Daisalana

Nope, everyone has till Friday (Jan. 18) to confirm if they are in or not :smile:

Do explain Judy! And, FYI, I e-mailed you a few days ago, and you never wrote back. I was startin to worry, but I kept forgetting to bring it up. Today it bounced back to me (I don't know why). But I feel better now lol!

I am in for graceland!

Ok wait wait, I am getting the rooms for check-in Fri May 16..check out monday may 19.

I'll compile a complete list of projected costs after I go this weekend and get menus for the spa and the likes.. but here's the Graceland tour info. Tickets: Graceland Mansion

I was trying to see how far Jen is, some reason I thought (I guess since I am more East) that I would be closer to her than MO, but I'm not. Huh. And yeah, I've been to conventions where we rent a suite, and everyone has fun in there. So I am going to make sure I can get at least one, once we've decided. I'm not saying I won't gamble while I'm there :smile: but I'm only bringing a little money, so it won't be like that's my focus there. And I've never been to Graceland.. I don't like Elvis, but I've still wanted to check it out. So it'll be nice to be there with people that aren't only there to gamble.

Well it was a chaotic mess today LOL! Round 1, they said was introductory and to set up and see how filming goes, and work out any bugs.. and bugs we had. They kept making us designers get on the stage with our models, then some designers ran into the models and knocked them to the floor roflmao. But it was fun.. and since no one went home, whew. It was 8 contestants, not 12. 6 of the entries were BALL GOWNS. What did I enter with? A dominatrix outfit.. leather, straps, ripped pants.. oy. I was definitely one of the bottom...thank god this week was introductions. Good news, now we start themes. Now we will all be on the same page! This week's theme is 'First Date', and we have to make 3 outfits.. 1 sporty, 1 elegant, 1 casual. Fingers stay crossed!!

Just so ya know.. I am not going to take it personal if you guys are really opposed to Tunica and think you will not have a good time. I threw it out there for a few reasons, monetary was one of them. Nice hotel that's free, who can resist right ? :smile: But if it's a big deal, I don't want anyone to feel obligated for us to go there, so everyone air out your thoughts!

mazie, check the other thread in april 07 area, for the trip. has all the current info there :smile:

And that's why I'm letting you guys let me know Friday if we are still on for Tunica or if this is distressing people and we need to do the cabin. Just let me know!!

Actually, we'll all be skinny minnies by May :smile: I wouldn't say ride with me from h'ville with 5 people (it's a 4-5 hour drive), but.. to go to like Graceland and malls, I will have my car, which will hold 4 Violets + Me (Honda Civic 4-door). Who else is driving? I think we will have enough cars there to get us around :myscared: I am actually going there this weekend, we always go for my b'day to Vegas, but now we're way out here.. so we goin to Tunica, and my dad's playin in the WSOP events, so we like to watch him. I'll snag a price list from the spa and some restaurants in the area and report back to you guys so we have $$ ideas.

Don't worry about the rooms :smile: I have been there a lot since I was about 15, and the spa is awesome. I get facial, medi/pedi everytime I go, I'm too scared to be adventurous with the fancy stuff, but they got the stone and mud baths and.. whatever else. They have the spa menu in the hotel rooms. We can rent a movie and hang out in the room, shop, graceland.. :myscared:

From Memphis International Airport Exit the airport heading west on Winchester. Go west on Winchester to 3rd St. (Hwy 61). Turn left on Hwy 61. Go to Grand Casino Pkwy N, turn right. Then, turn right onto Celebration Blvd , Grand Casino Resort Tunica will be at the end of Celebration Blvd. Distance: 26.9mi Time: 32 minutes (approx.) Other Shuttle Services An Airport Shuttle provides 24-hour service from Memphis to Grand Casino. Please contact the shuttle services for prices and other information at (662) 671-9250. That's from the hotel website. Also, I am driving, and if anyone wants to ride with me (but I may or may not be a smoker then :/ ) from Huntsville,AL if flights are cheaper, I have a 4 person car.

