So I know I went to the Twilight Convention about a month ago, but I just decided to make myself start blogging about it so I will remember. I probably should have been smart and done this while on the trip during spare time, but never did. Nevertheless, here's what I got:
So, I head over to pick Becca up Thursday morning about 8:30am. She is almost ready, not on time, as usual lol. She had made us fun weight watcher twilight muffins! They were SO cute. There's a picture on my Facebook of one of them. It was chocolate with little eyes, nose and teeth. It was suppose to be a vampire, but looked more like a werewolf actually. It was so funny. Super cute.
So we were off to DeLand to see Vicky! Yay! Love her so much. Her and Chip are so funny. So anyway, we drive for a while and stop for gas somewhere in Georgia. Then we stopped for lunch at a rest stop and ate our lunches we made. And then we drove some more and made a pitstop to pee and get some gas. I could definitely feel the heat as we stopped in Florida for gas. We found out later on that there was a record breaking heatwave that weekend we were there! It was like 95-99 degrees! Craziness for the beginning of May! But anyway, It suppose to be like a 10 hour trip or more, but me and Becca got there in about 8 haha. We drive faster than necessary so our trip was short lol. So we can't go to Vickys house until 7:30ish, so we drove to Daytona and ate at Bucca Di Beppo Italian restaurant. Becca said there was one of those in Nashville and the food was fab. And it was! Our waiter was hott too. Super yummy.
So we headed off to Vickys and got there and talked to Vicky and Chip for a while since I haven't seen them in years. They're so funny. Well then we headed to bed kinda early since we were beat from driving/riding all day. The convention wasn't until Friday afternoon, so we got up Friday morning and met Vicky to go to the flea market and eat lunch. The flea is always great. Lots of fun stuff there. It was so hot though. But I got 2 fun rings to match some dresses and a picture frame. After that we drove down by the beach and ate at a restaurant on the water and got fried fish! SO yummy! Then we drove to the beach and stayed there for about 15 minutes, literally. We didn't have alot of time because we had to drive to Orlando. But we put our feet in the water and took some pictures. It was fun to say i'd been to the beach haha.
So we headed back and drove to Orlando! It was about 40 mins but we hit Friday afternoon traffic. Ugh. It took us like 20 minutes to go 2 miles. But we made it to the hotel! The convention was at the Florida Hotel and Convention Center. So it was a great hotel attached to a huge mall. It was super cool. So anyway, we got there and went to check in. Then we took our luggage to our room on the top floor. Our room was super nice and it was just a regular room. It had a flat screen on the wall and a desk and couch and a pretty big bathroom. We were pleased.
So then we ate some dinner and got dressed to go to the Cocktail Party that was at 8. So there was never any dresscode for the weekend or for these events and all, so we dressed semi-formal/casual, if that makes sense. But some people were in jeans and others in dresses. So anyway, it was an open bar, which I didn't know, so drinks were free! We got lucky and sat down at a table since there were so few and there was a mom and daughter sitting there and another girl came up and sat down. Well the mother and daughter were odd, but the other girl was super nice. She came to the convention by herself! I said, you came alone to all of this? And she was like yeah I didn't have anyone to go with me. So I volunteered and said she could hang out with us all weekend if she wanted and she jumped on that offer quick. But she was super sweet and was thrilled to have some friends. She lived in Fort Meyers a few hours away. From the way it looked, me and Becca had come the farthest of anyone we talked to the whole weekend! Woo! 10 hours! People were amazed when we said Tennessee lol.
Anyway, we were sitting there waiting and all of a sudden, Peter Facinelli (Carlisle) walked in! Ah! I was like, wow, he's here. I knew he was coming obviously but it was very surreal. And all of a sudden people hounded him. Omgoodness it was crazy. Then Edi Gathegi (Laurent) came in and so did Kellan Lutz (Emmett). You should have heard the screams and squeals. People just pretty much attacked them. They were there like an hour, but once they were gone, everyone else left. Me and Becca sat at our table and didn't want to bother them, but then they left! But we had a good time anyway. So after that we called it a night and headed off to bed.
