And don't take too long...

*2013 Adventures to Come**

Now that I have FINALLY finished writing about all of my 2012 adventures, I need to start looking ahead to 2013.  Granted this list is not exhaustive since the Backstreet Boys tour is not announced at this time.  I imagine that I will be going to several of those shows.  Right now I have some other activities planned for 2013...

March 24 - Aaron Carter - The After Party - Joliet, IL:  This will actually be my first Aaron Carter concert but after meeting him in NYC in December, I knew I had to go.  The friend I am going with is a huge fan and wanted to try to meet him so we ended up getting VIPs to ensure this.  Since this is a general admission show and want to be as close to the stage as possible, we are planning on getting to the venue early and making a day of it...which will actually be my first time ever doing an all day general admission camp out.

April 13-14 - My Big Blue Weekend in Lexington: I knew after my experience at Regionals in Gary that I was going to have to actually make it down to Lexington to see the UK Baseball team play at Cliff Hagan Stadium.  I chose this weekend for certain reasons but was very excited when I realized that this would be the same weekend that the UK Spring Football game would be occurring.  How perfect did that work out???  I already have my tickets and will finally be meeting the person that I like to call my friend soul mate.  She is not only as big of a Kentucky fan as I am (that includes football, basketball, AND baseball) but she is also a Backstreet Boys fan.  I mean, how can it get much better.  I truly hope that another good friend of mine will be able to join me from Nashville as well because we have been talking about going to a UK Baseball game for YEARS!

April 20-23 - BSB Celebrates 20th Anniversary in LA:  Okay so I'm putting this on here even though I highly doubt I will be able to attend this...just in case some miracle happens that I do.  Even if I don't actually get to go to LA, you better believe I will be doing some sort of celebration at home on the actual day of their anniversary (20th).  

August 4 - The Package Tour featuring New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men - Indianapolis, IN:  I was originally going to see this show here in Chicago but the friend I was going with lives closer to Indy so we decided to go to this show instead.  I went for cheaper seats because I would really rather save my money for the BSB tour.  My 3-Day team will be raffling off a pair of tickets for the first Chicago show, which I may try to enter and win.  I wouldn't mind having to go to a second show if I don't have to pay for it.

August 9-11 - Susan G. Komen 3-Day - Chicago, IL:  Even after the pain and problems of last year, I will be participating in this walk again.  The cause just means too much to me to walk away from it so quickly.  I am bound and determined to walk all of this year and need to raise a minimum of $2,300 in order to even walk.  If you are interested in donating, you can do so on my Participant Page.

August 31-September 4 - NY Baseball Bonanza Part II - Troy, NY:  Okay, so this is another trip that I am not sure if I will for sure go on or not.  I had not planned on making another trip out to NY this year (or at least not before I found out what this year's draft looked like).  However, I received an incredibly awesome message today from former Wildcat, Tim Peterson, about my entry on last year's NY Baseball Bonanza and, I'm not going to lie, it made me fangirl a little.  So now, as long as he stays on the Brooklyn Cyclones and doesn't get moved in the league I might have to go watch him play.  The very odd thing is that his team plays the Tri-City ValleyCats (the team for which my friend Michelle works) at the same exact time that I went there last year to see the Hudson Valley Renegades play (the week of Labor Day).  I think that might be a sign.

October 25-28 - BSB Cruise 2013 - Miami, FL - The Bahamas:  It has been much to long since the 2011 cruise and I am SO ready to get back on a cruise ship with those Boys!  I am sure this will include a pre-cruise event on the 24th.  Also, the girls and I are planning on taking a small mini-vacation after the cruise because those BSB cruises are anything but relaxing!  I mean when you are partying with BSB for four days, how can you actually relax?

I guess that is it for my planned trips, as well as those that I really want to take but might not be able to for some reason or another.  I totally cannot wait to see what BSB concerts I will be able to throw into this list!

**Title Credit - "If I Don't Have You" - Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back**