Ariadne, you can only PM one person at a time on YLF.

Wooohooooooo, Debbie. SO thrilled. xo

We are at:

Definites: Inge, Angie, Denise, Mary, Christy, Suja, Vicki, Ann (Dashielle), Margaret (Marmee), Sheila, Sharan (Firecracker), Deb, Aida, Jenava, AJ, AJ's Sister, Kari, Sveta, Kathleen (K.Period), Anna, Diane G, Peggy (Classically Casual), Natalie (Goldenpig), Rabbit, Suzanne (Ambergreen), Cerinda, Ruth (bj1111), Debbie

Total: 28

Maybes: Suz, Jackie, Cathy, Laura, Susie, Brenda, Celia, Claire, Jamie, Isabel, Paula, Ariadne, Marlene, Carole, Lilly (Marillen)

Caro, Una and Marianna: we will be thinking of you!
Cerinda, bj1111 and Debbie: This is brilliant, yay!!

My head is spinning from sheer excitement!-))

We are at:

Definites: Inge, Angie, Denise, Mary, Christy, Suja, Vicki, Ann (Dashielle), Margaret (Marmee), Sheila, Sharan (Firecracker), Deb, Aida, Jenava, AJ, AJ's Sister, Kari, Sveta, Kathleen (K.Period), Anna, Diane G, Peggy (Classically Casual), Natalie (Goldenpig), Kate (Rabbit), Suzanne (Ambergreen), Cerinda, Ruth (bj1111), Debbie

Total: 28

Maybes: Suz, Jackie, Cathy, Laura, Susie, Brenda, Celia, Claire, Jamie, Isabel, Paula, Ariadne, Marlene, Carole, Lilly (Marillen)

I'm not going to be able to swing it, unfortunately. Can't wait to see pics!

Can you believe I will be in BELGIUM then... always one in every crowd. It will be one fine time xxx

Wow! The world-wide YLF Gathering is finally happening and I'm only a day's drive away!!

Would you count me in as a "maybe," please? I just moved so finances are kind of tight, but I would soooo love to see everyone again (and meet others). It would mean a lot. I'll let you know once I figure out the budget.

Not to worry, Ariadne. Next time,

Jen. Rotten Timing.

Ana, would be lovely to see you again.

We are at:

Wish I could be there! I was tempted to look into flights, but decided my husband's birthday had better take precedence

Unfortunately, it's looking like I won't be able to make it. Unexpected things popping up over here. Look forward to tracking the festivities online!

Ariadne, Pil (I'm still chuckling about your birthday comment;-) and Cathy, sorry to hear you can't make it.
Ana - It would be lovely to see you.
Jenanded - Nooo! Can you believe that! I don't suppose you will still be in my neck of the woods during the second half of October?

Definites: Inge, Angie, Denise, Mary, Christy, Suja, Vicki, Ann (Dashielle), Margaret (Marmee), Sheila, Sharan (Firecracker), Deb, Aida, Jenava, AJ, AJ's Sister, Kari, Sveta, Kathleen (K.Period), Anna, Diane G, Peggy (Classically Casual), Natalie (Goldenpig), Kate (Rabbit), Suzanne (Ambergreen), Cerinda, Ruth (bj1111), Debbie

Total: 28

Maybes: Suz, Jackie, Cathy, Laura, Susie, Brenda, Celia, Claire, Jamie, Isabel, Paula, Marlene, Carole, Lilly (Marillen), Ana

Okay, count me in! I just got DH's flying schedule for September and he managed to get an overnight in SEA (at the Roosevelt) the day/night of the 27th. I will go up a few days early to visit my sis and bro-in-law-- Lord willing and the creek don't rise. Just tell me where to show up on Saturday morning! Or, better yet, I'll read back through the thread.

I can't believe I will get to meet Angie, Inge plus 26 fab YLFers (hopefully a few more)! What an honor, and what fun! I am positively SO DARN excited. I had to take a sleeping pill last night.

I just saw crackers' reply on page six. Is her name Claire too? If so, sorry for the confusion.

That's BRILLIANT Claire. WOW.

We are at:

Definites: Inge, Angie, Denise, Mary, Christy, Suja, Vicki, Ann (Dashielle), Margaret (Marmee), Sheila, Sharan (Firecracker), Deb, Aida, Jenava, AJ, AJ's Sister, Kari, Sveta, Kathleen (K.Period), Anna, Diane G, Peggy (Classically Casual), Natalie (Goldenpig), Kate (Rabbit), Suzanne (Ambergreen), Cerinda, Ruth (bj1111), Debbie, Claire

Total: 29

Maybes: Suz, Jackie, Cathy, Laura, Susie, Brenda, Celia, Jamie, Isabel, Paula, Marlene, Carole, Lilly (Marillen), Ana.

I have booked all the venues and will post details next week. Can I assume that there are no more Maybes? I need to give the venues final numbers soon.

Thank you Angie!

I really wasn't trying to be funny. I might not have been following correctly, but on page 6 of this thread, crackers asked to be added to the maybe list, and then signed her name "Claire". At least that's what it looked like to me.

