Waiting for tomorrow, where adventure waits

I am waiting anxiously for tomorrow. I am leaving my house to rent out a hotel room so I can go to a New Year's Celebration. I might as well tell my plans now before in the morning. This is going to be pretty sweet.
I will wake up around 8 am tomorrow and leave my house around 9 am. I plan to be out of the house for the entire day and most of Tuesday, New Year's Day. I wanted to do something different than I have been which was stay in my house and watch the ball drop from one of the television station celebrations. I wanted action so I am taking this into my own hands. My sister and I decided this will be beneficial for both of us (besides this will be the first time that I have left my house in about ten days- I was resting a majority of that time). The hotel we are going to is nearby (within a 25 miles radius of my house). However, we will not be able to check in until after 3 pm. My plan is to sightsee near the hotel area. I need to pick up a couple of things including a digital camera to show you all of the happenings during this celebration and beyond. I promise not to get the camera waterlogged again. We will probably go somewhere in the vicinity to eat at a restaurant. I am not the fastest eater and the day will still be young so I will take my time and then check in the hotel soon after.
After checking in and settling in for a couple of hours, we will hit the highway (I-77) straight to downtown Cleveland. Even though we made reservations, we still need to pick up the tickets in the dock area before the boat leaves. I am not sure how the parking is going to be so I am thinking about leaving the car in the parking lot for fear that if we leave, we will not be able to secure a parking spot. This might cause us to miss the boat. I know you are wondering why I am talking about a boat. Well, we are going on the Nautica Queen for their New Year's celebration. Honestly, I do not know what is in store when the ship leaves its dock around 10 pm tomorrow. I know that there will be some sort of entertainment along with dinner and champagne. I do not know if the deck will be available or if there are be any surprises that I was not told about. The party will last until about 1:30 or 2 am. I think that will do us in and we will travel back to our hotel (which was their own celebration but the price was much more expensive so we opted not to do that package). I do not know if I will stay up and watch a movie or something. We will see; I am determined not to rush anything.
I do not feel like going directly back home so since I am out, I might as well do some shopping on New Year's Day. We have to check out of the hotel by noon on New Year's Day so we will probably go to Crocker Park in Westlake and maybe Great Northern Mall in North Olmsted. There are a lot of bargain out there and I am highly skilled at traversing the highway so why not. I presume that we will return back home by dusk and soak up all of the events of the past thirty-six or so hours. I think I will be wasted by all of this- not alcohol, but the events (BTW, this is CLEAR's slogan for this year- pretty witty, isn't it).
That is the plan of events for the next two days. There is no telling if this events will go smoothly or will have many bumps in the road. I have to test the waters and see for myself. I believe this will be fun for me and quite the experience. I will brief you (with pictures) in a couple days. Until then, have a happy New Year's.




Set for a new year of celebration,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10