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…

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.

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…