Something HUGE off my to-do-before-I-die list..

I know this may seem tiny to some of you but on August 13, I completed my very first Rubik's Cube. Yeah, I had one as a child but was never able to get past one full side! Then i got a Rubik's Cube for Christmas this past year and a few days ago, I decided to look at the "Cheat Sheet" that came along with it. Now is that cheating? I guess but even WITH the sheet telling you the proper technique, it took me hours to complete! I had it 98% complete several times only to lose it as you take the leap of faith by messing up the whole cube with the understanding that if you make the right moves, it will all come right back together in the correct location. Here's the worst part...once you mess up at that point, the cube is sooo messed up, you literally have to start back from step one. Ugh.

But never the less, I persevered and the attached photo is proof. And my two girls thought I had to be one of the smartest people on earth which is always a good thing. :-)