40 before 40 :) (inspired by a friends blog titled "50 before 50"

So i was watching a show the other day and one of the character's said his age out loud- and i caught myself gasping... he said he was 36... you ever heard of the term "aha moment"? Well i had a "fall of the couch" moment! In April of this year i will be 34!  In just 6 years i will be 40! Whoa!  In my early teen years i had all these hopes and dreams and fantasies of where I wanted my life to be when i was an "old" lady of 40...  The realization of my getting older is causing me to reflect on that "list" i once had...  some of those things were silly, some not so silly... some of those things i'm actually living out, and some of those items I can happily check off my list... I wanted to be blissfully, happily married- check! I wanted to have 6 children- ummm, i'm totally okay with the 4 wonderful kiddos i have- so check! I wanted to have a degree of some sort- check! I wanted to be living somewhere tropical- check! (sorta!)  I wanted to run a marathon- that one is a work in progress, I wanted to go on an overseas mission trip-check! I wanted to visit the Philippines with my family- I'll be actively working on that one! 

I've decided to put a new "list" together- thought i'd share some of it with you- I love putting things out into cyber world for all to see- it gives me a sense of being held accountable to what i say... just some things i would like to accomplish before the big 40th birthday hits- so here it is:

*to have a real honeymoon/vacation with just me and the Sexy

*to have run a marathon- no matter how fast or slow, but to just complete it!

*to successfully coordinate a large group mission trip overseas and see that project to completion

*to be comfortable enough in my own skin to sport a swimsuit at the beach (not the moo moo kind)

*to at least begin the process to publish my first children's book

*to fluently learn to speak the native language of my dearest Lola, and to have a real conversation with her in that language

*to be at a place financially that we can tithe more than just 10% of our income

*to build a meaningful relationship with my big brother's daughters- my sweet nieces, no matter how much it may hurt

*to go on a cruise with my Hogan bunch, my parents and my siblings and their families...

*to memorize and be able to recite 50 scriptures verses ("Jesus wept" doesn't count)

*to have served *at least* once a month at some sort of outreach project with my children

those are just a few...

so i'm curious... what would be on your list? care to share a couple?