GABIT attendees thread

[NZNeep]

PengYn!

[PengYn]

Neep!! I miss those times when you were here and you tried to lick New Zealand.

[EH-T]

Please explain yourselves, young ladies. On second thought, maybe I don't want to know.

[SamJackShipLover]

Hehehe

[Skydiver]

ignorance can be bliss

[PengYn]

Gosh guys, your minds and where they travel to! We were in the Natural History Museum and there was this big brass globe - Neep just wanted to feel close to home that's all. I do have a picture of this somewhere...

[NZNeep]

I was gonna say... there has to be a photo somewhere. Heh.

That museum was great. I found a stuffed kiwi to pose in front of... Antoa found a bald eagle, then we found a penguin for PengYn!

[SamJackShipLover]

Yay, I finally booked my flights Arriving thursday around 2pm and leaving mondaymorning at 11.50.

Taking Milou of the list, because she's definitely not coming along.


AT5 attendees
SamJackShipLover (Annelies) + Flow - Holland
Celandine/Brenda - USA
LeeFraser - Alison - UK
2Shy/Sanna - Sweden (But really Ã…land)
EH-T- land of moose and beaver
Scythe - Jen - UK
antoa - land of unemployment (for now)
Hannah (Tittamiire) - UK and my own planet
Julia (samcarterrules) - Scotland
Donna (Julia's carer) - Scotland
Doris (Julia's carer) - Scotland
PengYn - land of shiny hair and hug-me eyes
Andrea (Andy) - Germany
Laurie (llp) - Pacific North West
ames / bluejelloqueen - Crazy Canuck (like there's really any other kind, eh? LOL)
Chloe aka Prelsey_carter (Australia, but will be in Vancouver at that time)
elephantgirl - weird Belgian that used to call Chicago home
Donamac/Dona - another Pacific Northwester (love that rainy weather)
Claire (clairec007) - Scotland
Fresh Horse - Eureka!
Wendy - m_wendy_r -- UK!
Tesla_Twin / Cynthia - Switzerland (country of chocolates and mountains and lake!)
ShimmeringStar - US
Nat - halfbloodme - + Kazzie + Kerry - UK
Isabelle (Oris) - France (AT.... ♥)
CJM - New Zealand
Suse (suse2301 or suse_germany) - Germany
Franny - Ireland / Germany
Susanne - Germany
Neep/Eileen - New Zealand
XFchemist (Silvia) - Italy
Devilish Me (Irena) - Serbia
Jumble - UK
Josiane - UK
Sarai - UK
Cags - UK
MoB- Brooklyn
lame moose (mocha)-chicagoland-land of chicago bears, but no moose
trindajae - oregon
Len - Canada
penjab (Jill)
tsaxlady
babancat

AT5 cocktail party attendees
Celandine / Brenda
Neep / Eileen
MoB / Jennifer
SamJackShipLover / Annelies
lame moose (mocha)
ShimmeringStar
tsaxlady
babancat

Dinner @ Anderson's, Surrey
Wednesday 9th February
Sarai
Jumble
Josi
Cags
Wendy
MoB (can do 14th but not 9th)
Laurie (LLP)

Jack the Ripper Walk - Wednesday 9th February
http://www.jacktheripperwalk.com/index2.html
Cel/Brenda
Neep/Eileen
Susanne
Franzi (Fron)
Len
MoB

Musical! Thursday 10th February
NZNeep/Eileen
Cel/Brenda
MidwifeOnBoard/Jennifer
Flow
Susanne
Len
Ames
EH-T
Franzi

Dinner! Thursday 10th February - location to be decided then
penjab (Jill)
SamJackShipLover (Annelies) possibly

[PengYn]

I was gonna say... there has to be a photo somewhere. Heh.

That museum was great. I found a stuffed kiwi to pose in front of... Antoa found a bald eagle, then we found a penguin for PengYn!

That was the day you guys kidnapped me, bore me away against my will you did. I was never the same after that.

[Celandine]

These few things came up in a conversation recently and I thought it might be good for everyone to be a bit informed of their options.

Oyster Cards (used for tube and buses) can be purchased online if you feel it might be easier for you and less stressful. You use your credit card to purchase it and they ship it snailmail.

https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/link/0005.do

Also, there are free shuttle buses that service the Ren from Heathrow. The bus numbers are listed at the bottom. Catching one of these is easy peasy and saves charges that the Hopper Bus (another shuttle bus) charges for the same service.

http://www.londontoolkit.com/lhr/hotel_hoppa_bus.htm

Not long!

