I'm pretty much dreading everything

Mid-March - a visit to NYC, then a few days in Vegas and Death Valley, then back to NYC. I've got lots of plans to see my NY friends, and my old pal Joanee is coming down from Woodstock to see me, which will be great, I haven't seen her in ages. I'll also be meeting Oliver (TPS & Stynxno's baby) and Henry (amro's baby).

Easter - Specklet, TheDonF and their baby (another Henry) will be over in England so I'll get to see them.

July - I might be having my Ohio nephew, Jeremy, and his wife, to stay.

September - danf and Vickie will be visiting for a couple of weeks.

October - TrishaLynn's wedding.

Moving down into the proper part of metro Seattle. Once I find a place.

I'm more in the moment this year. We have upcoming plans for trips, and I'll be running some half marathons this year, and I'm marrying two dear gay friends of mine later this year, and I'm sure all that will be great, but it stresses me instead of thrills me to focus on the events now.

Early February - Going to Kona on the Big Island for a couple weeks. A high school friend lives there and has a great guest room. I will be expected to surf a lot and play guitar a lot, so I am trying to round my swimming and my fingers into shape, as much as possible. Flying first to LA to see my family, then going to HI from there, so it will be non-stop.

May 1 - The first morning I get up and am completely retired. I have no idea what it will really be like, but hopefully I will stay busy enough. I do know I will be at the gym more.

Late May - A new (to me) group, the Eugene Natural History Society is doing a trip to the John Day Fossil Beds. To have a cabin, and expert guidance there will be great.

Summer - Our usual two trips to Ashland for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Great theater and a beautiful part of the PNW, down there.

September - The aforementioned trip to Europe, in which Senyar is generously putting us up. Then to France, where Vicki has an old school friend in Brittaney, and Paris and a day trip to the Champagne area. My wife has lived in Europe twice and has been dying to take me there.

October - Sit around the house and wait to die. (jk)

My opera tickets arrived in the mail yesterday, so I'm looking forward to March 16.

I have a hiking trip planned for September, but as I don't know if I will enjoy it I can't really say I'm looking forward to it exactly.

Other than that I look longingly forward to the end of each work day and the start of each weekend.

bearwife - i hear ya, sometimes the planning is so stressful for things it seems to take away the enjoyment of it all.

let's see...
- hopefully a new job coming up
- hoping things go well with the gentleman friend (it's hard to find good kissers who also enjoy reading, IME. plus he giggles. i am looking forward to more giggling. :)
- having more time to exercise and do fun things instead of working 50-60 hours a week like i am now (if the new job happens)
- visiting friends in DC soon
- my pub trivia team getting back on top!!! we can do it!!!

but right now, i am looking forward to what promises to be a good weekend with good friends.

I forgot to mention MOVING! Moving at some point May-June. I am definitely looking forward to moving.

I want 2013 to be the year I do fuck-all. I want to stay home and do housey things. I have made it a personal goal to not get on an airplane (although I know that's not going to happen, I am stubbornly sticking to that ideal).
I want to rest and be quiet in 2013. I don't want to do anything other than cook and walk my dog, and that is a very good thing. I need to recharge the batteries.
So glad to see all the wonderful plans other mechazens have! I am particularly jealous of Danf getting to hang out with Senyar in her neck of the woods!

I'm with Firas.

hrrmmm. Good question!

February - I finally get caught up with all the work I got behind on during Hurricane Sandy and don't have to work evenings any more. Actually get to see my husband.

March - Senyar visits and stays for a few nights. Late March - Florida for Spring break, baby.

April - Find out where my daughter will be going to school. Do not get me started on the insanity of NYC schools. Will be a HUGE weight off my mind. Also a half marathon to run.

May - husband turns 40! I am planning a big party at Camden Yards.

July - our annual Vermont trip, aka the happiest week of my year. (also the most expensive.)

That's about it for specific things. I'll probably run another half in September (maybe the Rhode Island one, same as last year). Going to try and make a bigger effort to get out and see people, so will be trying to get out of the city on more weekends.

I'm looking forward to next week being over (CPAs coming into town to work on taxes.).

My craft room being organized, and putting together a list of craft/sewing projects to work on this year.

Playing more boardgames than I played last year.

A trip to Gatlinburg/Asheville in March (and seeing Nick Cave for the first time!).