Well sleeping was quite an adventure. I was tired, but couldn't fall asleep. I laid there a good hour and a half and then started hearing loud people next door. I knew Becca was asleep but then she rolled over and checked her phone and I asked her if she'd heard all of that stuff? She said no, but I told her I heard someone screaming obsenities and something like, "F**k you! F**k your mom's a**hole! Stuff it! Stuff your a**hole with salad! And lettuce and tomatoes and dressing! Stuff it in there!" OMG I was about to bust out laughing, and I thought, who is wasted in there? My word. Well the noise didn't stop and got louder, so I told Becca if they werent any quieter, I was calling the front desk to complain. And I didn't want to be one of those guests that complain about everything, but it was ridiculous and like 2 in the morning. So I called and said what room we were in and that the people next to us were very loud. Well it turns out, other people had already called and complained and that they were sending security up. Haha!
So I heard security come and snuck to the door to listen. I don't really remember what they said they weren't happy. So then it got quiet. And then I finally went to sleep. So we got up and started getting ready on saturday morning. We pretty much primped all weekend long. Me and Becca just laughed and said how vain we were since we wanted to look perfect all weekend lol. Plus we had our photo op with the Cullen boys that day! So we tried to look our best. So then we head down to the main room and there are probably 500-1,000 seats. We were flabbergasted. But we had reserved seats and got to sit near the front! Woo! Our seats were awesome and we got to sit there all weekend! We had some weird girl next to me though and she was there solo, because the other 2 girls next to her had come together and she had no one to sit with. But she semi-big and I had to cram next to Becca. Anyway, we were awaiting the question and answer session with Peter! It was suppose to be an hour long. So they introduced him and he walked in all cool with his shades on. He's so hott. O.M.G. haha. He was gorgeous actually. I decided all weekend he was my favorite. We were pretty much team Jasper on the way to the convention, but changed our minds.
Peter wore this blue shirt and his eyes matched it perfectly. SO hott! Becca's pictures of him were gorgeous too. Ahh. Anyway, he picked fans and they got to ask questions. I could of asked one, but I got too nervous and never thought of a decent question to ask. So anyway, that ended and we walked over to the vendor's hall to look at the Twilight stuff and were somewhat disappointed. They didn't have that much. I was hoping to see a crapload of stuff but was disappointed. But I did buy a little button that says Cullen Baseball to put in my car.
So we went back to the room and ate lunch and primped before our big photo! Ahh! We were so nervous! We had paid to get a photo with Kellan, Jackson and Peter (Emmett, Jasper and Carlisle). So we stood in line and we noticed they ushered the fans in quickly. They herded us like sheep actually. So we didn't stand in line very long. Well, we got up there and started hyperventilating. They just tell you to come in and stand in with them. So I was first and stood by Jackson and Peter. Well they were crammed in pretty close and I stepped on Peter's foot! I said, Oh I'm sorry! And started giggling. He said it was alright and he and Jackson put their arms around me! Jackson was kinda short too. Woah. That was the first time we'd seen Jackson too. Ahhh, Becca said that Kellan was rock hard when she touched him haha! It was a fabulous moment we savored lol. So after that we rehashed every second of the 20 seconds we were there lol. After that we went to the mall for a while. We had some time to kill so we went shopping! I got a cute dress at Delias and that was about it. After that we went back for the Q&A session with Edi. He was SO funny. Edi cracked us up. It was great.
Well after that we had alot of time to kill because they were having autograph sessions for like 3 hours or so and Becca and I hadn't bought any autographs. So we went to the vendor hall and I saw some earrings I liked. Well I left my wallet in the room and we had to go back and get it. So we're unlocking the door and Becca looks down at the other end of the hall, the FAR end of the hall and says the guy down there looks like Kellan! I looked and sure enough it looked like his shirt he'd been wearing. So we got all excited and went in the room and spent about 4 minutes and then I opened the door and held it for Becca. Well I look over in the hall and there goes Peter walking by! I was stunned. I choked out a "hey" to him and he said hi. And then Jackson and Kellan come walking by too! Ahh!!! It was fabulous! We flipped out in the elevator! We decided that they were staying on our floor! Ohh how lucky were we? They all were staying at the other end of the hall. Wow. Fun stuff.
So we went to the autograph session to stare at them. Becca became a paparazzo and took I don't know how many photos since they were so close. Well we were asked to leave a while later and we killed some time before the Banquet dinner. We changed and then got in line to go into the banquet room. There were like 8-10 tables that held about 8-10 people each. Sandra had gotten in there early and saved us 2 seats at her table which was a "Peter" table. That meant he'd come around to our table and talk with us! Kellan sat at the table across from us for a while too. So we ate our food and then Peter came over and sat down. He looked at me quite a few times, but I never could find anything interesting to say. Becca talked to him for a few minutes about a movie! Lucky thing! But it was great. He was super nice and gorgeoussss! So then later on, we saw some of the celebs getting photos made with their tablemates and we wanted one! Well we found out it had to get cleared first but it would be fine probably. So we all stood behind the table and waited for Peter to jump in.