Oh Claire, this is great news!!!

Yes, deb I can't wait to meet you. Woot!

Thanks for being thoughtful, Claire. You're a honey. Will you join the festivities on Friday and Sunday too?

No, I'm afraid not. I can only be there for Saturday. DH and I have to fly out first thing Sunday morning. But I'm not sad, I'm just so lucky I can be there at all!

Woo-hoo Claire!

This is looking even more fab!

Angie--there may or may not be one or two more for Friday's dinner...just can't say for sure yet. Might know better by the end of the week.

Claire, yay!! I'm so excited to see you again

Claire, you are right, I did put myself down as a a maybe, and I am another Claire!

ETA: I'm sure you're hoping for final numbers soon, I'm just waiting to hear about our school strike to figure out what's going on with DH's back to school. I'll make a decision either way next week if that's not too late.

ETA again: oops, I meant DS's back to school!

No worries, Crackers-Claire. Thanks for letting me know. xo

I'm going to try and make it to the event. I will watch for details.

I'm so bummed .... I'm not going to be able to make it

That's great, Fun50's. Are you a Seattle local, and what is your real name?

Not to worry, Carole. Next time.

We are at:

Definites: Inge, Angie, Denise, Mary, Christy, Suja, Vicki, Ann (Dashielle), Margaret (Marmee), Sheila, Sharan (Firecracker), Deb, Aida, Jenava, AJ, AJ's Sister, Kari, Sveta, Kathleen (K.Period), Anna, Diane G, Peggy (Classically Casual), Natalie (Goldenpig), Kate (Rabbit), Suzanne (Ambergreen), Cerinda, Ruth (bj1111), Debbie, Claire, Greg

Total: 30

Maybes: Suz, Jackie, Cathy, Laura, Susie, Brenda, Celia, Jamie, Isabel, Paula, Marlene, Lilly (Marillen), Ana. Fun50's

I need to give the venues final numbers soon, so PLEASE let me know what your status is if you'e a Maybe. It's been quite tricky securing affordable venues for a very large group.

Angie, I'm a newcomer and I just saw this. I'm local here in Seattle... and I'm trying to find all the details, because my schedule does fill up. But I would love to come! Is it too late to add me?

Ooooh Claire! I've just come back from a week in Barcelona to discover that you'll be joining us too. Fantastic. (and I hear you on that sleeping pill, all the Seattle excitement is making me sleep deprived - I'll be the one with the dark circles under my eyes:-) I can't wait to meet you!

Fun50's - It would be lovely to meet you.

Carole - Such a shame-((

Tessitura - I don't think it's too late, and how fun that you'll be joining us. (you can find more details at the beginning of this thread - on page 1 - and when you browse the rest of the thread to as Angie has added more info as we went along).

We are at:

Definites: Inge, Angie, Denise, Mary, Christy, Suja, Vicki, Ann (Dashielle), Margaret (Marmee), Sheila, Sharan (Firecracker), Deb, Aida, Jenava, AJ, AJ's Sister, Kari, Sveta, Kathleen (K.Period), Anna, Diane G, Peggy (Classically Casual), Natalie (Goldenpig), Kate (Rabbit), Suzanne (Ambergreen), Cerinda, Ruth (bj1111), Debbie, Claire, Greg, Tessitura

Total: 31

Maybes: Suz, Jackie, Cathy, Laura, Susie, Brenda, Celia, Jamie, Isabel, Paula, Marlene, Lilly (Marillen), Ana. Fun50's

Yay Inge, and thank you. I can't wait to meet you!

Mary and Aida, it will be a reunion for us.

I am so vicariously excited for you all that I can't stand it!

I'm not even sure that my brain could process a meeting on this level. A couple of years ago I went to a meeting in Chicago and I almost felt starstruck sitting next to and chatting with people I had been admiring and reading about for so long, like Sveta and Mariana and, of course, Angie. It's so neat to see people in action who you've only interacted with in print and still pictures.

Oh I'm just so jealous!

Welcome back, Darling Inge. Your Fest keeps on growing, and rightly so. You are a magnificent Guest Of Honour.

Traci, what a lovely thing to say. I'm glad I had the chance to meet you a few years ago too.

We are at: (Just updates the Maybes).

Definites: Inge, Angie, Denise, Mary, Christy, Suja, Vicki, Ann (Dashielle), Margaret (Marmee), Sheila, Sharan (Firecracker), Deb, Aida, Jenava, AJ, AJ's Sister, Kari, Sveta, Kathleen (K.Period), Anna, Diane G, Peggy (Classically Casual), Natalie (Goldenpig), Kate (Rabbit), Suzanne (Ambergreen), Cerinda, Ruth (bj1111), Debbie, Claire, Greg, Sophia (Tessitura).

Total: 31

Maybes: Jackie, Cathy, Laura, Brenda, Celia, Jamie, Paula, Marlene, Lilly (Marillen), Ana, Fun50s.