We're trying to stay closer to home this year, and not take as many trips, but I'm sure there will be one or two more planned.

Doing more yoga! my health month goal for Feb will be once a week.

Otakon is supposed to be announcing its musical guest at the end of the month.

I have a ticket to see Madeline Peyroux in April. Autolux is said to be releasing an album and touring, but the tour likely won't come until summer.

Short term: looking forward to the moment next week when I will have Done My Taxes (Jan 31st is the deadline here in the UK).

Longer term: impending baby in June is eclipsing things a bit, but I'm trying to cram in other good things before then, particularly music which will have to take a back seat for a while post-baby.

My 3% raise, which kicks in in two weeks.

Summer.

Not much else.

I honestly don't have a single thing to look forward to.

Finally closing on our house, hopefully in February. That's the BIGGIE. Long story as to why we have lived her since August without closing. Remove your f-ing decommissioned underground oil tanks before listing your houses, people.

Seeing Senyar in March!

Losing the rest of the baby weight.

Other than that I look longingly forward to the end of each work day

Amen!

Also looking forward to something that sounds too awful to say even though I don't mean it to, so I'll put it like this: I hope my mother is at peace soon.

Feb: my work bonus (which is likely going towards a new fence as the pups are driving me crazy with their barking whenever someone is at the school across the street and the current one is rusting away)

Mar: kidlet graces the world with her presence

Mar-Jun: maternity leave

Sept: my 35th birthday which I think will involve an overnight trip to DC to wander the museums, have a meal with a couple friends, and check out a couple fancy stores

Dec: a week+ off work

Today/tonight is a family-free night so I'm looking forward to excessively violent TV, writing/researching for more than 10 minutes at a time and not hearing "Old MacDonald" for a whole hours.

Next week: new oven and hob! Bunbun starts kindy!

Next weekend is a friend's birthday + other friends visiting so it will be a total nerdgasm - roleplaying, board games, drinking and swimming, if the weather permits.

End of February is a visit to my best friends in another state - to help after surgery but it will be wonderful to see them.

Then I start my PhD.

A nerd convention in June.

And that's about all I can think of right now. The PhD kind of eclipses everything else.

Tomorrow: Test day for the Wicca 101 class, which I'm nervous about, but I'll be glad to get that off my desk and move on to something else.

March: Might be going to visit with my Temple of WomanSpirit sisters for Spring Equinox.

April: Veneralia and Vinalia (celebrations for my patron Goddess)

May: Shimmy Mob (bellydance flash mob) and possibly a music festival with my homie

June: Definitely going to Free Spirit Gathering, possibly going to Fires of Venus, and definitely having a dance recital for the local studio I started dance lessons at

July: StateCon! (Some people from an online community I'm a part of have decided to all meetup in Virginia and party for a weekend.)

August: Definitely a music festival with my homie, Vinalia Rustica, and Delmarva Pagan Pride Day

September: Fall Frolic! (witchy camping)

October: My birfday, Run For Your Lives 5k (yeah, the zombie run)

November: Possibly going to Samhain with Temple of WomanSpirit

December: Definitely going to Winter Solstice with Temple of WomanSpirit (cabining in the Delaware woods).

Busy damn year. And there will probably be a bunch of other shit thrown in as it comes.

The crane is supposed to start to come down in March.

Travelwise:

AWP is in Boston this year. I'll stay on for a bit and see Bradford friends and look up my great-aunt's papers at BU.

In April I'm going to London to see the Bowie show at the V&A, whatever other special exhibits are going on and make some day trips.

My high school is having an all-class reunion in May but my aunt and uncle might be coming to CT because they are lending some of the Lumias for an upcoming exhibit at Yale.

TGT is having their shareholders' meeting in June, but the location hasn't been decided yet. It would make the most sense to have it in Canada, given they've taken over Zeller's.

Both the writers workshop and Bradford have been making noises about reunions.

I want to go back to the Cape in August.

Supper.

Feb: weekend with best friend
March: trip to Argentina for family Friends wedding
May: find out if we get free housing through fiancé's job ( we also tried last year and didn't get it but who knows, it is worth trying again and would change our financial lives significantly)
June: my birthday!
July: fiancé birthday and our wedding!
August: honeymoon?

Retirement.