Things We've Crossed Off our 25 By 25 List!!

      I mentioned in my Camping post that Chase and I made a list of 25 things we want to do by the time we turn 25, which will be late next Spring.  Some of the things we've crossed off have been finding go-karts, shooting our guns, and of course, camping.  Needless to say, we have a way to go. 
      Our list includes 15 things we want to do together, 5 things specific to Chase, and 5 things specific to me. Even though we both aren't actually doing 25 things, we want to be a part of each others' personal goals even if it's simply through giving the other some space or encouragement. Chase has crossed off 2 of his personal goals and I still have all 5. I guess that means I'm the better encourager! JK! 
Side note: One of Chase's accomplished goals for the 24th year of his life was to get a battery  put in his favorite watch.  You've possibly seen him wearing the watch in the past, maybe even asked him for the time, but he looked at his phone to tell the time because he had been wearing it, sans battery, just for fashion's sake. 
      On our way back up to Ohio we always pass a go-kart track that entices Chase's inner child or...NASCAR lover, I'm not sure which.  Since we travel after we get off work or on the weekends, the go-kart place is always closed. It seemed we would never fulfill our goal of finding go-karts, until this summer when Chase spoke at a camp in Myrtle Beach.  One day, the two of us and his parents went to the NASCAR Speed Park, finally satisfying his need for speed and allowing us to cross the first item off our list.  On Labor Day, we went to a friend's house and had a cookout.  We also shot our guns, it was my first time.  I'm not very accurate at skeet shooting but it seemed like it could be fun with some practice.
      Maybe you're thinking: Bucket List? How about TO DO list! Some of the things we have on our list are kind of silly, some are financial goals, and some are life long dreams.  I'm not sure what your list of things to do before whenever looks like but ours is practical at times and improbable at times.  Who knows how many of the things we'll experience the triumph of crossing off with our pink highlighter?! Wherever we are in life, doing fun, difficult, or life changing things starts with a small step and for us it was go-karts and watch batteries!