25 things to do before I die, in no particular order:
- Visit every continent
- Visit all 7 wonders of the ancient world
- Be a good husband
- Be a good father
- Be a good son
- Be a good friend
- Buy or build a house with no help
- Never fall behind on technology
- Own a home theater
- Own a 600+ hp Supra
- Laura and I to 'travel the world' via cruise package
- Skydive
- Never lose touch with those you care about
- To die knowing you lived your life fully
- Win an award
- Win a contest
- Make 1 famous (...fairly) website
- Never stop blogging
- Speak to an audience of 500 or more people
- Have a glass-blowing workshop at home
- Make Cranes for a Wish be something
- Never stop thinking outside the box
- Be embarrassed in public
- Take that one, awesome photograph
- Be remembered for something cool
AND...since I probably won't be blogging over the holidays, I'll make this my yearly review as well.
Man, 6 years blogging and a lot has gone by. Cataloging these many years semi-consistently is kinda cool in that you can go back and read it all again. The most notable thing in recent times is TJ getting engaged and getting married this coming Spring. That was unexpected! But congratulations to them. Everyone else seems to be doing well in their own lives. Making decisions, having fun, having crises, etc. All part of life.
This year has gone by quick. Lots of wedding planning, getting Callie spontaneously, moving to the sales fulfillment position at work, Laura getting her masters, and much more little things made this another year to remember.
This coming year will be another big one in my life, most notably being Laura and I getting married. 9 more months! And then our honeymoon to Belize. That's going to be fun I think. It still hasn't hit yet that it's going to be on August 9th...but in due time. We can finally "start" our life. Seems like I've been bringing up the topic of our kids names more, for some reason. Haha.
Enough small talk to fill up my blog.
I guess I'll just end this blog, and probably my last blog for this year, by saying that it's been a great year once again and memories have been made. I hope that all my friends and family stay well through to the next year and beyond. I already have some new "projects" in mind for next year since my A Picture a Day officially finished on December 1st of this year. It was fun, and I'm surprised that I was able to complete it.
Well, I'm going to clean up a little bit in the study and head to bed. I leave on Friday for Oklahoma and I gotta do some cleaning before I leave...dunno why, but I don't want to leave the home a mess. All my Christmas presents are done and waiting to go to their respective persons. I'm looking forward to having almost 2 weeks off from work.
Happy holidays everyone and good-bye to 2007 in 12 days!
-James