Wow! Where to even begin.... The beginning, I guess.... :D I left for Florida on the Sunday before, and drove for twelve hours to meet up with  ryusyro so I could leave my Crossfire in his garage and ride the rest of the way with him. That was the best ride ever! We got to talk for about nine hours straight, and found so much in common. It really was one of my favorite parts of the trip! :D When we arrived, we were greeted by  silverwolfoneofmany and his family. They were all so kind and welcoming that I felt right at home immediately! Mac, Syro and I had a blast hanging out for the week leading up to Megaplex, then the REAL fun started....

We picked up  Fox_E_Wolf from the airport on Thursday, then headed over to the Murriot to check in and check out the room. I was rooming with Mac, Fox_E_Wolf and Syro, who reserved the room. Thanks again Sy! :3 We got our badges, then started bringing massive amounts of inflatable animals to fill the room... ^^ I think we might have overdone it a tiny bit... We had FOUR Fenris wolves! 8D Plus two Zenith dragons, a 15-foot Merek tiger, a Max pouncing tiger, a Merek dragon, an IW dragon, a Halo husky, a Puffy Paws vixen and the one-and-only Bolt! :O By the time we had everything in the room, it was past time for the bowling to start, so we high-tailed it over to the bowling alley, where we hung out with the most awesome furries! Other than the fur meet I attended with Mac and Syro on Tuesday, it was my first time ever being around furries and fursuiters.... It was amazing! I never felt so welcome and accepted before! Hehehe, we never even got around to bowling! XD

We didn't get to sleep until like 5am, so we woke up late and missed most of the opening ceremonies! D'oh! XD I did get to see the fursuit parade, which was too cool for words! (Can't remember if the parade was Friday or Saturday, so I'm putting it here...) Then we got some lunch and wandered aimlessly around the dealers' den and the rest of the con space... We met so many awesome furries, and I got so many hugs from adorable fursuiters! It was unbelievable! I still can't get over how kind and friendly everyone was... Thank you to all the furs who made me feel right at home, even though they didn't know me! <3 I wish I could list eveybody I met, but I would leave somebody out, then I'd feel bad... Suffice it to say, I'm trying to at least watch everyone...

I think the pool party was Friday night... We brought Fenris and a Balto toy, and I got more than my fair share of chances to ride Fen in the pool! :D Speaking of inflatable wolves, I feel kinda bad that Nero never even got inflated the whole time I was there... D: But I'll find a way to make it up to him! >;3

Saturday was the inflatables panel, which was a comedy of errors! Due to scheduling snafus, we didn't even get in the room til long after it was supposed to start, but we eventually filled the toys with air, and the room with toys! I was allowing folks to sit/lay on my Merek tiger, so chances are that if you managed to get in the room, you got to do that.... we wanted to get pics of all four wolves, and also a pic of three Zenith dragons (including  tmdrake's, who was gracious enough to put his up in the panel room) but we ran out of time... Deflating the toys caused me to miss most of Fosgate: Ferret Loan Officer... Oh well, it was still well worth the effort! :D We also had an awesome dinner with tmdrake and  crazyjoe1952 at Denny's. I can't recall if there were others, sorry if I left you out! X3

Sunday, I started to watch the Pawpet Show, but had to miss most of it, due to various distractions. But it was worth it, since I had a chance to have a fascinating conversation with  wildmark Hope I got the his FA right... If not, it will be corrected soon! ^^ I also got to play with Syro's IW dragon! <3 Such an awesome dragon.... <3 Later, we started packing, cause Syro and I had a long drive home ahead of us on Monday. I can't believe how fast that weekend went.... Its funny, I missed most of the scheduled events, but I don't feel like I missed out... I'm not saying they weren't awesome, I wish I could have seen them! I mean that I still thoroughly enjoyed myself without having done so... :3

Monday was sad. D: Before Syro and I left, we got to have lunch with our roommates and Wildmark, plus  dragonmelde and another wonderful artist whose name I didn't get... Sorry, awesome nameless artist! D: If someone could tell me who she was, I will gladly add her name... Anyway, after saying a sad goodbye to everybody, Syro and I hit the road and had another amazingly fascinating conversation until we reached his house. It was so hard to say farewell to him, he and Mac are such close friends that the word friend doesn't adequately describe how much they mean to me! I am actually crying as I write this because I miss them so very much. But I digress. I must say that driving my six-speed, RWD roadster home through the twisting roads of the Smoky Mountains at breakneck speeds in the middle of the night was absolutely incredible! 8D Truthfully, I was generally about 10 MPH over the speed limit all the way home, so I made the twelve hour trip in about eleven! But since the roads were almost deserted, and I am a very careful driver, I wasn't taking a risk of anything worse than getting a speeding ticket... ^^ Then I got home, unloaded the car and crashed hard. I slept for twelve hours straight! XD

In closing, I just want to say thank you to everyone who made my first furcon magical and unforgettable!!! I feel like I've begun a whole new chapter in my life. I truly feel that I can now say I am furry and loving every minute!! Now all I need is a tail, so I don't feel naked the next time... :D Peace, love and goodwill to all furries everywhere!!! <3 And thanks to anyone who actually stuck around long enough to read all this! :3