Books

One of my 30 before 30 goals is to read 30 new books.  Before I came up with my list of goals, I had been reading quite a bit, so I'm going to count those books because they were all read after I had turned 29.  I just thought I'd do a little progress post and see how many more I have left to go!

1.  The Fault in Our Stars
2.  Gone Girl
3.  The Storyteller
4.  The Book Thief
5.  Divergent
6.  Insurgent
7.  Allegiant

I need some suggestions.  I'm always on the hunt for some new books to read, so post any you'd recommend in the comments.  I'd love to hear what you all suggest.

Cast Iron Skillet Pizza + Pictures

Let's rewind a little bit, shall we?  I want to talk about my Mother's Day weekend.  This year was my second Mother's Day.  Last year was perfect, so we figure why mess with it and did something similar.  Mommy slept in while Daddy and Lilly made breakfast - this year there was a little more participation on Lilly's end.  I woke up and we had cards and presents and flowers (Frozen on Blu-Ray, the Frozen soundtrack, and a new Willow Tree statue).  Then we enjoyed some stuffed french toast.  It was heavenly.  I'm so spoiled.

My hubby likes to treat it like a Mother's Weekend though, so on Saturday while we were making our shopping list, he asked what I wanted for dinner.  And I knew exactly what I wanted.  I wanted this.

Cast Iron Skillet Pizza from How Sweet Eats

So we set out to the store for all the ingredients.  I was really unsure about it.  I mean, a fully cooked pizza in 3 minutes?  No way.  It can't be!  But I was so wrong.  It was amazing.  It was so good, I didn't mind at all that we didn't eat until almost 10 PM.  And immediately Mark decided this was the only way we could ever eat pizza again (it was that good).  We're gonna give it another try again soon, but with some different toppings.  They were amazing, but we just want to try some other variations.  So hopefully when we do, I'll take some pictures and write a post all about it!

In the meantime, please enjoy these other pictures of my favorite person in the world, Lilly!

30 Before 30

It hit me today... this is my last year in my 20s.  And I've already used up two whole months of it.  So after finding a new blog today - check it out... Brooke: Not on a Diet - seriously, she's so inspiring - I decided to come up with a list of 30 things I want to do before the dirty 30 hits next March.

1. Run another 5K
2. Sign up for (and maybe run) a 10K
3. Put in a new fence 
4. Start planning for our next house
5. Start working on/planning for baby #2
6. Lose 30 lbs
7. Pay off all of our credit cards
8. Plan (and book) a vacation for just Mark and I
9. Take a family vacation
10. Potty train Lilly
11. Blog at least once a week
12. Attempt a new recipe each month
13. Take a photography class
14. Get a Lilly tattoo
15. Read 30 new books
16. Take pictures of Lilly every month
17. Donate my hair
18. Take Lilly camping for the first time
19. Go hiking
20. Take Lilly to the beach for the first time
21. Complete Lilly's baby book
22. Take a sushi-making class
23. Plan (and complete) 1 date night per month
24. Try at least one new food I have REFUSED in the past
25. Make no new purchases for a month (food/necessities don't count)
26. Try clean eating for 1 week
27. Make a new friend
28. Plan and start our garden for next summer
29. Find a hobby Mark and I both enjoy
30. Try hot yoga