25 for 25

I can't believe it's my birthday. Being in another country with the weather basically unchanging for months, it's hard to believe November is actually here right now. I got inspired by a friend of mine a few months back. In honor of turning 25 this year (quarter-of-a-century old... weird) I am making a list of 25 things I want to do in my 25th year of life.

1. Go camping. Like, really camping. Tent, sleeping bags, build-your-own-fire sort of stuff.
2. Take a photography class.
3. Run a 5k. I used to run a lot, but I've never done one of those.
4. Bake something new once a month. I find delicious looking recipes all the time, but usually fore-go them for more familiar things. 
5. Visit wine country. Whether it's in Michigan, California, or Italy- I don't care.
6. Take a trip up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I feel funny that it's part of the state I am from, yet I have never been there.
7. Learn to make a French fish-tail braid. On myself. Might have to build up my arm strength before that will be possible...
8. Learn to shoot a bow and arrow. Inspired by Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games? Yes. Absolutely.
9. Take dancing lessons with my husband. (He doesn't know yet, but it's going to happen)
10. Go kayaking.
11. Bake fresh bread of some kind. Banana bread doesn't count. REAL bread. My stepmom got a special bread-baking machine as a wedding gift and I remember the bread she made being delicious.
12. Paint or somehow create a work of art. I used to do stuff like that all the time, as a kid.
13. Take a hot yoga class.
14. Visit my sister out in Seattle.
15. Help my husband brew beer. It's kind of more of a "guy-thing" but I think it would be fun to help...
16. Study the book of Hebrews.
17. Go to an outdoor concert.
18. Attend a midnight showing of a movie and NOT nod off to sleep during it. (Hopefully will be happening March 23rd, 2011...)
19. Spend less time sucked into the internet and more time actively doing things. (I may have to keep a log for this/to break this habit)
20. Go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Ian told me that we couldn't go until I read all of the books, well... I finished that before The Deathly Hallows part 2 came out in July so...
21. Make applesauce. My mom makes the BEST applesauce. I need to learn how to make it.
22. Attend a beer-tasting event.
23. Throw or attend a themed party.
24. Refinish a piece of wood furniture.
25. Go one weekend without technology meaning no cellphone, no internet, no computer, ipad, etc. (the camping trip won't count for this)

Here's to turning 25!