Here we gooooooo!

Well here we are! I leave in 6 hours, I have my bags packed, hotels booked. Now all I have to do is go. I should be sleeping but so much for that.

I ended up booking a room in Brooklyn, the rates in Manhattan were just a bit more than I was willing to spend. So I will take the train into the city in the mornings, it's only about a 15 minute ride to the financial district, 30 to Times Square. Another exciting NYC development, Bon Jovi is doing the Today Show Concert Series on Friday, so I think I will try and make it out for that.

I'm going to try and put a short post up here every day and post my pictures on Facebook. Hopefully I'll have enough going on to merit a post a day. I have zero idea what to expect from this trip, I am hoping for the best and am trying to keep a positive frame of mind. All the crap going on will be here when I get back, so I'm going to let myself have a reprieve.

Most of you guys know my grandfather passed away recently. I think he would have really liked the idea of this trip, he would have come with if he could have been able, and we would have probably made some questionable decisions :). As long as I could remember, he would carry a half dollar coin with him from the year he was born, 1920. He gave it to my cousin Garrett when the time came, and he was kind enough to let me borrow it for the next week. I'm happy I can bring a little piece of Papa with me.

Sometime tomorrow I will be drinking a Sam Adams Boston Lager in Boston. That's pretty good, right? I am gonna try and get a few hours of sleep and I will catch you guys up tomorrow. Until next time. . .

-Mike