Category Archives: 25 Before 25

One of the 25 things on my list I was most excited about was building something with my dad. I’d had the idea for a while to build a bed out of old wood, and since my dad just finished building two new rooms in the upstairs part of my parents house, I knew he’d be able to help me get it done.Continue reading “Build Something With My Dad”

Fifteen pounds of pasta, 8.5 pounds of Ragu pasta sauce, six dozen rolls and nine cans of green beans later, I’ve marked the next item off of my list: volunteer with a new charity.Continue reading “Volunteer With a New Charity”

It’s been a while since I posted an update, but I’ve been able to mark another item off my list! No. 20: Go to the Prestonwood Christmas program.

My grandparents and I went to Plano on Dec. 6, and in their words, “it was the best production I’ve seen.”Continue reading “Go to the Prestonwood Christmas Program”

Welcome to Chicago, where the inches of snow are higher than the temperature.

The Windy City lived up to its name on my first visit there last weekend. A foot of snow, 7º and 35mph winds made for an unforgettable experience trekking across town.Continue reading “Visit a State I’ve Never Been to Before, Visit an Aquarium”

If you didn’t know cheese dip was invented in Arkansas, now you do. So it’s only fitting that this Arkansan starts his #25before25 journey at the World Cheese Dip Competition in Little Rock.

The competition was on Halloween this year, and it was the best trick-or-treating I’ve done in a while. Continue reading “Eat Cheese Dip at the World Cheese Dip Competition”