Here it is...My 40 before 40

Took me a few days to actually finalize my list, but here it is. Over the next few days, I will explain a few more in detail. For instance, I will give the reasons why I picked what I picked. So now you have it. My Top 40 Countdown.

40 THINGS TO ACCOMPLISH BEFORE TURNING 40

1. Hike to Enchanted Rock
2. Run a mile without stopping
3. Participate in a 5k
4. lose 125 lbs
5. Read the Bible straight through
6. Paint a landscape
7. Hike Clingman's Dome
8. Write letters to the top 5 people who have impacted me the most
9. Do 30 days of random acts of kindness
10. Take a class on something I normally wouldn’t take
11. Get a new wedding ring made
12. Attend Grapevine Christmas including ICE
13. Read a Classic American Novel
14. Take an overnight retreat
15. Record an album
16. Go to the theater
17. Make Angel Food Cake from scratch
18. Take a digital detox
19. Take a spontaneous trip
20. Pay off credit cards
21. Drive to middle of nowhere and watch meteor shower
22. See the Marfa lights
23. Go to a professional sporting event
24. Go to the Texas State Fair
25. Get my handgun license
26. Make my own root beer
27. Swim at Balmorhea
28. Go to Big Bend National Park
29. Watch the bats at Congress Avenue Bridge
30. Finish a jigsaw puzzle
31. Bury a time capsule to be dug up in 20 years
32. Visit the Groom Cross
33. Go to the intersection at the end of Castaway
34. Visit the Aurora Space Crash
35. Eat a Chicken Fried Steak at Mary’s
36. Send a message by balloon
37. Read a book on a subject I normally wouldn’t
38. Take a picture good enough to frame
39. Take the kids to a pumpkin patch
40. Meet someone famous
41. (bonus) keep a blog updated!