Mixed feelings about today… On one hand… 40…. GAAAAAAAH!!!! On the other?? 40…. Hmmm! This may be the start of something good?
My 30s were certainly a mixed bag. Yesterday Michaela asked me how old I was when she was born.Forget the fact that I gotta continue to school the girl on her math… I told her that I was 30, just a few months shy of my 31st birthday. I said, “Did you know that you were a wish come true on my birthday candles?” She gave me a strange look and I told her that on my 30th birthday I wish SO hard for a baby and thankfully 3 weeks later I discovered that I was pregnant. I reached that milestone thinking that I just HAD to have a kid because I was 30 and 30 was OLD…. *sigh*
I can safely say that the first half of my 30s was awesome. It really was super. The 2nd half sucked ass – stale moldy ass with warts. So yeah, I am heading into my 40s with optimism. I am a little perturbed that my hubby will always be that perpetual 30-something, though while I continue to wrinkle and sag. He and I will have a talk about “fairness” some day.
So, anywho… I woke up this morning to find this on my Facebook wall…
Flippin’ SAAAAA-WEEET!!!! Thanks, Belva!! 
By the time this posts, I will already be up in the air flying to Ft. Lauderdale. w00t!
Thought I’d squeak one more post in & share with you today’s calendar page. Think I was excited when I wrote that? Ha ha! So, today started early…4am and on the plane by 7. I will probably Tweet or Facebook some stuff later today from the concert. So, stay tuned to those pages!
Well, I finally made it! It’s been almost a year in the making… I want to publicly thank my parents. I wouldn’t have been going on this trip if it hadn’t been for them, their generosity and their insistance that I bite the bullet and go. I am looking forward to this more than any trip I think I’ve ever taken. In so many ways I don’t want to be disappointed – and I hope I am not. I build things up in my mind and things are never as good as what goes on in there! LOL But, I *think* I have told myself enough times that this really isn’t about the Rock Star experience – it’s about doing something completely out of the norm…enjoying frivolity and all that it has to offer in this messy thing we call life and most of all, it’s about sharing a huge moment & creating special memories with my daughter.
My night is quickly coming to a close and I am eerily calm which is unusual for me before I travel. I usually have butterflies and nervous excitement going on but not tonight. I just want to get in the sky and fly. I am done pouring over my packing lists and checking and re-checking the weather forecasts. I am done wondering if I packed enough underwear and if I am going to do laundry on the ship – which I will NOT unless I come down with a scorching case of the runs or something. Just keeping it real, people.
Again, I will TRY to blog from the ship. I am NOT guaranteeing anything. I have notified the cell phone company of my trip and am set up for international roaming, etc but in the interest of not going totally broke, I won’t be checking in very often from my phone. I will, however probably purchase internet access. And if it’s doable, I will send updates to my blog or to Twitter or Facebook. Be sure to catch me there if you can.
If for some reason I am not able to blog – I promise to relay my experience in great detail upon my return. I am loaded down with SD cards and can easily come home with 1000s of photographs. My mind boggles at the thought of that. So for now, I will just hope for 1000s of great memories…
