#3 Goodbye Dr. Pepper and Cherry Pepsi

This is going to be a hard one.  I didn't used to be much of a soda girl, but I've been finding myself slightly addicted to them lately. So, #3 leads me to tell this beloved beverage goodbye.  I am cutting out soda, with some exceptions.  I am going to let myself drink things like Izze, which is just juice and carbonated water, and sometimes maybe Jones soda since it uses cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.  This way, I won't feel too deprived, but I'm doing something good for my body.  Of course, everyone now and then, I will make an exception for a treat, but for the most part, I am bidding my beloved traditional sodas goodbye.

#2 Wrestling Anyone?

So Brandon and I have lived in our house for over a year now.  There is a little dinky warehouse type building that holds Pro wrestling once a month.  I've been talking about going since we moved in, and today....we actually went.  I was surprised at how full it was.  We had 7 people, and had to ask other people to switch seats so that we could all sit together. 
I'm sorry to any of you out there that are wrestling fanatics and don't think it's redneck, but this was definitely the most redneck thing I have ever done.  The whole place smelled of chocolate, and popcorn, and....people.  Everyone was so passionate about this sport, which was clearly staged.  I even saw a clear mount up into a move so that the opponent could hold this guy above his head.

I had quite an enjoyable time, I must say.  There was yelling and music and friends and laughter.  How could it get much better?

Excited to be there!

Also...excited?

The baby ref and a blur of wrestlers

We got to take pictures with them!

#1 Music and Church and Other Such Wonderful Stuff

I have to admit, the first of my 36 things began before the launch of this year-long endeavor.  I have been feeling lonely, as my friends are scattered all over the globe.  And, although I love them very much, sometimes hanging out with only family, just isn't enough.... I need my homegirls, too.  In addtion to this loneliness, the stress of adult life, and the death of my brother a year and a half ago, has added to the sadness and I have been experiencing some depression.  With this, comes feelings of losing myself and who I used to be and blah blah blah....
In efforts to change this path, I realized that I needed to be more involved at church.  I joined a ladies Bible study that I am enjoying so much.  I'm meeting new women who struggle with real things and have a desire or tug to be closer with God.  I've only been a few times so far, but have already been blessed.
Now on to music.  Music is a part of my upbringing, a part of my soul, and a part of who I am.  In highschool, I was involved musically quite often.  Now, since leaving highschool, leaving my Christian college, leaving camp, and leaving Gym-Masters (all a part of growing up, I suppose), I have also seemed to leave my musical involvement behind.  This, I decided, was a big part of finding who I used to be (at least a part that I wanted to find).  So, I signed up to be a part of the worship team at church.
So this is my number one thing.....Today, I sang in the worship team at church for this first time since highschool (other than the one time that I sang for alumni, which was....at the highschool).  It was so wonderful.  I love the feeling of belting it out for all to hear while we praised God together.  My mom always said, if I don't use my gifts, then I will lose them.....well God, I'm trying to use this one again....so I'd like to keep it if that's OK.

Ready, Set, Go!

And the fun begins!  Nothing much to report today, but 36 Things in 365 Days has officially begun!  Oh the things I will do.