Twenty-one in ten

Twenty-one things to do before I turn thirty-one.

1. Be sealed in the temple to the love of my life. Of course this is at the top of my list. I am so, so excited for Justin to come home so we can get married and be together forever! That thought definitely makes the next sixteen months apart completely worth it!
2. Have kids. I am so excited to be a mom -- whenever that time comes.
3. Go to California. Ever since I was a little girl, I have wanted to go to California. I had originally dreamed of living in San Francisco, but now I think I am a So Cal girl. Justin and I definitely have plans to head south and visit his mission as soon as we can!
4. Get my license. Yes, you read that correctly. I do not currently have my license. But I will. Very soon! I just need to start practicing.
5. Graduate from university. I am currently working on completely my bachelors degree of Fine Arts in English (with a minor in Psychology). I am pretty certain I will finish in ten years -- though sometimes it feels like I will never finish!
6. Get a "real" job. Even if it is only for a short time (ie. in between graduating and starting a family), I want to have a real job -- meaning not working in retail! (Unless it's a corporate job).
7. Travel Europe. I am definitely aching to go to Europe -- especially England, Paris, Scotland and Italy. One day!
8. Run a marathon. I am getting ready to run my first 5K race this summer, so hopefully I will be ready to run a full on marathon within ten years... well see.
9. Live in another city. I really want to experience living in an another city. It doesn't have to be far, but I want to be able to say that I have lived somewhere besides Calgary all my life.
10. Go to New York. I have also had a deep love and fascination with New York for a very long time. I will get there!
11. Be an auntie. This should go above me having kids, but I thought of it later. No pressure by the way, Marni. I will have another sister by the time I am thirty-one, and David is also able to give me nieces and nephews. (My brothers-in-law to be will not be giving me nieces or nephews before I turn thirty-one).
12. Be at least in the beginning stages of writing my novel. One of my life goals is to write and publish a novel. Fingers crossed that it makes the best-sellers list!
13. Buy a house. I really look forward to owning my own home. I expect to have a few years ahead of me of renting very small places, so the idea of a home all to myself (and my little family) is very exciting.
14. See a taping of Jeopardy. I am definitely planning to go to a taping of Jeopardy when we visit California. There is no way I would miss that opportunity!
15. Be a contestant on Jeopardy. Another dream of mine is to be a contestant on Jeopardy. I took the online test last year on a whim, but didn't qualify. I have a few years to smarten up.
16. Own something designer. Whether it's a pair of shoes, a handbag or a sweater, I want to own something designer -- and have the funds to do so.
17. Pay off my student loan. I only have student loans from my first two years of university, so I would really like to pay it off as soon as possible -- especially since it is likely that my husband will have some loans to deal with.
18. See Jack Johnson, Coldplay and Brand New live. I have had the chance to see Brand New live (three years ago) but I will definitely go again!
19. Watch every Audrey Hepburn movie. I have watched many of her movies, but I am far from watching all of them.
20. Go to Australia. Hmm, it looks like I will be having an expensive next ten years! But, I think it will be worth it!
21. I want to be able to make anything without having to call my mom for help. I definitely appreciate the fact that my mom is the source of most of my baking knowledge, but I hope that I will be able to do it all on my own soon!

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Some day that will be me walking across that street! Some day!

What do you want to do before 2020?