...but I won't do that!

My boyfriend turned 30 a few months ago.  When I asked him what he wanted for his birthday, he paused before answering.  His response?  He said that there was nothing material that he really wanted, but he had never in his life tried Moonshine.  He wanted to try it before he turned 30.  Luckily, I know the right kind of wrong people and I was able to procure a handle of the Tennessee Mountain Dew.  I picked it up the morning of his birthday celebration and he was able to experience Moonshine 2 days before his 30^th birthday.

Now, why am I talking about my boyfriend’s experience with Moonshine on MY 29-things-to-do blog?  I started thinking about things to add to the list and was laughing at all of the other illegal substances that I would never put in my body.  One that’s not illegal, but will never appear on my to-do list:  Smoke.

Both my parents were smokers.  I say “were” because exactly 10 years and one week ago my father asked me what I wanted for my 19^th birthday.  I had just completed my first year of living away from home for college and had moved back for the summer.  Living away from the smoke and then being surrounded by it again made me realize how much I just didn’t like the smell and what it did to my sinuses.  (I went to a bar last Saturday night and woke up Sunday morning with a nosebleed.  No thank you.)  When Daddy asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I told him that I wanted him and Mom to stop smoking, never expecting either to quit.  A few days later, on the Sunday before my 19^th birthday, my Dad quit smoking—cold turkey.  I realized the date yesterday and called him to congratulate him.  CONGRATS DADDY!

My to-do list is slowly growing, but I still need suggestions…

1. Stay awake for 24 hours (Who’s throwing the party?)
2. Change a diaper (Miss Phoebe Z or Mr. Wes M?)
3. Go skydiving (Jumper Attorney where are you?)
4. Eat raw oysters (Bill B volunteered for this one)
5. Watch Scarface, Gone with the Wind, and Sound of Music (due for a movie marathon Saturday with Barry B, Jimmy C, and Rachelle L…I’ll cook!)
6. Drive a 4-Wheeler (Someone invite me camping!)
7. Cook Indonesian food (native Cindy G promises to turn down the spice)
8. Get a massage (SA and Bill B—knock out Oysters and Spa Day in one weekend?  Road trip to NOLA?)