Fresh Start!

Wow, it was an entire year since I last wrote! That saddens me, but in all honesty, I completely forgot about this blog. I went back and deleted ALL my previous posts because I want a fresh start here. It is the second week of 2013 and thus far the year is going really well. I am SO excited for 2013, there are a lot of fun things happening. What I am most excited for is October, when I am flying into Miami, boarding the Carnival Imagination cruise ship and sailing to the Bahamas. That is going to be super fun, but what is going to make it even better is that it is the Backstreet Boys 20th anniversary cruise! I can hardly contain my excitement for this vacation. A lot of the people I tell think I am crazy, but I don't care. I have been a fan for as long as I can remember and I think it is going to be amazing. I don't know any of the ladies I am cruising with, but that is what I think is going to make it an even better adventure! What better way to meet new people and have a great vacation, being on a cruise ship filled with people that all have at least ONE common interest. I have added quite a few ladies to my facebook, including my room mate and we have been communicating with each other via there. I really wish that I lived closer to some of the ladies so that we could have a little meet up before our trip. Either way, I know that my room mate and I will get along, we have the same sense of humour and a lot of the same interests. We booked this cruise October3, 2012 and we don't set sail until October 25, 2013! Waiting is pure torture, but at the same time it is fun to anticipate what is to come. I have slowly been making purchases for the trip, just little things really, things that I will use on vacations before the cruise, but that will also come in really handy for the cruise. The only thing that I am slightly nervous about is travelling to Miami. I have NEVER traveled alone before, so it is a little intimidating to think about. For my own sake of mind, I plan on getting a direct flight there and home. I will feel a lot more comfortable knowing that I do not have to change planes and worry about all that comes along with that. My flight is the only major part I still need to take care of, I have been watching prices for a few months, and honestly, there isn't much price movement. I only have two real flight time options, so I think that I am going to go ahead and book here in a few weeks at the latest.

Another weekend I am looking forward to is August 2-4. That is the Civic long weekend here and it is also an amazing concert weekend. There is a new festival about 15 minutes from my house called 'Boots and Hearts'. It is a HUGE outdoor country music jamboree. Last summer was the first year and the acts were amazing. This year is looking to be just as great. We bought our tickets a few months ago because there was early bird pricing and we saved quite a bit of money. We are planning on taking my family RV to stay in, which will be nice. Last year it was one of the few weekends it rained here, so even though it was still a great time, it got really messy. Having the RV will be nice because it will give us somewhere to stay dry if it rains at night, but also we will have the generator to run a fan if it is really hot, as well as the kitchen. In all honesty, that weekend will be a blast, but I also imagine it will be a bit of a shit show (for lack of better term). The group of us that are going tend to get a little wild when we spend a weekend together with good music and beer.
I think for now that is all I have to write, but I really want to make it a point to write more. My MacBook pro is going in tomorrow to get a new hard drive put in, I have been having a few random problems with it, and I need more space, so the best solution is just a new hard drive. I'm not sure how long it will be before I get it back, but I am sure once I have it, I will be blogging more. I find it a lot easier to type on now that I am use to it. This acer keyboard I am currently using is set up a little different and I keep hitting the wrong key.