I was inspired by one of my sisters to make a list of things to do during this year of life. I'm 23. So, my list is 23 things to do while I'm 23.
23:
1. own a car --> 2/7/11 i owned nelly!
2. go back to Africa --> didn't happen while I was 23, but am going back 7/27/12, this time to Kenya as a nurse!
3. visit my new Niece (& family) in Virginia --> road trip 4/8-4/12
4. run a marathon --> trail marathon in 5:31 on may 1st!
5. go snowmobiling --> 2/26 at the Reebs cottage
6. go hiking in the U.P. (Michigan) --> Hiawatha nat'l forest hikes, cut river gorge, black river trail!
7. learn to drive a stick-shift --> not yet, but still on my list of to-do's!
8. get my nose pierced (with a little hoop) --> not yet, but still want to... someday.
9. finish my first year of nursing school --> 5/5/11 finished finals
10. start my second year of nursing school --> end of August 2011.
11. take a road trip in my car (nelly) --> 5/28-6/3 road trip to Chattanooga, TN & 8/13-8/17 road trip home through WI, IL, IN to get back to MI
12. go camping at a MI state park --> 6/10-6/12 went camping in Muskegon with OPC college group and 7/7-7/9 at Hartwick Pines with OHCC youth group to camp/canoe/kayak.
13. get dreads (?!) -->maybe, someday!!
14. spend a day on Mackinac Island (bike around it) --> july 26, 2011 spent the day and biked around, all 8 miles!
15. go skydiving or parasailing -->maybe summer 2012 with Gina?!
16. share the Love of Christ with someone --> at balsams
17. run the "freep" with Jess & Hannah --> we ran the half in Oct 2011
18. continue working through heartaches and let the balm of Jesus heal me --> God IS working...
19. get a tattoo (?) --> yes, please; we shall see when.
20. go 23 days w/o washing my hair --> collectively there were well over 23 of not washing hair while at Balsams, in chunks of 9-10 days at a time even!
21. spend a day in silence --> haven't achieved this one yet
22. fast & pray --> should really do this soon.
23. get a job in hospital / nursing home --> well, now that I've graduated nursing school, I WILL hopefully be starting an RN job in the coming 3-6 months! CHECK --began as a RN at Oakwood Hospital 10/15/12! so thankful.
