Now that con is really close and I am almost finished with all the cosplays, I am starting to turn my attention to packing and our check list. I want to try to pack lightly, making sure we can handle the trip up to Seattle much better than last time. On the 29th we'll go out and shop for food, hopefully staying within our budget this time, which is around $50. We're focusing on only having full meals during dinner as that's when we're normally hungry. The rest will be small snacks, health things that give us energy. Lots of water as I have to stay hydrated to prevent any migraines.
I always feel so excited the day before con. That evening I pack, following the check-list to make sure that I am not forgetting anything. Our accessories and costumes are already packed so that helps a lot. Just got to pack up the wigs. I go to bed early but always lose sleep and wake up early because I am so excited. We hope to arrive around one. Our friends are doing the same. We are all meeting up at two for the panel pre-meet. To go over all the info with the other panelst. After that we'll head over, pre-reg and hang out, play games with our friends. Day one we have two photoshoots. Day two is going to be busy as heck with all the cosplay contest stuff.
But I couldn't be more excited.
When it comes to packing it may seem like we bring a lot but I pack for my fiance too. Such as health care items, band aides and such I pack with both of us in mind. So I bring an extra bathroom carry on for that. I am going to try and cut down on street clothing this year. If my Oo Jia dress ever arrives I'll only be wearing that for down time. There wont be much down time. I doubt I'll want to take it off since I have been waiting a full month for it anyway. Shoes are always a hassle as we have special shoes for all our cosplays. Last year we stuffed them into our clothing bag. This time I'm hoping to do the same since there will be lots more room. Then have the wigs in my Baby the Stars Shine Bright bag.
That means we'll have...
Only five bags plus all the costumes. Not too bad. We way over packed last time. So I'm hoping we can manage to fit everything in neatly this year. Of course we have three large props that cannot be placed in anything. Alice's scythe, Yuuko's pipe and our Pipe fox. I was going to place the pipe fox in with the other accessory container but there isn't much room left after I put in all our ribbon stuff. So I may just curl it up and place it inside our xxxHolic garment bag along with the pipe. That way we wont have those flouting around.
There is so much to do. But I like the packing part. As well as writing up a check list. It makes me more excited, knowing we will be leaving soon. This con is packed full with things to do. We will rarely have time to wonder around and I'm liking that more and more. I want to keep busy. And this con may just turn out one of the best so far. I'll be writing up the check list today and may post a picture of it later.
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