Something to check off my bucket list...

I think I had remember seeing it, then forgot. I am currently writing 30 things to do while I am 30. I am using some current goals/wants, and pulled up my "bucket list" to include some of those things as well. Well, as I was going through it, I just realized I did one of the things on my list. It is #61, Stay at the Marriott at Coronado again. Anthony and I did this a few weeks ago. The first time we stayed there was for our night of our wedding. There are some BEAUTIFUL views from this property. The first time we stayed, Anthony surprised me, we had a suite with great views! The second time, we got a decent deal, and we didn't really have a view, but we still had a great time. So, #61 is officially, and noted, checked off my "bucket list." Here is one picture from our wedding where we arrived at the hotel. I want to try and find a picture of the view we had and post it. I also want to try and post a recent picture of us at Coronado during this time.

30th Birthday

Here is a photo from my 30th birthday celebration:

Late Afternoon Update

I found out this morning that I share a birthday with , which made me happy and smile. He turns 40 today! School was okay. It is cold. My students, along with the music teacher, sang "Happy Birthday" to me when I picked them up from music class. Anthony brought me a Henry's sandwich for lunch, it was a minimum day today. Then he surprised me, although I looked in the bag before anything else, with an IPhone! I was very happy about that to say the least. I hope to figure it out soon.

Going to go and look for a dress again in a bit.

It's My Birthday!

Today I turn...30! Aggghhhh! I am very tired, but I just wanted to start blogging about it. I hope to blog again.

Inspiration Right Now

I am feeling SUPER inspired right now. Yesterday, Anthony and I went to Barnes and Noble. I came across a book, 30 Things to Do When You Turn 30." I immediately liked what I was reading, but put it back because I figured I could find it on Amazon at a discount.

I believe, today, while looking it up, Amazon didn't have it. What? So I Google it. Finally, I find it. I go to Borders's website, and see that it is "Likely in the Store," so I put it on hold. I notice that some other Borders are sold out. I check my email before leaving for church, and get the message that it is sold out and cannot be reserved.

While going through this process, of looking for the book, before checking my email, I am feeling that this book must be limited. Come to find out, it was just published on the 21st of October. I did see that there were some other places to buy it, even cheaper, but I had the, "I want it now" feeling.

So a long story short, after already running around, I am asking Ant if he wouldn't mind going back the the Barnes and Noble where I first found the book. It is a little further out though. Then I am, thinking, maybe the Barnes and Noble (that is closer to our house) has it. I call, they do and put it on hold, and I buy it. Success!

I LOVE this book already. I only read the intro and a chapter or so, and I am thinking this is a MUST HAVE for anyone turning 30, or about to turn 30. I look at other parts in the book and see that there have been other versions written for those turning 40, 50, and 60. Here is what made me appreciate the idea behind the book even more. It says that, "The royalties generated from the sale of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations dedicated to preventing and curing cancer." WOW! This made me feel good knowing that the profits from the sale of the book would go to a good cause. Also, it says that the authors who wrote the essays for the book did so on a pro-bono basis. I like how this book is giving back in more ways than one.

So go to/call/check your local bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Borders and look for this book. Get it for yourself, or as a gift. Here is a link to buy it online: Barnes and Noble

and

Borders


An online store that sells the book at a discount: Books XYZ apparently donates some of the profits to a school of your choice
I have a feeling that there were a VERY LIMITED number of this book published.


The other inspiration, that has gotton me very excited is a book/website called, "Listography." I am thinking that I will talk about this later. For now, here is the website:

Listography