Anime Fannituka 2009
This trip was planned last just the week before. Melissia (Garnet_Runstar of cosplay.com) was in need of a ride, and I needed a room. So With just under a week I cleaned up my Sakura CCS princess and finched my tsubasa yellow dress and took my little Sakura cosplay butt down to St. geroge to get away from the snow and enjoy a nice con with peeps.
Trip started on Friday, early at 7am. For once I slept the night before. I final told myself, this is just small and a vaction. Also I was the driver so needed to make sure to get plenty of rest. I picked up some bread from Thanksgiving Point and yummy stuff to give out. It is yummy but I didn't give out enough. I got to Melissa's house at 9am sharp. Once, I wasn't early. I was worried I'd be a little late as I had to go to the point. We pack her stuff in the car and it was good thing that is was only the two of us because with all our costumes stuff, we didn't have room for anything else. XD We like big dresses. We had to make a quick stop at Taylor made where I bought a wig cap for $3. (Rip off but I didn't have any other chose) And off we went to St. Geroge. The drive was great, the weather was awasome. It had just snowed the day before but not much and the roads where dry. We talk the whole 4 hours on costume, and stuffage like that. We did make a stop at my faovrite Wendy's. It just tradition for me if I'm just going to ceder or st. geroge that we stop at a Wendy's that is simple of the I-15. I can't tell you want town because I never remember. We did make a little stop before just to chuck out something to drink from the trunk and took a pic of my sundress and the car. We also did a gass stop at Ceder City as I just wanted too.
I don't make a good car model. Also, my car was rather diry and got worst on the drive back. I like Cheveron gas in my car.
We got to St. Geroge around 2ish, so decided to do a photo shoot in front of the hotel and around the Dixie Center (?) to kill some time as cheak it was at 3pm.
Photo 1: Mokona Catch. ^^ Photo 2: Waiting for the rest, who never seem to come Photo 3: This is my high stand STAGE!!
Photo 4: Sakura always naping, at least Mokona is grading her Photo 5 : PIn up XD Photo 6: Moutain lime, kind of
Photo 7: SUnkist and Wheat bread, WIN! Photo 8: Madusa is EVERWHERE!!! Photo 6: Why yes, I lug 30lb boxed soda and garbage
So at 3 we get a call from Miss Relena, and we where at the wrong hotel. It was the hotel for the con, be we where staying at the Marroite across the street. No problem. Awasome place, the hotel staff was super nice. More on that later. So we get into the room, were where on grond floor, witch is nice because then it was easy to get to our room. We chatted till Tenshi and her two friends. (crap, I totally didn't get name, I'm am worthless but they where awasome none the less.) At 7, we made it to meet the guest dinner. ...-_- Please, please please, Don't take Katie to a buffa, she can't eat a thing. I at least got some pototas but I was feeling like crap. I was all good till we got there. So that was $10 for Katie to have mash potato and a glass of water. Well, I was there for the people. Oh, I did love how I triped out the waiters. I was still in Sakura and after having my wig on scene 8am, it needed to come off. I thankfully had my hoddie so I hid myself in that but the first waiter was like "Oh, a wig, put it on." Katie:" Ammm, I had it on." Waiter: "Oh, wow, didn't notice." Second waitress was just creeped out to see the thing on the table and didn't know where it come from. XD It was fun to be there and have FudgeSex. XD We our big kids now. At 9:30 pm we made it back to the hotel where Tenshi was havin' a hard time because Utah people can't park and yes, truth be told they can't. I've just gotten used to it myself but I am picky about my own parking jobs. At 10pm, Katie was out. X.X Although Garnet_Runstar is fun in a room as she talks in her sleep. I only got "sorry" but it was fun. ^^ Saturday, CON DAY!
