the 12 days of tour-mas

I leave in 3 hours for band tour of the northeast U.S. and a little bit of Canada.  I've never been further east than Michigan, and I've always wanted to go to some of those huge metropolitan areas just for kicks, so I'm excited.  Also, I love traveling.  Especially when its free.  We'll be going through Iowa, Illinoise, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.  Which adds several states to the list of places I've been.  Its so exciting.  Our free day is in Boston the day before St. Patty's, I'm super excited for that, not because of St. Pat's but because its 9 hours to roam around Boston.  Not sure what it is about big cities that excites me, but nevertheless I'm looking forward to seeing the East Coast.  Plus 5 - 8 hours on the bus every day will be awesome! if I can finish reading the three things I need to before Spring break is done to keep myself from falling ridiculously behind.   Most notably, the documents for a 6-8 page comparative paper due the week we get back.  That'll be fun.  But I think, Lord willing, it's going to be a fantastic trip.  I'm ready.