vacation, in list form

-10+ hour drive to St. Louis. Iowa is Fucking Boring! Played Cows. Sang a lot.
-Stayed with Neal and Holly and enjoyed yummy meatloaf.
-Laser pointer + cats = way too much fun for my own good.
-Spent a day checking out St. Louis thrift stores, and got to see the local B&N. :)
-Checked out the Arch before leaving St. Louis. Didn't go inside because it cost money. :(
-Another long drive to Potosi. Arrived at the YMCA Trout Lodge.
-Unpacked and stuff. Did the on-site geocaching. Super easy, which was good for us.
-Merch room.
-Dinner! One of my favorite parts of the vacation was that every meal was served to us in buffet style. It was awesome. Everyone eats together, including the bands!
-The show started late. We had to get used to this, because EVERY show started late.
-The Moaning Myrtles were so so great. Their songs are fun, and funny.
-JFF. Got a carnation when he asked all the girls to the Yule Ball. Candy tossing during "Honeydukes." Guitar smash.
-Ministry of Magic. Total boy band. Bought 2 of their CDs.
-Back to our room around midnight. SO FRICKIN' TIRED. As a result, we didn't go to any of the dance parties.
-Day 2: Breakfast. Oh my god, the BACON is AMAZING.
-Horseback riding. The trail ride was beautiful, but no cameras allowed.
-Merch room. Got to talk to Lauren of the Moaning Myrtles a little bit and told her how great she played!
-Lunch, then checked out the Wampum Willow (teepee) where other bands got to play.
-Draco and the Malfoys, Creevy Crisis, Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls!
-Dinner. By the way, dinner was never that good, but it was good at the same time. Weird, I know.
-Diagon Alley was amazing amazing AMAZING (but the CD wasn't that good).
-Swish and Flick! One of my favorites for sure!
-Gred and Forge. He sang "Brotherly Love" and made me realize how much I love that song.
-Day 3: Catchlove, Riddle TM, and The Whomping Willows!
-People actually brought their pillows to have a pillow fight during "Merch Girls Are Easy." I didn't get it.
-Speeches, awards, and group hug.
-Tonks and the Aurors, The Remus Lupins, and The Mudbloods!
-The Mudbloods played their final performance and it was awesome. People were sad.
-By the end, I was so tired and so sore, that I didn't even take any pictures the last round, and I don't remember as many details and I was just ready to go home.
-Monday morning was our last bacon meal.
-Overall a lot of fun, and it's happening again next year! Not sure if I'm going or not. Something to think about!
-Total merch: 7 shirts + 7 CDs + 2 buttons + 2 pirate eye patches + 1 wand = $188.
-Long ass drive back home. Not even coffee kept me awake.

Some more photos below, and I will try to get videos on YouTube soon!

Diagon Alley

Fuck Yeah!

Swish and Flick

Gred and Forge. Love the Weasley hat!

Riddle TM

The Whomping Willows (you can even see you-know-who in the crowd. up front of course.)The Lodge

The spillway on the way to the ranch

View from the dock

My awesome wand from Diagon Alley!

The CD was sealed! How cool is that?!