(I'm so excited I can't stop shaking. There might be typos because of this)
Heard back from magical travel agent. I think I'll take this offer, it's fantastic, but I'd like to hear from you too. There is one major change: Chicago and New Orleans get switched. Once I'll approve the scheme, all of the tickets aren't gonna be refundable, so I'm also emailing those who said they'll host me to make sure it's OK with them.
Edit: I just need now smonster's final OK, and I'm ordering those tickets.
Here goes:
Tel Aviv to Seattle - May 2nd-3rd (oh yes, it's gonna be a very. long. ride).
Seattle, PT Townsend, Olympia - May 3rd till May 8th
L.A. - May 8th till May 12th
New Orleans - May 12th till May 15th
Chicago - May 15th till May 20th
Chicago to Tel Aviv - May 20th-21st.
I also talked with Nilly and she misses you and wants to see pictures of your children. All of them. Preferably now, via email. Seriously, whenever I mentioned a name - any name - the immediate response was "Oh wow, s/he's so wonderful!/You'll get to see their kids!". She also wondered if there's any way for her to be included in regional F2F via Skype.
wants to see pictures of your children. All of them.
Psst, Shir, it's "pictures of all of *you*, as well as of your children".
Yes, I've actually turned the computer on instead of whooshing through my after-work-before-daycare-is-over chores, and logged in, and even subscribed to this thread in order to try and even follow (!) it through Shir's USA trip.
I'm so excited for her! And your you guys (goodness, how much I miss posting with you!) for getting to finally meet her!
Once you're in Indianapolis you might as well go to Chicago and I have friends I can stay with for free in Chicago but don't try to work me in. I'll catch you next time around. If you haven't seen the East Coast you haven't seen the US /tease.
"pictures of all of *you*, as well as of your children"
That must have been before you started calculating their children's ages and telling me about them in depth.
If you haven't seen the East Coast you haven't seen the US
I've seen it! Briefly. For 5 days. In 2007. Here, let me fix this:
If you haven't seen the East Coast with Buffistas you haven't seen the US.
NILLY!!!! CJ turns 18 this summer and K-Bug is 24!
OK, looks like I need a bit more of your help. Can anyone send to my email smonster's number? I need to get back to my travel agent ASAP with an answer and I need smonster's reply for that.
Insent to your profile addy, Shir.
Got her number and talked with her - thank you, Amy, Laura, and Jen - and we've got confirmation, people. I'm coming, and you better be there because the flights aren't refundable.
(smonster, I'm sorry for that first call. I heard you, but for some reason you couldn't hear me).
Let's talk regional F2F!
Nilly! My babies are 19 (20 this summer!) and 22. And huge! They were only 7 and 9 when I found Buffistas.
Megan, that's exactly what I wanted! didn't occur to me to look there, but, oh yeah! Suzi, it wouldn't be me, it would be my friend, but please do tell any travel wisdom. Someone suggested that meara's been traveling in that area a lot lately, too, tho' I know she's out of Seattle.
