Upcoming Cruise, Concerts and Birthday Madness

So today it's March 20! 2 months and 2 weeks til my cruise!!!! For those who don't know, my friend found a super cheap deal on a carnvial cruise 2 weeks before my 30th bday! I happened to have that money from my college refund (thankfully, otherwise i couldn't go). Alot of people can't come due to money issues, so its just me and my friend Jen going. I can't wait! I haven't been on a cruise since 1988. I do remember it pretty well, but it was a disney cruise. It wasnt super Disney-fied though. I think that was really once you got to the theme parks. This is my first cruise as an adult. The ship has piano bars , 2 bars with pools in them, huge theateres, 5 pools (other htan the bars) and lounges with a live orchestra. It reminds me of the 40s. I can't wait to go! I'm trying to think of what to wear when I go. I need like 3 nice outfits and I want to TRY not to overpack like I tend to always do. Shit, for one night in Atlantic City, I borought a full duffel bag worth of shit. And forget about when Iwent to Spain! I'm a compulsive over-packer!

I have 2 dresses that I can wear and I need a 3rd nice outfit. I wanna look really nice cuz I dont get to go out too much anymore with the unemployment situation. Gotta make sure to do nice makeup and hair. Basically what I do when I make the effort is a red-carpet kinda thing. I want to look like I have money....even tho' I'm pretty poor =/. I am gonna try not to think about the cruise now but DAMMIT its so hard! lol I really want to go NOW! But the timing is poi-fecto! Right before my 30th! We had to make some sacrifieces tho'. We were gonna get a cabin w/ a balcony and a bigger room, but we had to downgrade to the tiny room w/ 2 twins and a window w/ a lifeboat in the way haha. But its not like we're gonna spend any time in the room. I call the top bunk tho (i think the cruise site says our room has a 3rd bunk bed!) I dont get to sleepin them too much. I had one stipulation about the cabin, which I told Jen, who booked it, is that we WEREN'T in what I like to call "Immigrant Class" (think of the Titanic's lower decks that housed all the immigrants coming to America) lol. I didn't want to be way in the bottom of the ship. I don't know why. We are actually on the 7th deck up. I think there are 12 decks, so we're in the middle. So my inner diva is satisfied.

I was supposed to have a bunk bed (back to that topic...)when I went camping in May, but unfortunatly I can't go cuz we have our final concert that night and I'm a soloist. [ =) and =( at the same time. ] I'm glad I'm FINALLY a soloist, but it sucks that the final concert is during camping week. And eff me for not making sure before I booked. I lost 30 dollars on the cabin but i am not gonna ask my friends for it back. Its just a loss. But I guess I will have to use the fact that I'm a soloist to overshadow that alot of my friends will be up in NY camping while I'm on stage that night. *sigh*

So today I was watching the NCIS marathon. I dont know much about this show other than its kind of like CSI which I used to watch w/ my ex, not so much me on my own. But Michael Weatherly is in NCIS and I luv him! He was on Dark Angel too. So I mostly watch it cuz of him. he's funny too. Nice to watch a show that isn't reality. Thats all I watch is reality shows nowadays. Holla Celebrity Rehab!!!! haha

Michael Weatherly

I picked up a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon tonight just because its Saturday and I have no plans. I had Vietnamese for dinner and I love having wine w/ asian foods. It goes nicely together in my opinion.

This is what I had (Bo luc lac). Its a vietnameses dish made with filet mignon (of course it has to be my fave, its expensive!!!) with vietnamese spices and sauces. Served w/lettuce and white rice.

Theres a really nice Vietnamese restaurant 1mi from my house and I was thinking tonight that I might want to have my bday dinner there. But it's so small. I dont know how many people are gonna come yet. I guess I'll see what the RSVP is in June to make a decision. I know the owners cuz I go there so much so i'm worried if I make a reservation and they hold a big table adn ppl dont show up, the owners will get mad at ME! So I dunno.... There are no shortage of restaurants here though but I love asian food and everyone has had their bdays at the thai restuarants so I want to do NON thai for my bday. We'll see.

I also have a Carvel icecream cake in my freezer from a few days ago. I love those things! I think everyone has a vice...cigs, alkee, drugs. Mine is carvel cakes! I am seriously addicted! I can stand there and eat it til my stomach hurts. Lovely cuz I'm lactose intolerant too but I can handle a certain amt of ice cream (not much whole milk in ice cream).

Lets see what else... I'm really bored. I wanna go to bed early tonight cuz theres a Concerto Competition tomorrow in Deal (rich town) up the coast and Iwant to go. Its for kids tho' but hte winner gets to play w/ the Monmouth Symphony next season. The concerto competition is free for subscibers, which I am, but its at 10am. Me and mornings dont' mix but I really do want some free entertainment. I subscribe to 3 symphony orchestras: The Monmouth Symphony, Garden State Philharmonic,and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. I thought there was a show this weekend,b ut its actually NEXT weekend. There are 2 shows. one on Sat (NJ Sym) and one on Sun (Monmouth Sym). So my dumb ass didnt' make any plans for this weekend. So I have to go to the concerto competition. The bad thing also is it ends early so what the hell am I gonna do for the rest of the day? Dunno. Maybe go to the mall and get some MAC Reflex Pearl pigment (makeup). I wanna do new looks for my shows.

The shows are coming up in the end of April. Our first show is at the Four Seasons. Its a new venue. The other ones are at churches and then Wall HS at the end. I dont know if any of my friends will come, but my cousin usually comes to all my shows, which is nice of him. So I'll have to give him the heads up. He works in NJ now. I'd like my friends to be there since I'm a soloist this season but.... we all know how that goes. I ve had a few friends come out in the past. Much luv to them! lol I really appreciate the support!

I walked 5 miles today after not exercising for 3wks. my front leg muscles hurt =/. My sneakers are also falling apart and hurting my foot so I have to buy new ones. I guess I'll buy better quality ones. I got these at KMart for 12 dollars. Figures.

So thats about it for now. This was just a boredom post. Not much gonna go on in April or May except my shows but I AM definitely excited about this round of em. And about the End of Season dinner! Its always at a fancy restaurant. Another reason to dress up! I love dressing up! I hope I have happy news in the days and weeks to come *crossing my fingers*.