Great Expectations 2005

So here we are getting ready to start a new year... A lot has happened this last year and there are even greater things to expect for this coming year...

Probably the most important event I'm expecting is the birth of my new daughter... I can't express how excited I am... Tara is expected to arrive mid April which as it happens is the same month as my wife and first son's birthday... So far everything has been going without a hitch... The ultrasound wasn't 100% certain she'd be a she but it was close enough we're going for it...

Related to this is my parents coming out to visit round the time the baby is due... You have to understand my relationship with my parents... We've become the best of friends... I enjoy just "hanging out" with them... I have a few restaurants I can't wait to take them too when they do get out here...

I've also started a new game this year... World of Warcraft by Blizzard... This one is a bit different than previous MMRPG's I've played in that Lori and Quinn are playing it with me... We're already having a blast helping each other out and leveling our characters in the game...

Another exciting thing I have to look forward to this year is my new motorcycle... This will be my first "real" bike... First step is to get my license and I hope to get scheduled into the class some time in the next couple months... I've got my eyes on a Suzuki Boulevard C50... If all plays out well I'll be able to get it sometime in June or July...

I signed up with eMusic late last year too... For those that may not know eMusic is a downloadable music service with independent artists... I'm only a couple months into using the service and I have a whole year of new music to explore ahead of me... Already in the few months since I've started I've learned about some amazing artists (many of which I'll be talking bout on this blog)...

And finally with Christmas past us I'm already looking forward to next Christmas... It's my favorite time of the year... If all goes well I hope to get more of my gift buying done well before December... And with some luck I might even be able to formulate some sort of a wish list (I can never think of anything I want when asked)...

2005 should be a good year...