Well there was a girl there that was from another table and was getting her pic made with us since her table had left. Well I was on the end and wanted to be in the middle, knowing Peter would probably be right next to me. Well she switched with me and LO AND BEHOLD here comes Peter and he slides right on in next to me and put his arm around me AGAIN! Ah!! I was so excited. Well then, all weekend, the goal of everyone was to get personal photos made with personal cameras rather than paying for them with the professional photographer. Well Becca was sneaky and got someone to take our pic with him before the photographer did. Well lucky us, Peter, me and Becca looked at her camera! Therefore, we didn't have to pay for the pro photo! Woo! It was great! How lucky are we? We had a great time. The girls at our table were really cool too. No drama or weirdos lol.
So after that we chilled in the room again and changed for the concert that night with The Nova Echo and 100 Monkeys (this was Jackson Rathbone's band!). So there was drama before the concert and we had to wait a good hour before we could go in, which sucked. The only peeve I had all weekend was the time. They were late for everything. The company that is. Nothing started on time. But anyway, The Nova Echo played, and they were good, but the lead singer was odd. Very odd. But then the 100 Monkeys performed and they were good too. It was funny because each member would switch instruments and sing. They all did everything lol. And then everyone kept turning around and staring and I saw that Peter and Kellan had come in and were standing on their chairs. They took out their lighters during one song haha. It was funny. Well since the concert started late, it ended around midnight and we were beat. The 100 monkeys were also playing a second show later that night at Ruby Tuesdays but we decided not to go. Sandra later told us that she went and got to talk to Jackson and get a photo! So awesome.
Well after we went to our room, we decided to walk down the hall toward Peter's, Kellan's, Edi's and Jackson's rooms just in case we saw one of them. Well lucky us we saw Peter and Becca said hi. Then we saw Edi from a far. So funny. How lucky could we get being on their floor?
Oh and another note. I followed the company who held the event on Twitter and they posted a few tweets during the weekend. Well the night after the loud people were next to us, the tweet said that the 100 Monkeys were getting restless and they had to find them another room to jam in, and they were up till 4am. So we had some 100 Monkeys bandmembers next door to us. We had the celeb floor. So awesome.
So Sunday we packed up, and checked out. Then we had lunch in the mall with Sandra and then went to the Q&A sessions for Jackson and Kellan. They were back to back and there was loads of screaming for Kellan. Well, Jackson's was very quiet. For one, he held the mic too close to his mouth and we couldn't understand a word he said and then he was different. Definitely a band guy. He was super nice and all, but everyone else was so funny and had a very sociable personality and he just didnt seem to. But anyway, Kellan was last and his session was fun. He's so gorgeous. After that, they had more autographs and we stayed to watch. Well, so many fans had asked Kellan for hugs during the session and he said afterward. Well, there were a bunch of lingering girls after the autograph session and they announced that Kellan was willing to give hugs if we stood in line! No joke! There was like a 30 person line and he gave awesome 2 second bear hugs! Me and Becca about had a heartache. He was so strong. I told Becca I now knew what Bella felt when hugging Edward, because it was like hugging stone. Haha that left us on cloud nine. I was so glad we stayed to chance getting a hug. It was so worth it.
So after that we headed back to Vickys and went to eat at a Mexican restaurant and got ice cream! Yum! We swam in the pool that night too. And then we went to bed. We got up and left about 7 in the morning I believe. We thought we'd try and miss Atlanta afternoon traffic. So we drove and stopped a few times again, but poor Becca was driving through Atlanta and got a ticket. A big FAT ticket. She was going 28 over and we of all cars got stopped. Everyone else was flying but we got lucky. Ahh. Not fun. The policeman wasn't a douche which was good, but it blew. Ahh. No fun. Other than the ticket, the trip was excellent and I could not have asked for a better time.
Theres a new Twilight Convention in Nashville in January! Ah! We're SO going! We'll have wolfpack members this time too! Maybe Mr. Jacob will come :)
