Chicagoland Meetup Weekend Officially March 18-19!
 

Alright...it's been said, and said, and said again. It's time to start planning! So, let's talk about a Chicago-land TFP get-together. What do we know? It should be in Chicago. What don't we know? Anything else at this point! For now, I want to hear who in the Chicago-land area (and out of it!) would like to be there, when you'd be available to be there, and what ideas you have for it. Get posting and let's make this thing happen - I know there are plenty of TFPers in the N. IL/S. WI/N. IN area...it's time to meet up in person!

Well, I'm obviously up for it! :) I do tend to have fairly busy weekends, but no matter when we have it I will make it possible for myself to be there. So, in general it would be good to get a feel for how soon or late people want to do this. If we can even narrow it down to a month that makes it easier to say, this weekend is definently fine, this weekend is not. Perhaps sometime in December would be best as all of us who are students would have time off. Like Secret said, I am open to really any suggestions of things to do at all, if I think of anything more specific I'll add that in. So, for now I guess I'm just saying you can count me in! :)

It's about time! You know shesus and I are up for it. I'm also hoping that if the timing is right, there might be some TFPers from a bit further away willing to make the journey. Chicago TFPers are quite awesome.

This is gonna be a sticky, right?

Once plans are more concrete I plan to make it a sticky. Right now I'm just interested in seeing who is interested in a Chicago meet-up and other preliminary info. I don't do too much in the city, and I also don't know what kind of thing other potential attendees might be interested in, so I'm also looking for anyone to make preliminary suggestions if they have a particular place in mind where it would be good to get together.

Like onodrim said, right now we're looking for what general time frame works best for most people. I live in Chicago and will be until June or so. After that I'll almost definitely still be around and available while living at home in the suburbs. So, I'm pretty much *always* available. So, for now, just let us know if there is any particular month or season that you'd prefer if you're interested in coming to a Chicago meet-up and we can go from there. The purpose of this thread is mainly to see who's interested and to try and find a way to accomodate the most people who aren't easily available - those who will have a drive of an hour or more and/or who will need to save up money to attend.

I would have interest but with how much I have going on it would not be able to commit to going until the date.

Chicago get together...eh, I don't know... ;)

Of course I'd be up for it anytime. :) Since jj and I live here it would be no problem. We will also have an extra bedroom and our apartment building has a decent priced suite for up to 4 guests. I think it's $130 a night. So, when the date gets closer let me know and I can set that up!

Come on, you know you all want to come to Chicago!!! :D

It would be the most likely opportunity for us to come. Chicago is something like an 8 hour drive (you'll have to ask hubby - he knows these things more than I do) but we are planning to be headed to Indy sometime around Christmas and until New Years - would be on our way even possibly.

It would all depend on the date, our finances ATM, and a sitter. I know we'd love to meet some of you in person. If we know the date at least a month in advance we should be able to handle the financial obligations.

Definitely up for it, but like ono, it's rough right now with school, so it may be best around December.

Alright, one more thing to consider...SiNi has recently moved back to the states and is getting settled in Minnesota. Perhaps a spring date would be better to give her time to get a job etc and be able to attend as well?

If that'd get SiNi down here, it'd be worth the wait. We need to get as many people as possible for this one.

If it's in Spring ... there is a BIG chance I'd be able to make it ... I hope to be moved by the beginning of March at the latest.

If it's in Spring, there's a better chance I'll have funds saved up to make it. The further out it is, the more likely I am to have money set aside for this. And yes, this would be worth slaving away for!

Let's see if it's in spring we can maybe have SiNi, amonkie, and onesnowyowl.....I say SPRING! :)

Definitely, this keeps getting better and better. :)

As I said earlier, anytime would work for me. However, if spring would get more people here and especially SiNi, monkie, and snowy, I say let's wait! :D

Well yeah, I'd be interested. Lemme know when. :D

Sounds interesting. Pretty easy for me; I'm in St. Louis for school, and I'm in Grand Rapids over the holidays, so not too far from Chicago in either case.

I'm in kalamazoo for school right now...I'd love to go to a get-together. It's the best excuse to check out chicago as well and make a small getaway for myself.

When ? That would depend mainly on my school schedule, but I'll be gone for all of december.... MLK weekend would be good for me, not sure of what other times would work as well.

catcha back on the flipside,
will.

Sign me right up! I'll just have to plan a spurious business trip ;)

d'oh, just saw the thread.

yes, my friends, I would love to go to chicago in the spring.
and if that could get snowy and monkie there too, even better! :)

Anyone up for Thanksgiving? I live in LA but can go to Chicago for Thanksgiving.

I like the spring idea too

(I will likely be moving back to Milwaukee-Chicago area in the next few months..)

I'll keep this in mind.

Sin, wanna car pool in the spring? I'm up for it providing the advance is long enough and I have the cash (like everyone else is saying lol).

Oooh I was hoping you'd chime in Rugger :D

OK....preliminarily...I am In


Timing is everything

Awesome, i'm up for it, it isn't too far for me to go there.

totally :)

provided you have the car ;)

i've no car or license currently.
it's possible i may have lic. by then, but surely not a car.

but, if you can/willing to drive, i'd be more than happy to throw some money at you and set us out on a lil road trip :D

Hey rugger, i'm about 10 minutes from the twin cities...maybe we can carpool?

If my husband gets the job he has interviewed for, he will have to go to some training in Chicago. If you have the get together then, I might be able to be there! I will let you know if and when it is.

I would be interested in joining in. My work has an office there that I can work out of when needed...

Maybe, though I just totalled my truck and am currently driving a 93 Cutlass that I'm a litlte concerned woudlnt' go that far. Depending on the date I would be glad to drive and pick up whomever!

My truck *tear*

Alright, we've basically settled on one of two weekends. Ohh_shesus has mentioned this in another thread, but I wanted to make mention of it here in GD where there is a broader audience.

So...*drumroll*...the next Official Chicagoland Tilted Forum Project Meetup will be...*drumroll continues*...

either the weekend of March 18 or March 25! With that in mind, I am about to make a poll on this thread to allow some voting!

On a side note, I am very happy because part of the reason we decided one of these two weekends would be good is because it is the week of onodrim's spring break so this way she'll be able to make it. As I was making this post, I realized that, since I normally have my spring break the week after onodrim's, I may have finals to study for over one of these weekends. The great news is that, for the first time in 5 years, ono and I have the same spring break :D

/me would really like to make it but i will still be stuck here in florida golfing...webcam?

And I saved a lot of money by switching my car insurance to Geico! :lol: Seriously though, this makes me VERY happy. :D

I knew that if I posted something small I would get secretmethod into action :lol:

Again, I hope that a lot of people can make it. We need some fun after the long cold winter in Chicago. :)

As I mentioned previously, we do have guest suites in out apartment and a spare room with an extra shower.

Well, it's more than likely I won't be able to attend a spring get-together as I am extremely low on funds and have some school bills in need of payment. However, I am attempting to save (thank God for pop cans) for the Rochester get-together in the summer, and hopefully I can arrange a long overnight layover in Chicago at that time :)

18 -19 works better for me, but I'm not 100% on it yet. I really want to make it to the meetup this time.

Ok update from me, I'll easily be willing to drive, provided if I get atleast 1 other person to go with, i'll definately have a reliable car to drive, plus doing a drive like that doesn't bother me at all.

There's only one thing stopping me, and that's finances. If the money can be scraped up, I'm SO there. :D

Gonna be a heck of a trip from Florida, but well worth it.