Hi Vi's~~

I will begin working on our 1-year Bandiversary Blow-Out today. We've decided on gathering at a cabin/house on Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland from a Friday - Monday in April.

Step 1 = Who is coming?

Once I have an initial interest number, then I can check for a house to hold us all. They have houses that sleep up to 25 or so (w/indoor pools & other fun amenities!).

So simply post your name & in a day or so I'll tally them up & begin the house hunt, which will then result in our dates & specific location & cost per person.

I'll start!: MICHELLE! = 1

And exactly why do you all think that you're going to be sleeping???

Panda, I'll add you to the list!

How about you, Janiebug?? Yes to being on the list? It obligates you to nothing at this point... just the possibilities & opportunities of the future...

Panda- I KNOW! I hate it, I really do. I kind of feel bad for others that I complain to if I have to sleep with them, but I'm really the one suffering. I hate laying in bed and not being able to sleep. On the other hand, I don't have spend the nights so this hasn't been a problem for a long time haha.

Me & Panda for roomies, you guys got that?? Another quiet buddy

And I don't plan to sleep a LOT, but I'm old.. I need my rest hehe.

I LOVE earplugs....greatest invention since sliced bread.

I have been told I snore at times...but, I am not sure if I still do because I am asleep....so I don't know

My dh is a loud snorer (is that a word?)

I can't sleep with somethin in my ears!

OMG....we have to have a coffee pot too...(or a close starbucks)

OK...freaking out. I just checked our testing window schedule and we START testing on the 28th of April. THERE IS NO WAY I CAN TAKE A DAY OR TWO OFF BEFORE TESTING. :confused: Could I beg my violets to have our get together in May...like the May 10th weekend. I AM GONNA CRY IF I CAN'T GO. Please...if I bring everyone a purple surprise...PRETTY PLEASE. ooooo man, that would suck if I can't go. But we are a Program Improvement school (see why I hate Bush) and there is no way I can be absent before state testing.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE...lets do it May 10th!

Ohh and sometimes the DOG SNORES. Her bed is on DH's side, so I have to call her throughout the night, wakes her up for a minute and she normally shifts positions before going back to sleep.

2 years ago, Susanne had a hysterectomy and I couldn't be there on the day because of testing.

dont leave me behind

It will be a little warmer in may

Would be like May 8-11 if we pushed it up.

I don't care, as long as it's not in between Aug-Feb.

Oh but, if we do move it, even though it doesn't REALLY matter, you still owe us all purple surprises!

I am already working on the purple surprises. Hoping everyone else is as flexible as you are. Crossing my fingers!

I just ask you in the regular thread if those days worked for you, I was going to suggest working around your spring break!!! I am extremely flexible----even with my time (wink-wink)

Seriously, as I said over there, whenever, just let me know. I am hoping to get this thyroid thing over with, and maybe even get my TT done this winter as planned, and will be there regardless!!! Rick already told me to GO!!!

Kat

May is fine w/me... but first we need a final tally of who's in so I can then check on avail cabins... the sooner the better, of course... so what say we close out on Friday... ok lurkers... you have 'til then to pop out & say "yeah" or "nay" to the trip so we can then lock in location & date! After that, it's all gravy! Oops! I mean... uh... slushie crystal light!

Kat, I think you have the list of all of us who wanted to be on the "list"... who haven't we heard from who you'd've thunk we'd've heard from by now?? We could pm them or something in case they missed this thread...

(We can also get a cabin that sleeps a few more than our actual number "just in case", too.)