April Showers Bring May Flowers

Is it really already May? I am convinced that life speeds up, as you celebrate each birthday. I can't think of another way to explain the fleeting time. I am really looking forward to May. The New Kids will be on the Today Show on May 8th and the summer tour begins on May 28th in Atlanta, Georgia. Although I will not be able to make it to New York City, I will be in Atlanta for the opening of the tour. I can't wait!

The show in Atlanta was actually Amber's idea. She was tired of YouTube revealing all of the concert secrets. This way, we will be the first ones to see the show and therefore, there will be no spoilers. I am really glad she suggested it. It will give me the opportunity to take my best friend, Jennifer, to her very first New Kids concert for her birthday. She is a new fan. I honestly don't even know when she became a fan of the group. It seem like she became more excited about the group after our February beach trip. I kind of forced her to listen to "The Block" on the way home. I didn't know that the stinker was actually enjoying it (although, how could she not enjoy it???). I am wondering how Jennifer resisted the New Kids charm for so long. I have been a fan since 1988. Jennifer and I met during our freshman year of college in 1999. She and I even lived together in college and I never could convince her to give the guys a chance. I never could have guessed that the New Kids would work their magic once again and this time I would be able to share it with my best friend. She used to tell me that she would go to a New Kids concert the day that pigs fly......better watch the sky. You thought bird poo was bad!!!

I will actually be going to four concerts this summer...Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Virginia Beach. Amber and I have decided to call our mini tour the "Oh Snap! Find my Panties, Like Whoa!" tour. I know what you are thinking, "I want to be on that tour!". Well, we might consider letting you join us, but there will be an intense interviewing process. Not everyone will be chosen. Do you have what it takes to make the cut? :)

I am so excited that it is finally spring again! I spent my birthday weekend planting new flowers and they are already coming up. I can't explain it, but gardening does wonders for my mood. There is nothing better than being outside in the sunshine and planting flowers. Maybe I sound like a bit of a nerd, but everytime I see the flowers, they put a smile on my face and give me a sense of accomplishment. There is only one drawback to gardening and that would be my irish skin. I could be outside for only 30 minutes and when I come inside, my face is as red as a lobster. I burn way too easily. I suppose you learn to take the good with the bad though.

Anyway, that is what is happening in my life right now. I feel very blessed.