I'm going as my chapters second delegate! :)

Hey lady!
Though I see you mostly on LJ ... I thought I'd come over here and it occurred to me ... I REALLY want to go.

Damn ... I need to go dress shopping and such ... haha! I'm going to look into this more.

Bought my tickets and registered today... California, here I come! :)

Pardon the crash ladies, but AGD had their 06 convention here and the hotel and pool were gorgeous!

YAY! We can meet!

I'm so jealous! You all are going to have so much fun.

Are you staying at the hotel? When are you flying in? I'm so excited! I will be going but not as a delegate which means I can choose to go to whatever I want right?

I told Mike and his eyes bugged out but then he shrugged because he knows I would choke him if he tried to talk me out of it. The bad news is that it's on the last week of school for my kids so they will have a sub wish them godspeed in the 1st grade because I AM NOT MISSING CONVENTION!!!

Yeah, I'm staying at the hotel and flying in Wed. - I have to leave where I am at 6-something in the morning to get to Palm Springs at 1:30!! And we will definitely have to meet up and take some convention photos.

I need to buy some clothes! I don't have enough business/chapter attire for a whole week!

I have a dilemna. I can fly in on Wednesday (definitely with at least one lay over) and pray I get to Indian Wells on time, be jet lagged and tired for the rest of the day, or I can fly in on Tuesday night and be very well rested for the next day and pay for an extra hotel night stay, and I am guessing there are no cheap hotels in Palm Springs.

What time would you arrive on Wednesday?

I think we have to be there by 3pm pacific time, or something like that to use the ground transportation. In order to do that, I wouldn't take a chance on a flight later than 9am eastern time, which means that I need to be at the airport at 7am eastern, which means I have to leave my house at 5:30am eastern, which means I need to wake up at 4am eastern to "represent Sigma Kappa well while I travel". Basically, I would have had a 15 hour day upon arrival in Indian Wells, plus more stuff (possibly til 10 pm pacific)when I actually get there---22 straight hours. And we get our photo taken on the first day! Wow, I bet I would look FABULOUS after a day like that.

Of course, my situation is hardly unique so I probably shouldn't complain. Any West-Coasters dealt with this when Convention was in DC or other Eastern locales? Did you just come a day early?

When I went to convention in Ohio I left at 10:30 pm (Pacific) the night before. Landed in NC around 5:30 am (Atlantic). Then caught a 9 am flight (tiny, tiny plane), only about an hour flight, to Cincinatti airport, which is in KY. I want to say it was something like a 40 minute drive to the hotel. Then the full day of activities. Sleeping on the plane is the only solution. Plus it's best to keep in mind while HQ would love for all of us to travel in full pin attire looking extra polished, they really just don't want you to look like a scrub when you arrive. :)

eta: I just realized it's only a 2hr drive to Indian Wells. I could at least drive up for the day if anyone wants to have a GC-SK meet up. :)

Damn now I really want to go. My flights are practically free (my brother is a commercial airline pilot, I got it made babees!) and I never had an active experience because of my body breaking on me (again, not that most of my chapter understood that!).
I am already so stressed out and it's only March. I'm hoping I can talk my parents (the current bank as I'm not working. Check my disabled permit for more details) into financing a room, or a kind sister near the resort will put me up. I want to meet you ladies. I love you all so much.

Also Aquastar is my big sister, the best big ever, I might add. I'm so glad she's back on GC.
-Alex
(I'm still getting used to my name change. Turns out it's a family name so no one can say anything :) )

Thanks for the shout out little.


My life is so crazy right now ... but if I plan on going I better get my butt into gear huh?
damn