Con report (late is better then never)
Jan. 26th, 2024 09:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
knit1purr2So Kyle and I have been going to MaGfest (Music and Gaming Festival) together since 2017 (minus a couple of Covid years). It has become out weekend together without kids. Typically we have a good time, buy cool things, eat yummy foods and just spend time with each other.
Friday it was snowing and I was a bit nervous. I had taken an half day so I was done at noon. Thankfully hubs got the kids to my parents safely and we manage to get down to the con area it not too much extra time. we got there around 2, got our badges, did a loop around the marketplace and get a bit overwelmed at all the people and sights and sounds. Then we checked in. Sadly we can't get into the con hotel but we were about 5 minute walk away. We took a nap then had dinner at our favorite restaurant down there. We shared a pitcher of Margaritas and then when back to the hotel room to chill, relax and sleep.
Saturday, I got up at 8ish cause I can't sleep in. Kyle was still snoozing so I dressed up as a mermaid and wandered over. I got to hear the Community Orchestra play and that was really cool. Then I did some wandering and bought some goodies, tried out some indie video games and card games. By then Kyle was awake so we met up for lunch and then went back to the con. We did some time in the arcade. Then chilled at one of the Jam pods to listen to music while giving my feet a rest. Then we decided that we wanted to lay down for a bit before dinner. So back to the hotel for a rest. Then we tried out a new Italian place sharing yummies and then back to the con. We checked out Flamecraft and tried it out with just 2 people. Then kyle wanted to wander and I hung out at the maker space and learned that my gimp (plastic lacing) skills have not left me.
We heading back to our room around 11 and crashed.
Sunday, I once again once up and my GS training kicked in and I started packing up everything cause you have to pack up before breakfast. Kyle got up and packed as well and we checked out around 10. We did a last swing around the marketplace (i got a mystery bag of bath products) then we said good by to the con and got into the car and headed home. Thankfully we had a little time at home before going to pick up the kiddos.
Overall,
Good
Friday it was snowing and I was a bit nervous. I had taken an half day so I was done at noon. Thankfully hubs got the kids to my parents safely and we manage to get down to the con area it not too much extra time. we got there around 2, got our badges, did a loop around the marketplace and get a bit overwelmed at all the people and sights and sounds. Then we checked in. Sadly we can't get into the con hotel but we were about 5 minute walk away. We took a nap then had dinner at our favorite restaurant down there. We shared a pitcher of Margaritas and then when back to the hotel room to chill, relax and sleep.
Saturday, I got up at 8ish cause I can't sleep in. Kyle was still snoozing so I dressed up as a mermaid and wandered over. I got to hear the Community Orchestra play and that was really cool. Then I did some wandering and bought some goodies, tried out some indie video games and card games. By then Kyle was awake so we met up for lunch and then went back to the con. We did some time in the arcade. Then chilled at one of the Jam pods to listen to music while giving my feet a rest. Then we decided that we wanted to lay down for a bit before dinner. So back to the hotel for a rest. Then we tried out a new Italian place sharing yummies and then back to the con. We checked out Flamecraft and tried it out with just 2 people. Then kyle wanted to wander and I hung out at the maker space and learned that my gimp (plastic lacing) skills have not left me.
We heading back to our room around 11 and crashed.
Sunday, I once again once up and my GS training kicked in and I started packing up everything cause you have to pack up before breakfast. Kyle got up and packed as well and we checked out around 10. We did a last swing around the marketplace (i got a mystery bag of bath products) then we said good by to the con and got into the car and headed home. Thankfully we had a little time at home before going to pick up the kiddos.
Overall,
Good
- I had fun dressing up in a casual mermaid outfit. Made me want to do a cosplay next year (my first?). My current thought was the Neopets soup faerie. Because if you get it, you will get it. But it won't be too difficult and still comfortable and semi-warm.
- Food! I really enjoy that we can have sit down meals at nice restaurants just the 2 of us. We don't make it out on a lot of dates the rest of the year so this is really nice. Plus we made reservations Friday night and that was a power move.
- I love seeing people's cosplay! I managed get very excited about the same cosplayer that I was excited about last time.
- COLD! I know I can't change the weather but January with snow and the wind off the water made it super cold which led to more thinking about how to balance the walking to the con in the cold and then the heat of so many bodies in one space
- Masking was ....not really a thing. I don't really go out much anymore and I still wear masks at the gym, at target and masks are rare there. But with so many people it was just a bit disheartening ( i know there was a lot of cheering when the con said that that mask were optional and that there was no vaccine expectation)
- bag of mystery bath products goodies. Soaps, and bath bombs
- Count your Words and Count your numbers games (playable with kiddo)
- Lisa frank-esque sticker that says "As per my last email"
- 2 Sets of earrings
- A new cross-stitch kit and stuff that hopefully will be a gift for my brother later.
