30 Things To Do When I Turn 30

I've decided to do 30 things I've always wanted to do when I turn 30.  Here they are in no particular order.

1.  Run a 5K
2.  Pay off my credit card
3.  Pay off furniture loan completed 11/14/2011  (I started the list before I paid this off)
4.  Refinance my mortgage
5.  Learn Fair Isle knitting
6.  Get A+ Certified
7.  Get Network+ Certified
8.  Get Security+ Certified
9.  Become a Certified Ethical Hacker
10.  Become a Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
11.  Get GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF) Certified
12.  Cook a whole chicken
13.  Pull off a DIY(ish) wedding
14.  Make my own wedding favors
15.  Train and run a  half marathon
16.  Cook 3 course dinners on Sundays (salad/appetizer, main dish, dessert)
17.  Read 6 classic books that I haven't read before (Brave New World, A Tale of Two Cities, Uncle Tom's  
      Cabin, Picture of Dorian Gray, Madame Bovary, & Catch-22) - (all e-books were free except Brave New World and Catch-22)
18.  Learn double knitting
19.  Get some commission work for knitting
20.  Visit a foreign country
21.  Visit Washington, D.C.
22.  Plant a mini-vegetable garden
23.  Spin my own yarn
24.  Dye  my own yarn
25.  Knit my mom a sweater
26.  Install hardwood floors in my house
27.  Pay off my roof
28.  Write a good short story
29.  Take a road trip in the summer
30.  Work on learning a new language

Starting the Process

So, we've officially started thinking more about the wedding.  We have 2 dates in mind.  So the next step is to pick 1.  Then we need to get a rough estimate for the guest list and find a venue.  No idea of any good venues in CR.  We want to have the ceremony and reception in the same place.  To save money and for convenience.

I have several general ideas floating through my head, like chocolate sets of dice for favors. For the food, made to order crepes.  I have some cake ideas too and a baker in mind.

I want to get some engagement pictures taken this fall/winter and more pics in the spring/summer of next year.  I just need to shoot a message to the person I'd like to do the photos for us. :)