thanks! you guys have eased my nerves. i'm definitely buying the plane ticket as soon as possible, i just might have to wait awhile before i figure out my transportation to the airport. it sounds like most people head that way though, so i'm hoping someone will give me a lift. i'm from minneapolis, ...

Thanks, that's very helpful! I like the hotel idea, but I also think it might be funny to show up to the first day of school with a few coats of dirt. That could be a decision I will regret, or the people sitting next to me on the plane will regret. So is the schedule the same every year? Saturday n...

it's going to be my first time and i am real excited. i'm still making plans to carpool there, that should be fun, what i am worried about is getting home. maybe this was poor planning, but i'm supposed to be across the country on september 8th. okay, very poor planning, but in these modern times it...