list things i've done while 43 years old

Celebrated the first anniversary of marriage to the wonderful man who ALWAYS makes me smile & laugh!

or “Things i’ve seen in our yard”

24. Gardenias
25. Satsumas (a type of citrus fruit—We have a tree!)
26. Hummingbirds
27. Blue birds nesting
28. Woodpeckers perching on the birdfeeder
29. Cannas
30. Hydrangeas
31. Crape myrtles
32. Pears
33. Figs
34. A hawk swooping down for a mourning-dove snack
35. Lantana
36. Frogs that sing beautifully
37. Azaleas, in a range of colors
38. The purple daisies we planted
39. The mums we planted, which survived the winter and, thus far, the heat of summer
40. The sundial we found & mounted on a pedestal we found
41. Mr. Badass Grey Cat, who can jump almost as high as the bird-feeder
42. The lovely little solar-powered fountain that D & i designed together

18. Attend my first Mardi Gras—in Mobile, first city in the US to “do” Mardi Gras.
19. Witness a grown man’s first experience with decent-sized salt-water waves.
20. Help plan color schemes for the 7 (if i counted correctly) rooms in our house that D has painted so far.
21. Pick flexible track lighting to replace the ugly fluorescent light that was in the kitchen.
22. Reupholster & paint 3 free bar stools.
23. See snow fall in Mobile.

13. Visit the Pacific Northwest (Portland) for the first time.
14. Re-craft a dresser.
15. Get a new car.
16. Buy a hot tub (which probably won’t arrive before i’m 44, but i think it still counts).
17. Hear a dolphin clear its blowhole.

6. Barenaked Ladies
7. Mithril
8. Lynda Carter
9. Jeffrey Osborne
10. George Thorogood
11. Eric Burdon & The Animals
12. Phish

1. Move to Mobile, AL.
2. Start a new job.
3. Buy a house.
4. Go to a casino for the first time.
5. Sponge-paint a room (with a little help!).