[ScifigirlSG]

AT5 attendees
SamJackShipLover (Annelies) + Flow - Holland
Celandine/Brenda - USA
LeeFraser - Alison - UK
2Shy/Sanna - Sweden (But really Ã…land)
EH-T- land of moose and beaver
Scythe - Jen - UK
antoa - land of unemployment (for now)
Hannah (Tittamiire) - UK and my own planet
Julia (samcarterrules) - Scotland
Donna (Julia's carer) - Scotland
Doris (Julia's carer) - Scotland
PengYn - land of shiny hair and hug-me eyes
Andrea (Andy) - Germany
Laurie (llp) - Pacific North West
ames / bluejelloqueen - Crazy Canuck (like there's really any other kind, eh? LOL)
Chloe aka Prelsey_carter (Australia, but will be in Vancouver at that time)
elephantgirl - weird Belgian that used to call Chicago home
Donamac/Dona - another Pacific Northwester (love that rainy weather)
Claire (clairec007) - Scotland
Fresh Horse - Eureka!
Wendy - m_wendy_r -- UK!
Tesla_Twin / Cynthia - Switzerland (country of chocolates and mountains and lake!)
ShimmeringStar - US
Nat - halfbloodme - + Kazzie + Kerry - UK
Isabelle (Oris) - France (AT.... ♥)
CJM - New Zealand
Suse (suse2301 or suse_germany) - Germany
Franny - Ireland / Germany
Susanne - Germany
Neep/Eileen - New Zealand
XFchemist (Silvia) - Italy
Devilish Me (Irena) - Serbia
Jumble - UK
Josiane - UK
Sarai - UK
Cags - UK
MoB- Brooklyn
lame moose (mocha)-chicagoland-land of chicago bears, but no moose
trindajae - oregon
Len - Canada
penjab (Jill)
tsaxlady
babancat
mamasue9 (*fingers crossed*) USA

AT5 cocktail party attendees
Celandine / Brenda
Neep / Eileen
MoB / Jennifer
SamJackShipLover / Annelies
lame moose (mocha)
ShimmeringStar
tsaxlady
babancat

Dinner @ Anderson's, Surrey
Wednesday 9th February
Sarai
Jumble
Josi
Cags
Wendy
MoB (can do 14th but not 9th)
Laurie (LLP)

Jack the Ripper Walk - Wednesday 9th February
http://www.jacktheripperwalk.com/index2.html
Cel/Brenda
Neep/Eileen
Susanne
Franzi (Fron)
Len
MoB

Musical! Thursday 10th February
NZNeep/Eileen
Cel/Brenda
MidwifeOnBoard/Jennifer
Flow
Susanne
Len
Ames
EH-T
Franzi

Dinner! Thursday 10th February - location to be decided then
penjab (Jill)
SamJackShipLover (Annelies) possibly
mamasue9 (Sue)

[The Kit Kat Lady]

Some of you may know that I recently attended a weekend convention in the UK and got involved in raising some money for S4K. What started out as something fun between friends, escalated into something far wider.

Jenn Scheffler, one of the Gabit staff, offered to donate £1 for every person I hugged over the weekend, with all money raised being donated to Amanda's charity, Sanctuary For Kids. Over the course of the weekend, through the generosity of Jenn, plus many people who also generously offered to donate money in exchange for a hug when I next saw them, we managed to raise a staggering £315.

Therefore in keeping with the theme that many people come to associate with Gabit Events (how many of you remember the Quilt of Many Hugs or generally arrive at the start of the weekend and find yourself constantly being hugged by someone within the "Gabit family"?), Jenn and I have been given the go-ahead to raise more money through hugs at AT5.

Over the weekend of AT5, I will be offering hugs to any attendees who would like to take part in the fun, in exchange for them donating £1 to S4K. Not everyone is able to take part in bidding for items in the charity auction, but want to feel that they have contributed in some small way to the charities supported by Amanda and Gabit, and this is one of the many ways that people can do just that for S4K.

The hugs will continue throughout the weekend, and any and all money raised by attendees will be included in the overall total. In addition to getting hugs from me, Julia has also offered to give out hugs in the same way for S4K. So you can have a warm Gabit hug from either me or Julia or both of us. Because of the careful planning of the schedule, please do not ask Julia to stop for a hug whilst she is with Amanda - there will be plenty of opportunities to get a hug from her over the course of the event at the cocktail party, photo or auto sessions.

If you spot me wandering around the during the weekend, please come and say hello, at some point you will come across me as part of the stewarding team in the photo and auto sessions, but I am offering hugs at any time throughout the weekend starting on the Friday.

Whilst this is clearly a very simple and fun way to help to support S4K, we would ask that other groups of people do not try to get involved. Simplistically, this will avoid any embarrassing situations where a person might say no, because they have already donated to several other people. Also remember that as always hugs from the rest of the Gabit team are free (especially Mumsey "hug magnet" Jacobs) but this is a fun way of raising considerable money for S4K in the warmest possible way.

So spread the word that AT5 - Reverberations will be the weekend of many hugs!

[Devilish Me]

What a great idea Love it and will definitely want a hug (or two )

[llp]

How will we be able to identify you.....???

[mthet]

Just ask any member of staff or the stewarding team where the Hugger(s) be and they'll point you in the right direction Lol