So, here it is - the big 4-0. And list aside, I can truly say I'm excited about my birthday this year! Each milestone has been better than the last: at 30, I was in much better shape than 20. And at 40, I'm still in good shape but with a much HEALTHIER body and attitude. I am incredibly blessed in so many ways - I'm surrounded by love, I like what I do for a living, and I like myself. My life isn't perfect - far from it. Things don't always go the way I want. I see people who have accomplished so much more than me and I feel envious and incompetent. I wrestle with questions of faith and eternity. I worry often about whether I'm doing the right thing. But in the big picture - I am happy and grateful - and I owe a lot of that to the loving family and friends who surround me.
On to the list! As predicted in the last entry (TWO months ago, yeah, I'm a timely blogger), most of the items I actually completed involve food or drink (layer cake, 40 beers, 40 recipes, yada, yada). But I'm happy to report that I got in the 40 hours of volunteering (by the skin of my teeth). I had a BLAST in Las Vegas with Jim, Barb, and Rick! I just missed the 50 miles in racing goal - right around 48 miles. Jim and I hit Uncorked last Friday, after we BOTH got tattoos (so excited about that! Jim especially caught me off guard 1) that he wanted one and 2) by what he got). And I managed to volunteer at the Buckeye Trail Half Marathon. A couple things I didn't do that I still want to undertake: listing 40 things I love about my friends/family; I feel very guilty for not having written this. Also, planning a spa day with Trish and a shared birthday celebration trip with Jen K.
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