It looks like this year I get the tighten the belt a little bit and limit where I'm going. Largely this means I won't be attending Furry Fiesta this year, but I do plan on attending Wild Nights which I am still kicking myself for missing last year. Hopefully I'll have my camper fixed up by then so I can rock the prowler look... I'm still debating whether to leave the weathered finish or to fix both the interior and exterior.

Other than that I'll just be haunting the local meetup and con, CPFC and CPFM. Granted, I didn't do much last year, but cons like RMFC, TFF, F3 and MFF have always been on my list of considerations.

Now, onto the reasons I'm tightening the belt: For one, my uncle is marrying his partner of more-years-than-I-can-recall in Hawaii and while my mom has offered to cover both airfare and lodging, Ashley and I have agreed that we will be paying her back for at least the airfare... a lofty sum of roughly $1800 between the two of us.

I've also got a wedding of my own to plan and pay for since as of late December 24th I am officially engaged. :] After buying Ashley her own helmet so she can ride as a passenger at Auto-crosses and hiding the ring inside the padding, I managed to completely take her by surprise. Mission successful! I think we're going to be surprised by what is going to be involved, but we're aiming for the wedding to be late this year.

So, big big changes for me this year. It's a lot of uncharted territory, but I wouldn't enjoy life if I already knew the ending.