*stretches* Still tired and stiff from this weekend. and I started our way down to Vegas Friday around 11am. Would of been sooner but had to drop Moose (my malamute) off at his boarding facility and my daughter at the in-laws. The drive down was rough as usual. I say rough, because the hubs and I never seem to get enough sleep before heading out to any con. I had actually not slept at all before heading out. When we had arrive finally (6 hr drive from UT), I had about 4 hours of sleep in the past 30hrs -_-. That's just how I roll.

This year ESG was at the Palms vs the Hard Rock. I preferred the Hard rock in regards to the casino layout and the sitting areas away from the casino floor and the club layout as well. On the other paw, Palms had a really decent food court and the bedroom was a lot nicer too. I was so excited to be able to eat at Earl of Sandwhich. I normally only get that opportunity when out on a WDW trip.

I was so excited for this years ESG. Last year I did not have a suit, so I did not feel comfortable going out on to the dance floor....pssssst I have a secret. I can't dance, but love to anyways. So dancing in suit, I feel more comfortable. Nobody for the most part knows who I am and other than breather breaks, no one sees whose under the pink mowhawked wolf.

Friday night we met up with and for dinner out at Macayos. Those two crazy kids ate in suit. Silly fuzzies. Later on we met up with :dirdwolficon" and we all went to the dance. Way too much furniture on the floor. Hard to move around or get to sitting areas when needing to cool off. Due to the lack of sleep I was getting dizzy quite frequently at the dances.

Though Friday at the dance I was not a happy camper. I can be quite self conscious, but when in suit that all fades away. Someone I didn't know, not in suit that night felt it was okay to touch me without asking. I know that sort of comes with the territory when wearing a suit. We look soft and fuzzy, and some folks just can't help it. But grabbing my mid section? That's a big NO on so many levels.

1. I am self conscious as previously stated. I don't particularly care for how I look and when in suit I don't worry about it. Touch me there and you take away the freedom from me.

2. I am really sensitive there after I had my daughter. So it actually hurt when this guy did that. I even yelped in suit.

It was too dark in suit to fully recognize this individual, so I wasn't ever able to find him and tell him so. But I would have if I could recognize him *grumbles*

Saturday was much better than Friday. And over all I really enjoyed the dances the most. I looked forward to 10pm each night. It was extremely awesome to be able to dance to Graham Gold's and Phil's sessions this past weekend. I was bummed Zane didn't get to play as was on the schedule. Zane has a unique hard and heavy style. I loved what he was playing last year, but due to a lack of dancers on the floor, he quite after about 30 minutes ;_;. Not sure why he wasn't able to play this year.

Hubs and I only went to a single panel. We don't attend ESG for the party scene, or for the panels. We go for the dances and the fact there are REAL DJ's playing. We did attend one of Graham's panels on Sat. Not that I have any interest in being a DJ, but he has so much passion for what he does. Its just so fascinating to hear him talk about the industry and share his stories. I even got a picture with him whilst in suit on Friday night. THANK YOU :dirdwolficon" !

Saturday night the hospitable had and I all over for a very tasty dinner. OMG the veggie side dish. Om nom nom. is such a good cook. It was so nice to have any actual meal while out of town.

That night, I even got to dance with That was a lot of fun. After a bit I had to step aside once again due to a dizzy spell. He was polite enough to check on me. Much appreciated.

was there too. I even got to chat with him for a bit out of suit. He's such a nice fella and omg so utterly adorable in suit. His suit reminds me of a plush. I just want to hug and snuggle it so much. That and play with his large floppy ears.

I ran into a handful of folks I knew this weekend. Some of my closer friends think I have a slew of friends at cons. That's not so much the case. I know a lot of folks yes. But I only interact with them and catch up while at cons. I just tend to be social at such events and if somone piques my interest I will go up and talk to them. and witnessed this while we were finishing up lunch on Saturday. Saw a gal with a cute tail and went to go talk to her and find out if she had just a tail or partial, etc.

OH.....:MocHi icon: ran into me Friday night at the con. Shes such a lovely gal. I was so happy she took the time to say hi after she spotted me and the hubs. She even tried taking some pics of us. I will have to see how they came out.

Sunday was alright. MOTHERS DAY wooo. We went to Circus Circus as was paid by the ESG. I wasn't that impressed but appreciated the offer. I'm use to places like Six Flags, WDW, Lagoon out here and Castles N Coasters back in AZ. It was fun, but not something I would of paid for on my own.

Before heading back home, hubs and I went over to meet parents. His step dad is cool and his mom such a sweetie. It was nice to meet them after hearing so much about them. They have the cutest lil dog too who I can tell adores

I apologize to anyone who reads this if I forgot to mention you, but it was a lot of fun to run into so many folks. I would love to go to ESG 2015 and need to learn t adjust how this event runs.