Travel

In the attempt to get myself together and be a real adult this year, I've been trying to put together a binder of things I should keep track of.  Among these things are posts for this blog, shopping lists (because if I'm going to move out of my parents' house, I need to get on top of my own spending), and travel.

My sister, Courtney, and I were talking a couple of weeks ago about how big of a year this is going to be.  With her getting married in June (yaaay!) and moving to Oklahoma, there will obviously be a trip for me this year.  She and I were both hoping to have me visit her before the two of them come back up to Connecticut for the wedding, but after she heads down there in a little over two weeks.

In addition to the trip (or two) to Oklahoma this year, I wanted to go on an actual vacation if it was at all possible.  Although the window for vacation time seems to be dwindling with the upcoming move and inevitable job switch, a few friends of mine and I were thinking of going up to Michigan to go camping, more specifically, Cheboygan.  Unfortunately, with switching jobs, I would lose any vacation time I had, so this particular trip may be set to a more local area, such as Rhode Island...  But either way, it will be nice to do something other than work for the entirety of the summer.

My bestbian (yes, bestbian) lives in Virginia, and is moving into her own apartment this year!  I am so excited for her and I really hope the move goes well (especially so we may be reunited and have slumber parties in her big girl apartment!)

Oh!  I almost completely forgot! (See? This is why I need this organized binder!)  I am going to New York this year.  I know it's only two or three hours from where I am, but this year, I have promised myself that this is the year that I finally make it to IMATS.  For those of you who don't know what IMATS is, it's the International Makeup Artists Trade Show.  I had planned to go last year but the strangling feeling my bank account gave me made me stay home, but not this year!  I don't care if I can't buy anything, I just really want to go this time.

And lastly, for now, Zombie March 2013!  Boston is only a few hours from me now, but this is one of the best events I do all year.  This year will be the fourth year in a row that I will be heading to Boston to be part of the horde, but this time is a little different because Tom and I are going as survivors for the first time.  I wish I had a clear picture to show you of our super awesome survivor duo outfits, but the pieces haven't all come together yet, so it will just have to be a surprise.  This year's event is especially exciting in another way for me, that reason being we have a huge number of people we know going this year.  The last few years we went with two other people we know, but this year the count (including the two of us) seems to be more like eight or nine people!

Those are my (current) plans for the year, and I am sort of hoping I can find more little things to do and go to this year. Do you have any travel plans for this year?