It's Friday!

I'm exhausted and burned out and have lost all track of my days. But I KNOW that today is Friday, because I tentatively, and hopefully, asked someone this morning "Is it Friday?"

I had a feeling it was Friday, but I didn't want to get my hopes up.

But it IS Friday! Yay! Tomorrow is going to be my first day not at work since the Monday after Christmas. I'm pretty excited about it.

Normally, I'd sleep in on such an occasion, but alas, I will be up early buying Baltimore Orioles spring training tickets. A few other Grapefruit League teams' tickets go on sale tomorrow (or today) also...including our Minnesota Twins, but I've been lucky enough to have access to some pre-sales. But no such luck with the Orioles. So, my first few hours of my first day off in a very long time are sure to be spent in front of the computer, stuck in the purgatory of the dreaded "Virtual Waiting Room." Gah. I HATE the virtual waiting room.

It's worth it though. Or at least that's what I will be telling myself over and over while I'm stuck in it.

I'm looking forward to a Florida agenda chock-full of baseball. And alligators. Those are my two favorite things, and my this is my raison d'etre at the moment.

But first I have to slog through midwest winter a while longer. Thankfully, we have almost gotten to the turning point...the days are getting a little longer, we've had double digit temperatures for like 5 days in a row, and it's time for the Winter Caravan on Monday.

Having Winter Caravan and Twinsfest right around the corner definitely makes me feel victorious. We have survived another long baseball-less winter. Go us!

So, if you live anywhere featured in the Northwest or South legs of the Caravan, make sure you get out and catch the show next week. Take advantage of the first taste of baseball in 2010. And ask some good questions for me!