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First off, happy birthday to my sister Jordan! I love you lots and am sending happy thoughts and sunshine your way today. And because I love you so much, I’ll probably eat some birthday ice cream today. You know. For you.
So, my amazing/beautiful/talented/saintly sister Elisabeth recently achieved one of her life ambitions: to solve a crime. Seriously. My sister aided in the catching of a fugitive over Memorial Day while enjoying a picnic dinner. SER-I-OUS-LY (think helicoptors and search parties). What did I do over that holiday? Oh yeah… I ate. Lots.
Anyhow, it’s gotten me thinking, and here are 5 of my life ambitions, most of which seem as out-there as crime solving. But, if Elisabeth can do it, maybe there’s hope…
1. Learn to dance. Even better, learn the Single Ladies dance. I wish so badly that I could dance. On a scale of 1 to 37, exactly how embarrassing is it that I already know quite a bit of the Single Ladies dance? I’ll never look as dynamite in a leotard as my girl Beyonce does, but dang if I don’t wish I did….
2. Make successful cheese sauce. One of my perpetual culinary fails is making cheese sauce from scratch. Some of my attempts have been epically bad, other’s I’ve almost had it, but I just can’t ever seem to get it right. It can be for anything–macaroni and cheese, dipping homemade soft pretzels into, pouring over chips for nachos… I just can’t seem to nail it. There’s always something missing and for some reason, it always ends up ever-so-subtly gritty or grainy. Ew.
3. Make croissants from scratch. I’ve gotten as far as deciding on a recipe to try, but the commitment and the new-to-me technique is intimidating. I need to get over it, which is why it’s on my life list. Just imagine all those delicious, buttery, flaky layers… yep. I need to get over it. Stat.
4. Run in a race. I don’t want it to be a 5k, but marathon distance also intimidates me. Maybe a 10k? Half marathon? Who knows. All I know is… I’m a while away from being in good enough running shape to do any racing.
5. Take a dang photography class. I have a few basic camera skills. I’d really like to be so much better. I’d like to learn basic editing techniques and really master shooting in manual. I shoot in manual more often than not these days, but I have SO much more to learn!
Well, there’s 5. My life list has about 1,026 more things on it, but since this is 5 Fact Friday after all, let’s just roll with this list for now.
Happy weekend!
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Dude, I’m so with you on the dancing one! Taking latin ballroom lessons is onmy bucket list for sure. P.s. the pictures of sophie laying on her tummy coloring are adorable and make her look like a toddler!
I was just contemplating taking a dance class yesterday! If only I had some other as-clueless-as-me friend to take it with…
I only recently learned how to keep cheese sauce from becoming grainy or gritty! You just have to take the roux off the heat before you add the cheese it. It will still be hot enough to melt the cheese, but you won’t get that grainy texture.
Tara – it’s SO worth a try! I’ll give it a go next time I’m attempting it!
Great list! I’d also love to get my photo skills a little better:)
Thank you for the birthday wishes!! It was a VERY fun fact birthday
I just have to tell you that we are SO sisters. I told you this already, but this week, I had the stranger urge to learn the dance…again. Also, I love her raised eyebrow in the picture where it looks like she’s almost poking her eye with the glasses 
Well because of you and your sisters and the single ladies dance… I did one Saturday try to learn it too. I do know quite a bit, but bless pregnancy and my ever growing stretch marks, I will NEVER look good in a leo again. So I’ll leave that to you and yours sisters! And I’m sure you will one day
Sophie looks so cute and I just wish we could meet in person
I can’t dance either, I have never had any rhythm! I should all that to my life list too:) I have run 10K’s a few times and I love those! Long enough to be a challenge, short enough to not be completely wiped out. I did sign up for a half marathon in December though… it’s always been one of my life’s goals.