Fifty Percent

So...here I sit. This past week was my official half birthday. Yes, less than 182 days until the big 3-0. Kinda scary. (I'm not ready!)

If nothing else, it's a good time to reflect on the progress I've made so far and get cracking on the things I have left to do. For the left-brained (like me) who are more interested in a quantitative analysis, here it is: 15.75 out of 30 complete - that's 52.5%. (Yes, I'm giving each stadium partial credit.) I wish I were a little further along, but the fact that in the next month I will be able to cross another two items off my list (#4 and #8) makes me feel a little better.

As I look back on the experiences I've had already, it's been awesome. Fitness events, concerts, professional and college sports, and random fun...all with great people in great places. It's been a blast! Thanks to everyone who has supported me along the way and been a part of the master Operation. I expect the fun to continue for the remaining 47.5%...and then some. Now to get moving on the other 14.25 items! :-)

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Killer, Thriller

Happy (belated) Halloween, everyone! Normally I wouldn't post mid-week unless I had a busy Sunday and couldn't get around to my regular update, but this week is a great exception. I crossed another item off the list!

#26. Learn the Thriller dance - check!

I'm sure there are those who probably had awesome Halloween activities this past Monday, but I think mine rivals them all. I spent the evening with ten wonderful women learning the Thriller dance, zombie-ifying ourselves, and then performing it on Saint Louis University's campus.

I have to admit, I wasn't sure exactly how this one was going to come together. All I knew was that I needed motivation and group support to knock it out. That's why I was extremely grateful when I reached out to my Zeta ladies at SLU and they were ready and willing to tackle this one with me. And what better time than Halloween to dance like a zombie?

We met at 5:30pm in the multi-purpose room in DeMattius Hall and by 7:00pm we had learned the entire dance from a YouTube instructional video and were practicing it to music. A special THANK YOU to Emily who coordinated everything and was a great teacher for all of us. (Especially impressive since she was just learning the dance herself!) Another big THANKS to Ann who provided the zombie rags and make-up, which was exactly what we needed to take it to the next level for our big "performance" at about 7:45pm by the clock tower on SLU's campus. (Go big or go home, right?) And props to Nancy who was able to successfully confidence her way through. :-)

Looking semi-scary after getting our zombie on.

I think we all had more fun with it than we anticipated. Emily, Ann, Nancy, Jordan, Gabby L., Meghan, Liz, Brooke, Megan, and Gabby G. - YOU ROCK! Thanks again for being a part of this! We're now forever immortalized on YouTube, and for those that have to see to believe - here you go:

We may not be ready to be in our own music video, but now I can dance along with my Michael Jackson Number One's DVD which is awesome in and of itself. Ah - Hee hee!