any specific order

1. Lived in 5 different cities: S. Ogden, Coalville, Blackfoot, Rexburg, Fort Collins 
2. Was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3. Graduated from BHS
4. Met, fell in love, waited, and married my best friend in the Idaho Fall's Temple
5. Became a caregiver to a cancer patient
6. Graduated from BYU-Idaho with a bachelor's degree
7. Saw and played in the Pacific Ocean
8. Witnessed Old Faithful explode multiple times
9. Toured the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina 
10. Attended the National Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Atlanta, GA
11. Played Amaryllis in the Music Man
12. Went to five midnight showings of Harry Potter.
13. Participated in Jr Miss 
14. Met a couple of apostles of God
15. Held four newborn siblings
16. Gained my own testimony of the church
17. Hiked in Zion's National Park
18. Made some life-long friends
19. Toured church history sites: Palmyra, Nauvoo, Carthage, Winter Quarters
20. Helped design and draft million dollar homes
21. Sang a solo in front of my peers
22. Donated 10" of my hair to Locks of Love two separate times.
23. Went to the same movie in theaters twice in two days time (not #12)
24. Fell in love with snuggies
25. Started drinking green smoothies

25 Things I would Love to Do in the Next 25 Years...

1. Raise a family
2. See children gain testimonies and enter the temple
3. Own our own home
4. Design our own home
5. Do genealogy
6. Strengthen all relationships
7. Make new lasting relationships
8. Travel outside of the USA: for sure Hungary, also Greece, London, S. America
9. Travel to NYC, DC, Louisville,
10. Keep up with the family journal/blog
11. Take more photographs
12. Continue to court my husband
13. Attend as many temples as I can
14. Go to a Taylor Swift concert
15. See Wicked on Broadway
16. Run a marathon
17. Turn our love story into a book or a movie
18. Get over my fear of power tools
19. Donate blood
20. Grow a big garden
21. Learn how to sew more than a straight line.
22. Become a morning person
23. Find and cook healthier meals more often
24. Serve a mission with my husband
25. Live life to the fullest and appreciate each day for what it is

So, that's pretty much my bucket-list for the next 25 years of my life. I'm sure I'll add more to the list as time goes by, but it's a great start.

Speaking of bucket-lists...I'm starting to put one together for Utah. And I need some suggestions. What is must see or do in the great state of Utah?