30 before 30

In honor of my 25th birthday and the fact that I love lists, I have decided to start a 30 before 30.  I've actually been working on this list for over a year (ever since I realized I wasn't going to come close to finishing my most recent 101 Things in 1001 Days list.)  This post will serve as the official list and keeping track of my progress on the list.  I chose some bigger, and slightly expensive tasks to complete.  I figure I have 5 whole years, I should be able to get them done :)

Start Date: April 25, 2012
End Date: April 25, 2017

pink = complete
grey = in progress

1. Go climbing
2. Run a marathon
3. Host a 5-course dinner party
4. Pay off all of our student loans (very ambitious, but I'm remaining optimistic)
5. Buy a house
6. Go raw for one week or do a raw cleanse
7. Start and maintain a wine and liquor collection
8. Make all the recipes on the 10 hardest recipes to make list (1/10)
1. Savory Soufflé
2. Coq Au Vin (I've made this before)
3. Mole
4. Beef Wellington
5. Napoleons
6. Paella
7. Puff Pastry
8. Baked Alaska
9. Croissants
10. Sour Dough Bread
9. Read the entire Bible
10. Go on a nice trip for our 5-year anniversary
11. Decide on a career path: finish counseling degree, finish MDiv degree, pick a new degree, become a certified doula, become a yoga instructor
12. Buy at least 2 items off of my wishlist: coffee table, living room rug, bedroom rug, nightstands, bench,
13. Learn how to shoot a gun
14. Get our wills set up, including living wills
15. Go zip-lining
16. Have a real emergency savings account (ideally 6 months savings of ALL our bills)
17. Go to the dentist and dermatologist yearly (Dentist 0/5; Dermatologist 0/5)
18. Buy a DSLR camera
19. Make a yearly photo album
20. Finally get the tattoo I've been planning
21. Adopt a dog
22. See the Aurora Borealis
23. Take professional family photos once a year
24. Become semi-fluent in a language other than English
25. Buy a boat that can be used for fishing or water sports
26. Create a home inventory for insurance purposes and have a fireproof/waterproof safe for documents and backup hard drive.
27. Get 2 stamps in my passport
28. Find a yoga class I will attend regularly (must make a 6-month commitment for this to count)
29. Naturally dye my hair
30. Have a huge party for my 30th birthday

 Some things that didn't make the list:

• Take the kids to Disney World - I felt like this would be better experienced when they're a little older. W would only be 6 and baby girl would be 4 by 2017 (only, they sound so old at that point!)
• Do karaoke - I decided I have no desire to try this
• Go to Europe - A really isn't big on going to Europe, he's content with Mexico or staying in the US. This is on my bucket list
• Convince A of baby #3 - I'm not saying a 3rd child is out of the question, but I think I'll be content being a family of 4
• Have a full spa day - This is A's gift to me for my 25th birthday, so I figured it was cheating to be able to cross it off immediately