so as time fly's by this winter and this national meet in ames, iowa is comin close i think we need to get the ball rollin on who seriously is planning on making it and where they plan on staying and what time we shall leave and what not... It does seem far away now but in terms of months we are only 2 1/2 of them away from this so with something this big i think plans need to be made now... i know this is in segl forums but i would think that seem as how many people don't follow that as much then we might get a better response posting here... well lemme know im already set in stone and rooms are goin goin almost gone out there....
pdub

im goin, i just gotta figure out where im stayin.

National tC meet, right?

no it is for all scions ... Alex call that hotel i posted about in the scionevogl forum.. that hotel is about the only one close that i know about or get ahold of alex out there in ames and ask him to see if there is another hotel closer than that one.... if you wait any longer than there are gonna be no rooms left due to it being graduation weekend and moveout weekend for Iowa state...
pdub

hmm, good theory. but i like to live dangerously! ill wait :-p

has anybody from out here that's going made room reservations yet?

I think Alex mentioned in a different post somewhere that that is the same weekend as graduation weekend at Iowa State University in Ames so a lot of the hotels will probably fill up if they aren't already. The good news is that Des Moines in only about a half hour drive from Ames and there are a lot of hotels there.

yeah i saw that, im lookin at hotels by I35 or in des moines

Well what date is it on.....

May 5, 6, & 7

how many people going......

i'm in. so is:
alex + wife + dog
charles
fuji
tony
?
?

i got word that ScineryKC and Scikotics are staying at the Downtown Holiday Inn in Des Moines, it's right off 235. and that the festivites on Saturday (5/6) are gonna be ending in Des Moines anyways, so it's a good spot to stay at. it's only about a half hour from Ames too.

We should get this going on and try to get most of SE-Chicago to go out there..
Im in for sure.

well as you may already know im in for sure too + the wife. I've already set my hotel room up through alex from wilson out there in ames.... So you know all rooms in ames are already booked solid the only other place i was able to find was in Ankeny, Iowa on I35 about 20 min south of ames and they only had 57 rooms set... i posted about this in the segl forum with a phone number and if rooms are still available and you have enough people they sounded intrested in possibly giving a group discount you would have to call the woman out there. Her name is Jessica and she is there from 9a - 3p central time monday through friday... the phone number there is 515- 964-2004 rooms were $84.90 + tax per night and the Hotel name is AmericInn of Ankeny, IA. hey bcherry was that you i passed on 135th in Crestwood last Friday?
well hope this helps,
pat

thanks pat!

if we can figure out how many rooms we're gonna need i'll make the calls (to both hotels) to see if we can get a discount..

roll call:
1. pez
2. alez + wife + dog
3. raul?
4. charles
5. fuji
6. tony
7. pat +1 (room already booked)
8.
9.
10.

I called the Downtown Holiday Inn in Des Moines today and they still had lots of rooms. It's only 24 miles to Wilson Scion from the hotel.

woohoo

1. pez
2. alez + wife + dog
3. raul?
4. charles
5. fuji
6. tony
7. pat +1 (room already booked)
8. bcherry
9.
10.

How are we going to do about rooms....are we going to share rooms.....

we'll have to talk about this at the next meeting.. if people who are going solo want to share a room, it'd be a great way to save some $.

it would be fun...do you know if we would leave on friday or are we planning to leave thursday....

i think it would be a nice cruise.... speacially up 80....

im planning on friday departure

i would say definitely a friday AM departure... maybe meet up in downers grove and jump on the e-way from there.

take 88 to 80 or go down 355 to 55 to 80 and head straight out...

This might sound funny..
but my girl ask me not to plan anything for the weekend of May 6-7 :tap: :tap: , cause on the 7th its our 2 year anniversary :love: , and I said ok boo... :bow: :bow:

five seconds later I open up ScionLife. and I read this post, so now Im in the task of trying to convience her to let me ride up to Iowa.... :nails: :nails:


So I dont think I would ever hear the end of it..... :blah: :blah:

:question: Should I beg her? :pray: :pray:
:question: Should I give up on it? :eyebrow:

Help me out!!!! :roll:

u should bring her!!!!

