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I arrived at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel - right next to the Convention center! It was located right around the corner from our booth (#4800) which made the unloading of my car much easier. I'd say a 'snap' but, that would be a HUGE lie! It look THREE trips with the dolly to unload all the stuff from the car!
I picked up my badge and headed in with my first load (of THREE!) only to find our booth in shambles (the pic above is after I put it all together). Every year Freeman dumps all of our stuff right in the middle of the booth space and every year I try to get it set up before the gang arrives. Usually I have Jeff to help me but, this year I was solo. We had a lot more stuff in the booth this year as it was originally set for 5. The furniture hauling coupled with the trips to the car added to the drive down pretty much wiped me out. I opted for full 'set up' in the morning, after Jeff arrived. I finished my night with a swim at the hotel pool and room service.
The next day was Wednesday, Preview Night! The rest of the crew arrived for set up: Scott Morse, Josh Cooley, and Jeff Pidgeon.
Once we finished our set up, I took a quick jaunt over to see Jamie Baker and Rhode at their booth to document it. A tradition I started last year. I didn't really do their fantastic booth justice and only managed to grab a few shots before the hall opened and I had to sprint back to our booth (WAAAAAAY on the other side of the convention center!).
I made it back before the crowds descended!
And we were OFF!
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