#8 - Work at Sonic

Close enough:

#7 - Buy A Newer Vehicle

I actually checked this one off way back in August. Deanna went with me to help haggle for my new 2010 Honda CR-V. Thanks, Deanna, for being my photographer! :)

Here it is loaded down for the very first time! I helped Deanna transport all of her new classroom stuff to school.

Right before school started, I drove the Accord home to Mississippi one last time where I sold it to my father.

He was gracious enough to let me have one more moment with my Accord to say goodbye. You were good to me, Accord! I really do miss you!

#15 - Indoor Rock Climbing

 

My former student Jasmine helped me cross this one off my list last week. We went to Exposure Indoor Rock Climbing in Carrollton and had a blast for about two hours! We took turns climbing and belaying, so we were always busy and burning calories. A few websites I checked out claim that you can burn up to 700 calories an hour while rock climbing indoors. We had so much fun! I will definitely be heading back with the roomies - hopefully before school starts! :)

#13 - Double My Savings

Check!

The arrival of my "First Time Homeowner" tax credit effectively doubled my savings. Sadly, I must post this now before I deplete my savings to make #7 happen.

#24 - finish Don't Waste Your Life

Check! Item #24 on my "26 Things to Do Before 27" list is complete.

I finished Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper earlier this week. It was excellent! I hope to post some excerpts on here soon.

What have you been reading lately?

26 Before 27

1. Try red wine.
2. Take a surfing lesson.
3. Take a snowboarding lesson.
4. Exercise 3 times a week.
5. Host/attend some kind of social gathering each month.
6. Pool party! :)
7. Buy a newer vehicle.
8. Work at Sonic.
9. Make a teaching scrapbook for the past 4 years.
10. Visit Meagan in Oklahoma.
11. Spend New Year's @ Disney World.
12. Visit Eileen.
13. Double my savings.
14. Lose 15 pounds.
15. Go rock climbing (indoors, though - with supervision!)
16. Get into the fall membership class at my church.
17. Visit Seaside.
18. Do something scrapbook-y with Melissa.
19. Enjoy time with my roommates.
20. Finish decorating the media room.
21. Do some type of mission trip.
22. Write my Compassion kids more often.
23. Clean my bathroom weekly.
24. Finish Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper.
25. Finish The Search for Significance.
26. Take more pictures, especially of the things on this list!!!