So at 6am starts my day. I sunburned a little the day before. I is whitty white chick and burn easy. So I ask the front desk and got directed the the walmat at 7am and picked up little needs. I was prepared for the emergancy but is nice to have extra. ; ) Get back and get into costume. Dress, wings and staff in hand. Anna, your staff makes everyone jelouse. And I gladly tell them you made it. So a little after 9, melissa and I our ready and head across the street to the con, pick up bages and I believe I was awarded the first hall cosplay for the day. SWEET! I've never gotten a hall cosplay award as none of the cons I've been to have had them and I think they our a great idea because not everyone on wants to be in the masqurade but they should get awards if they have an awasome costume. 10 am was oepning cermories and Nat was short and sweet about them and guest arrived late, as always. I saw Krista in the back at the end and was happy to see her wearing Liz. ^^ 11 was the cosplay pannel with Tenchi, MissRelena, and Garnet_Runestar. MissRelena is a sewing machine killer. O.o By the way, when I'm wearing my wings, its hard for me to sit in chairs, I have to sit at an angle. Any who. After the pannel I mingeled around. Note: I didn't go intot he dealer room. I was flat broke and spent money I didn't have and will have a nice little bill to pay off in the next couple of months. Also, the con aera was rather dirty, so I couldn't do much with my big dress and train. That is why I usally have more simple costumes so I can get around more and take picture. I didn't get much in picture and the light wasn't really bad as I had lots of window light to work with. At one was my judging time. After Garnet_Runestar explained how she presented her Yuko to judged, I was a bit more prepared. That is what needs to be explained at a con, how to display and present a costume for judging. But anyway. After I went and got food from the hotel, and when I got back saw Krista leave for In-And-Out. I went back to the hotel for a bit just to chill. I really am more hermit. You kids take it out of me and I have to rest load as I am old woman. XD I went back after judging was over to catch up with Tenchi and Garnet_Runestar. They decieded to go out for food. I eat very little so stayed there and meet some cool people from Las Vegas and got to mingel with my staker. ALso I was given a Ninja Scoll back set from a girl and her father as being the pretties person there. >.< I was deaply honored. At 7ish, I lined up for Masquarde. Masqurade was good, some good sicks, but again small and we only really had about 18 entries, but I like them short. ^^ After that is the dance and then awards. So I quickly stoll Krista and hoped over to the hotel to change out so I could enjoy the dance. Thanks mucho much Krista for the help. I can't get myself out as I get tied into my dress. XD Then we went back, and enjoyed the concert, in the hall as the room was rather warm. Then awards. I got be "Best Recreation" I love placks because it now is on my wall next to last years. They is was prize drawing time. Am, Katie didn't feel her best, so when the party started up again, I took myself and Garnet back to the hotel where I had started. O.o This happening, I could go with out doing lanudry but I didn't want to so I decided to do a load just in case. Only issue, I only had 1.50 in quarters and when I place my cloths in the wash, I was going to need $2, dollor for wash and a dollor to dry. The front desk lady was a big sweat heart and spotted me 2 quarters. And note: playing crono trigger on my DS places me asleep. I had a hard time keeping awake for the landry but it was rather cold in the room so I guess that help me stay away. At 11, I crashed. -_-zzzzzzzzzzz Word for the night: WOW
Sunday, I had looked on the weather and it said snow for northern utah, so I planned that we would stay another day in the south. So we where about to have brunch with the con heads, Nat and MissRelena and Egg and I. And I should just give up on eating when I'm on travel trips but it was really yummy even if I kept getting forgotten. It happen when your small and don't talk much. After lunch the ones that could stay ouside the resturant and just chatted and found most of us had a comman link, Jane. And there we end converstaion. (it went on but you have to know Jane.) We walked over to starbusk and got refanchment after a time. Strawberry and Cream fabbicino is the only thing I get there. Yumm, memories. Talked more, and at 2ish, said good byes. ;_; Garnet and I drove around but rather pooped and broke to do much and so I made the direction home. We get 5 miles away from ceder and SNOW. -cowards- I HATE snow driving and it freaked me out more because we where on roads that can be really nasty and nothing around. So I see a hotel in ceder and say "we stay there." It was a Marroite and we could have gone cheaper but it was my vacation and after the misserable time in AnimeVeags05, I wanted a little nicer. The desk gave me a great deal and when even had a kitchenett. SO we didn't even have to go out because I had brought soup. Win win. It was really nice, valted cealing. O.o and a little living room. Again, Garnet and I talk costume and I'm really looking into doing Relm from Final Fantasy 6. I'd do Terra but Relm would be better for me. I really think I might go to AnimeVegas but I"m not saying 100% untill I see how summer treats me. 10, we go to bed. Poor Garnet was sick. big thanks for her to be willing to stay the nigh in ceder.
Monday we go to Walmart after cheaking out at 9am. I got a tape adaptor for the car, so we could listen to music and Garnet got medds. It did snow at times on the way home but it was mild and there was sun but it sure made a mess of my car. Dirty Toru is now lust XD And at 2pm (after going to work to get my schedule) I was safe at home doing lanudry and cleaning house. It wasn't too back when I got back.
Con gallery. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v366/KatieStar/AnimeFannatiku09/