Today someone asked me in a comment if I take requests. I've never heard of that before. Do you have any idea what that means? I'm assuming she or he is asking if I'll write a story based on something they want? Is that a thing? LOL

Yes, I think I'd only be interested in the concerts or if they did something all together with the exception of maybe if Howie does one of those Howie eatz things lol

I'm excited for you both with your cruises!  Sounds like fun!

I hope the Boys come up with better events when/if they do another Cancun thing.  The only one that was really fun was AJ's karaoke event.  Brian's was my second favorite because it was inside with seating, which was worth putting up with Leighanne and Baylee LOL.  At least Leighanne didn't sing... but Baylee sang his solo music, and Brian didn't, which was disappointing.  I would honestly rather they do fewer events but make the events one that involved all five guys and were something entertaining to watch.  I love Kevin, but watching him DJ is not entertaining.  I love Nick, but sitting in the sun on the hot sand for two hours to watch him play volleyball was also not that entertaining.  And I love Howie, but I did not get any guacamole or shots at his Guac and Shots event, so... meh.  I'm not complaining, but this is just another example of things looking more fun on the Boys' social media than they actually were for the average fan who was there LOL.  So you could totally skip out on some of the events and do something more fun.  The concerts and the game show they did were the best parts!

So glad you're feeling better after catching Nick Plague   Also good to hear you're writing again

Mare, I bet you can't wait for the cruise, it's a good feeling when you've finally paid it off as it feels real then.  We're going on a cruise in June, this will be our second one as we loved last years so much.

I'm really excited about the cruise. At this point it's probably one of only two items I have on my bucket list that I'll get to actually accomplish! Have fun in June! It seems like the general consensus is once you go cruising once, you'll want to do it forever! I hope that happens to us. I'm pretty frugal, but I would be able to afford a cruise every other year perhaps! I don't spend money on anything else really besides books. lol

Yay that your cruise is paid off!!  That is a good feeling!

I'll let you know when they announce it.  Hopefully they won't for a little while.  I think last year, they started hinting at it in May, and we booked over the summer.  I hope you can come and convince your sister to come, too!  The nice thing about this is, even if she's not a big fan of BSB, she can still enjoy the vacation aspect of it - the pool, the beach, the "free" food and drinks, etc.  She wouldn't necessarily have to go to all of the BSB events.

I am finally feeling almost back to normal!  I went to bed at 9:30 Friday night and stayed in bed until noon on Saturday, and that helped LOL.  Even managed to get a few hundred words written last night and finish the chapter I've been working on all month, so hopefully I'm back on track with my writing, too.

Glad you're feeling back to yourself! Sometimes all it takes is a good night's sleep or two lol

I'm sure your readers will be happy to know you've finished your chapter!

That's how I'll try to sell it, that she doesn't have to do the events if she doesn't want to. But it also depends on how much more expensive it is because they will be there. I know my sister and she'll bring that up. Even if I don't want to go to see them, I'll still be paying for them, argument. Honestly, I would probably skip out on some of the events as well only really wanting to go to the concerts. I know I can't play volleyball and I don't really care about watching other people do things.

So glad you're feeling better after catching Nick Plague   Also good to hear you're writing again

Mare, I bet you can't wait for the cruise, it's a good feeling when you've finally paid it off as it feels real then.  We're going on a cruise in June, this will be our second one as we loved last years so much.

Yay that your cruise is paid off!!  That is a good feeling!

I'll let you know when they announce it.  Hopefully they won't for a little while.  I think last year, they started hinting at it in May, and we booked over the summer.  I hope you can come and convince your sister to come, too!  The nice thing about this is, even if she's not a big fan of BSB, she can still enjoy the vacation aspect of it - the pool, the beach, the "free" food and drinks, etc.  She wouldn't necessarily have to go to all of the BSB events.

I am finally feeling almost back to normal!  I went to bed at 9:30 Friday night and stayed in bed until noon on Saturday, and that helped LOL.  Even managed to get a few hundred words written last night and finish the chapter I've been working on all month, so hopefully I'm back on track with my writing, too.

That's great that there was a payment plan. It's a great feeling knowing everything is taken care of before your trip. That's how I feel about the cruise. I made my final payment and now all I have to do is board the boat and look for a hotel to stay in the night beforehand. If they announce another thing, let me know. Just in case a miss it. I'd have to convince my sister to come with because I know I wouldn't be able to do things on my own. It'll be a hard sell, but we'll see lol

Yeah, I agree that it's a weird time for a first experience, but I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that it was such a landmark anniversary.

Hope you're feeling better!

Everything was included!  Room, food, drinks, concerts and events, even transportation to and from the airport.  The only thing that wasn't included was airfare.  And there was a payment plan so we didn't have to pay everything at once.  It was nice knowing that everything was paid for by the time I set foot on the plane.  I brought some cash for tips, and that was about all I spent there.  You should definitely consider going if/when they do this again!  And I agree with flying in early or staying a day later if possible.  I probably wouldn't be able to do that because of work, but I wish I could have or at least taken an extra day off to sleep when I got home.

That's so surprising for me that people who had never been to a BSB concert would go to something like this, but good for them!  Go big or go home, I guess.  There were also plenty of husbands/boyfriends there with their wives/girlfriends, and I assume they probably voted for the hits if they voted at all.

I had my Nick sanitizer with me and used it, but alas, it wasn't enough.

It's nice to hear it was so accessible because honestly, it sounds like the kind of vacation I'd like. Was the hotel room included in the package, or was it all independently done? Did you pay something just to see the boys? Depending on how much the flight would cost plus the event, meaning how much they jack up the price from the normal, maybe I'd do it. That's a big maybe lol I'd be one of those people who would want to get there at least a day before the event and leave a day or two after, if I'm going on vacation, I'm going on vacation.

I only follow a very few BSB people, so I was confused to see my feed bombarded with BSB tweets during Cancun but then I realized it was the 'for you' feed. I saw a lot of posts from a lot of first time BSB concert goers on my feed. People who had never seen the boys in concert or met them ever. That's why I brought that up, I understand why you were disappointed though. Yes, no one should ever leave anything up to the public to decide anything. Maybe they should have made it a pick one of these three songs...yada yada yada. At least if they are doing it again, hopefully they learned from what went on this time to improve for next time.

I'm sorry you're sick! I bet it's a little from column A- all the people and B- Nick. You should have brought some of your Nick plague antibacterial soap with you!