So yesterday marked the last birthday of my twenties which makes me feel really freaking old. To celebrate, Jill made some fantastic banana cupcakes with Nutella frosting. WIN.
Hello, new favorite flavor combo! It’s physically impossible for me to eat just one.
Anyway, I’ve always felt like my list of I-have-nevers has been really long, so I was super inspired by Tracy‘s 31 comes before 32 post. I really like that it’s a list of things that can be crossed off after accomplished rather than a list of resolutions, so I’ve been thinking about things I’d like to do.
Here are my 29 things to do before 30!
1. Go skydiving again. (ticket purchased!)
2. Make puff pastry!
3. Go to a food blogger thing. (Foodbuzz ticket purchased! …err, didn’t go. 
)
4. Move into my own place for once. – well, I moved to Austin…with roommates!
5. Go ziplining.
6. Host a dinner party!
7. Learn how to drive stick.
8. Make a sculpted cake.
9. Learn how to do a flip turn (and therefore get back into swimming).
10. Make pierogies.
11. Sing karaoke.
12. Make a t-shirt quilt out of my old orchestra tees.
13. Learn how to knit.
14. Take a photography class.
15. Make challah.
16. Try to like goat cheese, sushi, and coconut things. Try each 10 times.
[ goat cheese: 10/10 | sushi: 0/10 | coconut: 10/10 ]
17. Buy (and learn how to play) a ukulele!
18. Take a trapeze class.
19. Read 6 classic novels that I haven’t read before.
20. Plan my next passport stamp.
21. Go to a local couchsurfing event.
22. Out of 10 of my cookbooks, make one recipe from each. (I tend to mainly look online for recipes…) 2/10
23. Create a baking recipe completely of my own.
24. Learn how to make crepes.
25. Find some more ways to fund my existence/these things.
26. Update my About page. 
27. Make tamales.
28. Relearn how to ride a bike. (Yes, I seriously forgot.)
29. Make gelato!
(okay, a couple of these are more like resolutions. )
As you can see, my list falls a little bit short. This is partially due to indecision. Any suggestions of what you think I should do and/or foodstuffs you would like to see me attempt to make? My list is complete! 
I feel like posting this list on the interwebs will make me feel more obligated to actually do these things.
#15 scares me. But I could totally help you with #9.
Come to Scotland!!!!!
It would get you a passport stamp, I could take you to my trapeze class, teach you to drive stick, we could go to the longEST zipline in the UK (:P), go to curry karaoke and make Scottish foods
(we also have skydiving and zorbing)
P.S. Happy Birthday!!!!
P.P.S. I really want to learn to knit and take a photography class too!
P.P.P.S. Those cupcakes look amazing!!!!
Victoria – Braiding dough sounds fun. And I thought of you with #9!
(: – This idea is brrrrilliant!!! May just have to happen…it’s a trip that pays for itself, isn’t it?
Thanks for the HB! You should if you find the time! They were!!
To your list I think you should add buying at least one awesome pair of shoes that you’ll never really wear much, but you’ll keep in a box and smile and sigh just to know they’re there. Syntax much?
Banana cupcakes + Nutella = winning birthday combo! Knitting is also on my list of things that I want to learn how to do. I’ve even got the basic equipment, I just need some time and a patient person to sit down and teach me! Your list looks awesome–perfect balance between food/active/fun stuff
Cool that you mention crepes…yesterday’s FoodBuzz Top 9 had a crepe post in it and I totally bookmarked it as I too am interested in learning how to make them. The post has a nice explanation on how to make them, too!
http://munatycooking.blogspot.com/2011/01/crepes.html
Also, totally take up crocheting, not knitting. Way easier to undo your mistakes, IMO! ^_^
Happy belated birthday, Jessica! I can’t think of any better way to celebrate than with cupcakes… Those all look so scrumptious! I can’t wait for October to get here already so I can celebrate mine like this, haha. Thanks for sharing!
Happy B-Day! These cupcakes are an awesome flavor combo! Also love the list – it reads so fun!!!
Jill – I might add that, but now I only have one more thing left. Maybe I should combine goat cheese, sushi, and also coconut (not literally).
Kylie – I’m craving them now! I have a few knitting friends, so hopefully one of them can teach me.
Mary – Thanks for the link! Crepes are a specialty of one of my friends (I think she learned in Paris!), so she’s been nominated to teach me.
Also, I bought stuff to learn how to crochet years ago, but gave up because trying to learn from a book is not helpful!
Georgia – Thanks! They were so yummy!
UrMomCooks – Thank you! I don’t know why I hadn’t tried this combo yet because I’ve had it in crepes and loved it. It was fun making the list, and will be even more fun to cross things off!
happy birthday Jessica. those cupcakes sound delicious.
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your 29 list of things was fun reading
p.s. hate sushi too
Have a wonderful Sunday
I really want one of those cupcakes right now!
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happy belated birthday! the last birthday of my 20s is fast approaching…hopefully I’ll be ready!
I was looking for the number 29 for I’m having my last birthday in my twenties tomorrow.. and I have to comment your list of things to do:
Nr.10: Try karjalanpiirakat with munavoi (the finnish kind of pierogi with eggbutter).. I want to move to finnland since I ate it the first time.
Nr.19: Locks of Love.. have a look at http://www.io.com/~cortese/hair/lol.html before donating and give it a second thought.
have a nice day!
I hadn’t heard of that kind of pierogi or eggbutter! Am very intrigued and think I might have to give it a go.
Ah…I was wondering about this, but hadn’t really looked into it. I have a feeling they wouldn’t use my hair because it’s very fine and I do use a hair dryer and flat iron. Think I’ll replace that one with something else…
Thanks for your suggestions and Happy Birthday!
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#6!!!! Please!!!!!! Also I will help you with #28 if you help me with #9! Also congrats on the completion of 2 goals!
Does this mean you guys might be persuaded to come down if I invite you to a #6?
And that’s a good idea…Jill helped me a few times and I sort of got the hang of it the last time. It would be fun to swim together! Also, I need people to do #5 with me, but it’s pricey!
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Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!! I’m turning the big 3-0 in March, freaking out A LOT! Anyway, love your list!
PS I have heaps of pierogi recipes on my blog (being Piolish helps). There are chanterelle and goat’s cheese pierogi, 5 ingredient blueberry dumplings and sauerkraut ones. Love them all!
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