Iowa City -- July 2013 -- Survivors 2013

shianne29

And mcook, you don't even have to ask about tagging along, I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say it was just assumed you would.

liefie

Oh you girls are making me sooooo jealous! Will have to organize another one too. I get excited even though I'm not even going! FUN, FUN, FUN!

Tazzy

liefie:  I dont think for one moment, this will be the last get together. 

yes mcook... what the F you thinking lady... of course you are part of this... you are the reason its happening in Iowa.

Thanks Joanne - I will look out for flights... oh! best book this off work too

Scottie:  organic wine... ok I will see what I can pick up on my up coming wine weekend with the girls.   ha ha ha!!!

SwgeeWi

Okay girls, i just booked a suite with two Queens at Homewood Suites in Coralville, Iowa!! Go mcook, go mcook!!  Sheila:)

liefie, I've probably asked you before, but where do you live?

liefie

Swgee, I live on Vancouver Island on the west coast of British Columbia, not far from the mainland.

shianne29

Joanne and Scottie and maybe Tazzy

I google mapped it lol, to Chicago is very simple!!! 401-I94 pretty much all the way. Toronto - Hamilton - Detroit - Ann Arbor - Kalamazoo area - Chicago!!!!

9 hours 16 minutes and 834 km. isn't there a song about Kalamazoo??

From there a little trickier but still easy enough 290 - I88 - I80. Chicago - Lisle - Franklin Grove - Carbon Cliff area - Coralville!!! 3hours 52 min 362 km.

maryah930

If I go, I'll be using my Hilton Points for a room, so anyone short on funds and who might not go for that reason is free to share my room.  I would also be driving from Omaha, so if a flight is chaper to there and you don't mind the drive approx 4 hours), company would be welcome.

Joanne_53

Kalamazoo ... can't wait -- I do NOT care what time it is ... I am stopping for lunch .... it might have to be TO GO ... I love this place .... mmm

http://www.schlotzskys.com/locations

Haven't been to one for 3 years or longer ....

Tazzy

If there isn't a song about Kalamazoo.... I am sure we'll have one by the time we get there.   Schlotzskys looks good to me for lunch.

shianne29

Schlotzskys it is!!!

We will have to make the song table danceable lol

Joanne_53

http://www.ghirardelli.com/locations-events/ghirardelli-locations/chicago-il



Look what I found in Chicago. 🍫

iatigger

Oooo Ghiradelli carmel bars. You gals won't want to come to Iowa if you stop there.

SWgeeWI looks like our posts crossed this morning. Thanks for reserving the room. 

Joanne_53

I can see us now in the hotel ... Chocolate jujubes, wine and Ghiradelli chocolate ... We will have to bring some for sure ....

The hotel has kitchens with fridge and stove ... We can have some good times. Closer to the date we can ask for rooms adjoining or at least on the same floor.

mcook301

Sweet! You guys are great at organizing thank you! So excited!! I can't wait to hug you all!!

mcook301

Joanne



Do you want me to email the hotel and ask? Let me know and I can see if I can see if Hilton which I am also a gold member would support coast to coast with discount rooms? I just need to get a number and rooms and I can beg:) and use the C card and dam it we deserve it!

mcook301

Joanne



Do you want me to email the hotel and ask? Let me know and I can see if I can see if Hilton which I am also a gold member would support coast to coast with discount rooms? I just need to get a number and rooms and I can beg:) and use the C card and dam it we deserve it!

Tazzy

Love, love, love Ghiradelli.  First visited them in San Fran.  

Joanne:  love the visual of being in the hotel room with our goodies.... Scottie is going to have a fit !!

Cant wait to hug you mcook either... all of you.

shianne29

I can't wait!!! I was talking a mile a minute last night to my DH lol I don't think he heard a word I said but I was just so excited about this trip!

stride

SwGee, thanks for booking the room!  I still need to request the time off work,  but I think it will be OK.

The song: "I've got a giiiiirl in Kalamazoo. (Boop-ee-doop-doo)

I only know that part of the song because one of the characters in the TV show MASH sang it.

shianne29

I love MASH!! Lol still watch the reruns.

http://youtu.be/Z3OXdEGr91E

Joanne_53

I know it would be fun to go out to dinner ..... Homewood Suites has outdoor grills so it could be fun to have a bbq too --- we can think about it as we get closer.  We can have a nice party outside on their patio. 

I am looking forward to this .... ROAD TRIP !!!!!

shianne29

BBQ sounds good!! We may be tired of eating out every night too, I know when I go away after about 3-4 days of restaurant meals 2-3 times a day I just look forward to a home cooked meal.

Tazzy

I think that would be fun to have a bbq.

Joanne_53

The manager responded to me that he would like to help by offering a 20% discount. Can you send me,your confirmation numbers so I can forward on to him.

iatigger

Great job Joanne! Swgeewi would have ours. 

Scottiee1

Jo, you know I'm in...　💃

mcook301

Jo I have not book yet! I will tomorrow and can cancel my room if not needed



That is awesome he did that!

Tazzy

That's brilliant Jo - thanks. 

stride

Thst is great,  and so nice of him. Thanks for asking, Joanne.

SwgeeWi

Thanks so much Joanne! I'll send you my reservation number! So excited.......!