Wizard Con 2015

Ok, you guys all know how much of a geek I am.

I found out last month (late, I know) about Wizard Con. I had toyed with the idea of going but the thought of crowds and spending a whole lot of money wasn't too appealing at the time.

Well, the Thursday before, I decided what the hell and bought a ticket for the Sunday. The event was three days but since I was working, I decided to just go the one day. Yes, I spent a lot of money. I decided to bite the bullet and buy a couple photo ops and an autograph with some of my fave Walking Dead cast members.

When we got there, the place was empty. Granted, we got there at opening, but still. I was amazed at how organized the convention was and how laid back everything ended up.

We immediately traded in our tickets for the photo/autograph vouchers. We had some extra time at this point and were able to wander a bit before getting in line to meet Michael Rooker who was super funny and downright awesome!

While I got in line to have my walker aquarium signed by David Morrissey, Mike walked around for a while. The line was short and I noticed that "The Governor" was taking his time chatting with everyone and just being wonderful and super nice. When he saw my paperweight he got excited and asked to take a picture since he'd never seen it before (he even posted it on his Instagram!!!). We chatted about Senoia and the show and he left the coolest inscription on my aquarium. Since my friend Mike was actually the one who got me the paperweight for Christmas, David even asked him where he got it when we took photos later.

At this point, we'd done most of what we came to do which was much faster than we expected. After our shopping, I noticed there was no line for Milo Ventimiglia. Having been a huge Gilmore Girls fan (and a current Gotham geek), I "sprinted" (Mike's words, not mine) to his line. Milo was super nice and funny and knowing I was watching Gotham, he flipped over the show still to avoid spoilers for the episode that was airing the next day.
We clearly got a little selfie happy. Such a sweet guy!

Overall, Wizard Con was even better than I expected. Cannot wait for next year!!!

2015... WTF

I honestly don't know what to make of this year.

It's mid April and I'm still so confused.

So far 2015 has brought:

Family gatherings

Way too much shopping

Minor indescretions that I may or may not regret later

Foodie trips

First dates with a boy I'm maybe crazy about

Lying friends

Cheating friends

Complete and total confusion all around

On one hand, it's still only April. On the other, dude, wtf it's April. 

April has been a fairly chill at home kinda month and that ends in about two weeks when the travel starts again. So far the summer yields no travel plans but that could always change.

Is anyone else feeling lost and confused?

ACM 50th Anniversary Awards

If you're a country loving geek like me, there are two awards you can vote for:

Entertainer of the Year

and

New Artist of the Year

Here's my vote for the latter.

Tucson- Hiking

I love visits with my cousin Karissa and her husband Shannon.

For one, Arizona is a quick and easy getaway. Two, I just love hanging out with these two.

Shortly after arriving in Tucson and grabbing a quick lunch, we went for a hike.

I've never actually hiked this far or for this long; however, the weather was great (it would alternate between really really warm and beautifully breezy) and the scenery was wonderful.

Lucky for me and Karissa, we did not encounter any rattle snakes this time!

Rascal Flatts

First concert of the year... Wow, that's weird. 

It was March! Kind of late in the game for me.

My friend Alex and I had decided months before to see the Rascal Flatts at the Joint since they were doing a short term residency. One of the things I love about the Joint is that it's a relatively small venue and there really isn't a bad seat in the house.

We grabbed dinner at Culinary Dropout first. 

Fish and chips and soft pretzels are such a great way to start an evening.

After dinner we had a little extra time to kill so we wandered the casino and checked out some of the random music displays. I thought this one was kind of a perfect tone for our night.

I think the deciding point for Alex was the fact that Craig Wayne Boyd was opening. 

The Rascal Flatts are always awesome and the crowd was really chill.