40 before 40 Update

Well I am 40 now! I don't feel different at all.  I pulled out my 40 Before 40 list to see what I accomplished.  I didn't get everything completed but I sure tried.  I finished 24 items on the list.  I decided to work on the others over the next year and still count them.  So what did I accomplish. I already posted about some of the things I accomplished in July.  Here are the rest.

Item #4 Learn to make mom's rolls.  I completed this on Thanksgiving Day. 

Item # 5 Learn to make 7 family dinners.  Okay I basically already knew this but I tried out a couple of new things and my family actually enjoyed them.

Item #23 Go on a date.  I actually went on 3 dates with 3 different guys.

Item #28 Cook something with an ingredient I have never used before.  Quinoa was my new ingredient.  I am still working on finding a good recipe for quinoa.  The one I made did not have much flavor. 

Item #37 Do something that is not on the list but should have been.  I did a couple things that could have fulfilled this item but I chose ride an scary roller coaster.  This would be The Hulk Coaster at Islands of Adventure in Universal Florida. 

Item #16 Attend a Jazz Game.  I went to my very first Jazz game ever on 12/4/13.  We sat on the third row behind one of the baskets. It was awesome.

 

 



 Item #29 Read 40 books.  Does it count if I listened to most of them?

 

Item #30 Photograph something from my life at least once a week. This was an easy one for me since I love to take pictures.

 

Item #32  Watch a sunrise.  I did this on Thanksgiving morning.

 

Item #33 Watch a sunset.  I love capturing sunsets in photos. 

 

 

Items #3, 25 and 13  Spend a few days in Park City.  Visit Zermatt resort in Midway.  Staycation in Utah.  I spend a weekend up in Park City and Midway with a friend.  We went to the spa at the Zermatt resort and soaked in the Crater at the Homestead, then we went shopping in Park City.  We decided to make it an annual trip. 

 

Item # 39 Buy myself something special to celebrate my 40th birthday.  My sister in law and I went to a dinner while we were in Walt Disney World.  It was Be Our Guest at Beast's castle and I bought myself the most wonderful dessert.  "Try the grey stuff it's delicious."

 

 

Item #40 Have a party to celebrate my 40th birthday. See the post about my trip to Walt Disney World with my family to celebrate my birthday.  It was quite the party!!!!

 

Item #38 Write about each 40 before 40 item on my blog.  Done!  I meant to do this on the days I completed each item but I am not great at this blogging thing.  I am getting better though.

 

 

So far that is what I accomplished.  I am going to continue to work on the list and complete it before my 41st birthday.