#4

Best. Fun. Ever.

















Cross it off the list!

A Great Birthday!

Wonderful pieces of my day:

• That moment when I woke up, normal, and had the little, silent aha moment of "It's my birthday!"
• I was the first one out of bed, if only by a few seconds.
• Addison came out of his room, pillow in hand, and he said, "This is my birthday present to you, mama! We can keep it in between our rooms." Melt.
• Ben made me french toast for breakfast.
• A million and one birthday wishes on facebook!
• The quiet of a coffee shop. I got to read part of the newspaper, do as much of the crossword puzzle as I felt like, and write a blog post.
• A man at the coffee shop came in with his white fluffy shitzu-type dog wearing a periwinkle sweater. He proceeded to show us his dog's tricks. The man would say a number and the dog would bark that number of times! Impressive!
• Couple of bites of a cheddar bacon biscuit.
• Discovering the absolute best antique shop I've ever been to, and finding a number of things I wanted. And, for once in my life, letting myself not worry about money and buying every single one of the things I wanted. Awesome.

• Cup of lavender chamomile tea.
• Pulled pork sandwich at Bunk Sandwiches. (cross #1 off the list!)

• Quiet lunch with my husband and sister.
• Stumbled upon crazy 24-hour House of Elvis art thing...

• Another Portland photo booth. (progress on #5!)

• A vegan cupcake made by my sister and served on a china plate!

• Cup of hibiscus ginger tea.
• Dr. Mario, pinball, Frogger, and racing games.
• Cargo.

• A simple dinner and a Tigger movie for Addison for an overall easy evening.
• Letting Drew eat food (mushy baby food) with her fingers and make a big mess.

• Birthday cards from special people.
• Phone call from my dad.
• Living room dance party, and birthday ice cream with Addison and Ben.
• Quiet evening.
• Cup of relaxing tea.
• Going to bed early.

30 things to do before I'm 31

Dang, sorry I left that last post up for so long while I have been running around like a crazy madwoman dealing with my busy life. Let's get on with some more fun things. Like me. And my birthday! It's a "big" one today and I'm excited to enter into the next decade!

I feel like playing the "list" game again this year, so here goes!

30 Things to Do Before I Turn 31

1. Eat at Bunk Sandwiches
2. Refinish a piece of furniture
3. Try at least 5 different food carts around Portland - (3 to go!)
   
4. Take my son on a carnival ride
5. Finish my tour of Portland's photo booths
6. Plant poppies in my garden
7. Take class where I learn something new
8. Be able to do 100 situps in a row
9. Be able to do 25 pushups in a row
10. Enjoy an overnight, out-of-town, kid-free date with my husband
11. Make my own pickles
12. Find the right shade of red lipstick
13. Wear red lipstick with a red dress out on the town
14. Take a trip to the Goodwill Bins (I stole this one from Andrea)
15. Take at least one roll of pictures with a film camera
16. Put a clothesline in my backyard
17. Send gifts to my nephews for their birthdays (I have been a very terrible auntie)
18. Make a sandcastle
19. Try panna cotta
20. Hire a babysitter that is not a friend or family member
21. Stretch in the morning - doing it!
    
22. Volunteer for something that is not work-related
23. Sketch
24. Teach someone how to process cook
25. Ride my bike in nature
26. Have a staring contest at a party
27. Build a real horseshoe pit in our backyard
28. Beat my husband at Mario Kart
29. Have Dim Sum
30. Read 5 books on my to-read list

Hooray! Let's get started.... I have the whole day ahead of me!