Oh my gosh, you should totally do it, Nyxia!
I've been playing since the game's beta as well, and while I've taken a few months' hiatus in the time in-between, I've played pretty regularly since starting. My human female elementalist was my very first character, and I still use her occasionally as a WvW staff support ele, but I mostly main my female Norn mesmer now (although my actual main for the longest time was my female Charr guardian). But yeah, you should totally start up again before the launch of the expansion pack! ^^