Thirty Things Leading to Thirty

Today it finally hit me that on Thursday I start a new generation of life, my thirties.  Many people I know have told me that turning thirty is a stress, a hassle, even a period of mental breakdowns.  I decided that I don't want it to be that way, so in celebration of turning thirty, I have decided to do thirty things that will make me a kid at heart.  I solicited many of these ideas from others, and will be completing them over the course of the next few days, on through the weekend.  As is the case with anything, it is always funner when you have friends around to share the joy.  If anyone reading this would like to participate in any of my thirty things, call or text me.  Some of these ideas are reliant upon the cooperation of the weather.  In the event that it doesn't cooperate, I'm also including a few alternate activities that I can complete.  I will be photographing many of the events as I complete them and will create a photo blog of my adventures after they are completed.  Here is my list of thirty things to do as a child turning thirty:

1. Buy a lego set and build it.
2. Play with action figures or toy cars.
3. Watch Saturday morning cartoons (old school 80s cartoons that is, not that cheap anime crap they play now).
4. Ask my mom for permission to invite my friends over for a sleepover (even though I don't live at home).
5. Order a kid's meal from a fast food restaurant.
6. Build a fort.
7. Sleep out on the trampoline under the stars.
8. Fly a kite (Only if there is enough wind to get it off the ground).
9. Go puddle jumping (Only if it rains.  I do not want man made puddles to jump in Jeff).
10. Eat a giant Pixi Stick.
11. Go to a movie at midnight (The Avengers anyone?).
12. Jump on the trampoline with a sprinkler under it.
13. Go to a park and play on the slide and swings.
14. Sing a song in a public bathroom that is occupied (for sanitary and privacy purposes no picture or video will be taken of this one).
15. Draw on the sidewalk with chalk.
16. Eat some Pop Rocks.
17. Blow some bubbles.
18. Roll down a hill.
19. Run through a fountain (at the Gateway perhaps?).
20. Play 4 player Goldeneye on old school N64 ( I can't do this one alone people!!!!)
21. Play laser tag with friends (again, not gonna happen alone.)
22. Drink a Squeeze It (do they even make these any more?)
23. Go doorbell ditching.
24. Jump rope.
25. Buy a bouncy ball from the $.50 vending machine.
26. Thumb wrestle people (I can't thumb wrestle myself silly).
27. Read a Dr Seuss book.
28. Learn how to fold a new paper airplane and fly it.
29. Watch a Disney movie.
30. Celebrate at Lagoon on Saturday (It's what fun is!  And you are all invited!)

This is going to be quite a remarkably adventurous week.  I can't wait to get started!  If anyone is interested in joining me for #11, 20, 21, or 30, please call or text soon so I can get you the details. As I mentioned earlier, if you want to participate in any of the other events, you are welcome to do that too.  I believe that that at the end of this week I will feel even younger than I do today, even if I'm officially thirty.  Game On!!!!