Twas the Night Before...

...my 40th birthday.  Am I really there?  Am I really in the middle of my life?  How did this happen?  Wasn't I just camping with my parents and brothers in the Smokey Mountains yesterday?  Wasn't I just showing pigs at the Richwood Fair yesterday?  Wasn't I just moving into my dorm at Ohio State yesterday?  Wasn't I just going to my first job interview yesterday?  Wasn't I just planning my wedding yesterday?  Wasn't I just painting my first of three nurseries yesterday?  Wasn't I just sending my first baby off to school yesterday?

My Bucket List
In no particular order, these are a few of the things I'd like to accomplish in the second half of my life.

1. I'd like to have something I've written be published.  This blog doesn't count.
2. I'd like to create my own recipe and enter it into a recipe contest.
3. I'd like to see the Buckeyes play in a bowl game.
4. I'd like to visit the Redwood Forest.
5. I'd like to earn an income from something I have created.
6. I'd like to conquer my issues with pie crust and euchre.
7. I'd like to learn to appreciate golf for more than the nice landscaping.
8. I'd like to read the Bible from cover to cover.
9. I'd like to play the piano again like I used to when I was much, much younger.
10. I'd like to learn to accept myself.