Tell her you're taking her out for a romantic get away for your anniversary and head up to IOWA on your own not with the caravan. Take her out to dinner Friday night somewhere fancy smancy in Des Moines. Then saturday plan on eating breakfast somewhere nearby the show. After you eat breakfast make a pass by the show and say "Look babe its the national scion meet of america!! :D It only happens once a year and scions across the country come here to show off their car. We might as well stop by since we are here!!" She will fall for it!

Make it seem like it all happened by coincidence!!! It's works every time but you have to be slick about it!! :P

1. pez
2. alez + wife + dog
3. raul?
4. charles
5. fuji
6. tony
7. pat +1 (room already booked)
8. bcherry
9. Max
10.

Staying with a buddy in Cedar Rapids or Iowa City.

hahahahaha

or.....
do caveman style, and hit her over the head, drag her in the car and grunt the whole way there!

oh and she can hang out w/ the other girls at the hotel in the pool :-p
yeah, im a shovenist pig, so what?1

yah that would be cool man i just cant wait to head up there it will be a blast

i might go up there as well i heard about this on another forum but havent decided yet..i'll add my name to the list later..i might head up there with my g/f..will see what happens

i might head out there with u guys.....i think the g/f might want to go also...so ill find out....
Mike

mike ur not invited

dont be like that al............al least say it in a nice way :P when do we want to book the rooms cause i know me and peter and alvin and jose will leave at night cause i have to work that friday but we will be there that night for sure

This might sound funny..
but my girl ask me not to plan anything for the weekend of May 6-7 :tap: :tap: , cause on the 7th its our 2 year anniversary :love: , and I said ok boo... :bow: :bow:

five seconds later I open up ScionLife. and I read this post, so now Im in the task of trying to convience her to let me ride up to Iowa.... :nails: :nails:


So I dont think I would ever hear the end of it..... :blah: :blah:

:question: Should I beg her? :pray: :pray:
:question: Should I give up on it? :eyebrow:

Help me out!!!! :roll:

To you and anyone else with a girlfriend/fiance/wife/mistress/etc. Have them come along. Tell her you are taking her on a vacation for your anniversary. That same weekend on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, is Tulip Time in Pella, IA. Tulip Time is a big Dutch celebration. My fiance is from Pella so we go there every year. They have two parades a day, lots of stuff to do, and tons of awesome food.

Girls like it because of all of the pretty flowers. Guys like it because of the great food and all of the women wearing low-cut Dutch dresses. In all seriousness though, it is a lot of fun if you get into town early or want to do something to pass some time while in the area. Pella is only 30-40 minutes East of Des Moines. We can make a mini convoy if anyone wants to go while they are here for the show.

I SAY!!!!

tell her that your gonna take there for your 2 years! :love: now wouldnt that be nice!!! :relief:

Ah bcherry,
You have so much to learn... Most of you guys have heard this already a million times so bear with me..... I am putting off my honeymoon so that We can make it out to this show I wasn't about to miss something this big seem as how i am not sure how many other shows i am going to make this spring/ summer. I used my bday which is monday the 8th of may as leverage for this.. I suggest you try the same tell her it would be the best anniversary present she could ever give you. Not to mention a hotel room for the two of you ALONE for 2 nights :clap: :wink: (enter 70's porn music here) and if she still says no. Well then it just wasn't meant to be and you come out solo n meet a true scion girlie...
pat

1. pez
2. alez + wife + dog
3. raul?
4. charles
5. fuji
6. tony
7. pat +1 (room already booked)
8. bcherry
9. Max
10. Sean/Stillmotion

when does everyone think we should get the rooms buy or whats do u peeps think??? i just dont want to head out that way to find out eveything is full and we got to sleep in the rides?

Im stayin at the super 8 in ankeny iowa.
me the wife and dog

:D room booked. :lalala:

i have our room booked already as well

Raul, u going?

Hey everybody!

Thought I should chime in here and say thank you for all the interest in the big show this May!

I've already chatted with several of you, but if anybody has questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to help out.

Here's a little something to print out so you can remind yourself (or just if you want a pretty picture!).

http://www.grizzlychoppers.com/allscionshowflier.JPG

-Alex