Grand Casino Tunica: Tunica Hotel and Casino. Book Your Tunica Hotel Reservation Online That's the hotel, you can click on the Belissimo Spa, that's the spa.. It doesn't have a lot of info, but I didn't look around much. There's nothing on the events calendar for our dates, but I think that's because it's so far out. As time gets closer, maybe they'll have a show or something fun going on at the time we could look into. I did see this tho.. Harrah's recently announced a partnership with Food Network star Paula Deen to bring her passion-fueled culinary artistry to bear on a new buffet, one which will bear her name, Paula Deen's Buffet. The 560-seat buffet is slated to open in May 2008 I watch her cooking show, it is such greasy unhealthy southern food hah hah. The rooms I can get, have 2 double beds in each. I'm checking availability this week, to get the suites.. which is a large living room, connected to 2 double bed rooms. So 2 people per room. If they don't have enough suites, I'll at least get 1 suite for hanging out in (couches, tv, etc.) and 2 double bed rooms for the amount we need. I need a new count on who is going so I can make the reservations. I'll wait till Friday for everyone to make up their mind that we are OK with Tunica, and who can or can't come. And if someone does not want to share a room, they can take the living room, which has a pull-out bed. The connecting rooms, have locking doors on each side, so you can lock either ways.

That's good to know. I drink double what I tell my doc in water then lol. I drink a lot of tea.

Well, I'm sorry. I feel bad now, I didn't realize so many people would have been unhappy with the decision, or I wouldn't have mentioned it. I just figured it would give us more to do than just sitting in the cabin all weekend (I love you guys, but I don't even like sitting with my bestfriend on the couch for days!!). There is a spa right in front of the hotel, it's a 5-star hotel with 24/hour room service, and I'm getting us the best-of-the-best rooms.. for free. I am not rich for now, so gambling was NOT the focus. It's there if we choose. Within 1 mile there are TONS of outlet malls, where you can find awesome things at great deals. Graceland is also there. There is plenty to do, besides gambling & drinking. But they are there for those that want to indulge.

Ok Vi's, makin my morning arrnagements for the contest. GOOD NEWS!! I was worried about week 1 and making it, I just submitted some random outfits, and I know week 1 was our entries.. so I was worried. Ends up no eliminations today, they're just introducing our lines! YAY!!! Ok, so I picked out 3 outfits for me to wear. I need V input!!! 3 hair style choices, see all 3 below.. and all come in every different color. So style and color vote. Then the 4 outfits.. crocodile body suit, my pinstripe business set, elegant (sexy) dress, or my casual wear? Vote V's, I can't decide!!!!

Ok moving on.. happy thoughts V's!

Well I was referring to what was going on, and edited it since it sounded nasty. I meant in general, everyone can sound rude, cause the internet doesn't point out funny and sarcasm :wink:

Nooo that's not what I meant. See? :wink:

Gah thanks Michelle, starting my day off craving chocolate lol!

Judy you crack me up. Tracy, sometimes it seems like people are posting rude stuff, you just gotta let it roll off your back, the internet has a funny way of not pointing out the tone of people's voices, so things that are maybe funny or light hearted come across as rude (case in point). You are going! We're all friends here (()) See I just edited my post, because the way I typed what I was thinkin looked like an attack to Michelle, but it wasn't. Maybe we should just have a big conference call!!!

I'm drunk v's.. But I try to explain. It's a video game on computer.. they are recording the show.. in the game.. and will be playing it on REAL tv. LIke.. a virtual reality show on cable tv. :wink:

And so we're clear.. emotional eating isn't just bad emotions :wink: I'm so excited today I've been craving a pizza. I DON'T EVEN LIKE PIZZA!!!! But I ordered a small one with all the veggies and ham on it. I ate the hell out of some topping.. then I tried some bread.. then I barfed ALL of it up. Go me. And I was eating it while I was talking to my mom and best friend, being all excited, not paying attention.. blech.

Aww, mmm 7ft tall men are my thang. Oops, I didn't think that out loud. Ok I just had my preliminary interview for the show tomorrow. I'm nervous. She told me I needed to hook up a mic so I can talk live (SIGH) I hate my voice, I really was hoping I didn't have to do that. THEN she asked who will be in the audience cheering for me. I said my mom (I brought her to Secondlife a while ago, she likes to play Bingo and slot machines, etc.).. my business partner (which is my RL husband), possibly my dad (he said he may make a person to sit in the audience), and my rl best friend who is also a clothing designer there. Well, mom is coming over here to get on her laptop from here.. my best friend will be BUSY tomorrow, so she can't make it :wink: And my dad doesn't think he wants to do it. Any of you guys who can pick up on things quickly, care to make a person in SL so I can have more people in the audience???? It's free to download, free to play..