Omg, there aren't enough words. IT WAS GREAT! :D

We ( & I) flew out of LA early Thursday, got into Atlanta and went promptly to sleep in those fluffy Westin beds. So fluffeh!

Our roommates  fursuiting and  cloudpouncer showed up on Friday, and our room got so full of fursuits! Unfortunately Lacy was still super sick, so she didn't get to hang out much for the con. We took Nick to Metro Cafe so many times, that restaurant is fab!

Most of my con experience circled around prepping for the art show, shopping from some of the vendors I fangirl over, and being a big mess of anxiety for the Fursuit dance competition! So yeah, fun weekend! :3

I tried out for the dance competition on Saturday, in the brand new (to me!) fursuit I just bought on Friday! I was hella nervous, there are some ridiculously talented dancers in the fandom and just sitting in the audience of the try outs was stellar. RIDICULOUS TALENT UP IN HURR!
I was actually legit surprised I made it through to the show, just being picked to present in front of the con audience (as cheesy as it sounds) was such a huge compliment and honor! And scary! :D

I spent the rest of Saturday in a blur, most of it nauseous from stage fright! Hah! But everything went swimmingly, the community of dancers is just so supportive I had no idea! Here I was thinking I'd be the odd one out with my not-really-dancing routine, silly me! Gotta give all the love to all the contestants and finalists I met, such a great group.

I was doubly legit surprised I won Honorable mention (with a fellow glowy fur no less, hah!). Totally floored! :D

THANK YOU to everyone who came up and said such positive things after my performance & during the rest of the con! That's what truly made all the nervousness and stage fright worth it, I was absolutely dumbfounded with the love. LOVE YOU GUYS OMG!

I wanna see a whole flock of hoopers next year, you've got 12 months to practice! :)

We spent the rest of the weekend recovering, Sunday was chill and mostly picking up loose ends like my unsold art show submissions. Another surprise was meeting some super sweet and talented ladies in the Dealers Den on Sunday, and having them buy my two orphaned rat plushes! I'm super stoked they went to good homes, that's definitely a highlight.

I got some awesome schwag during the con, namely some beautifully decked out mask blanks from Kandorin ( keeatah is such a sweetheart!), a nicely furry shirt from  Keovi and the ultra talented  likeshine did me up a wicked badge for my new suit! There was a tonne of awesome merch at the den, I was tempted by so much!

Super thanks to the FWA volunteers and organizers, we had a great con. I will definitely be back next year, even if the elevators are all busted! :D