Before i even really begin put this one out there for all attendees,
My voice is damn near gone....so yes i did truly talk to much 😀
Anyways,
From the beginning it was destined to be great. I got the privilege of driving up I-95 through DC during RUSH HOUR. All around me the natives were restless but I was excited to get to just get to sight see (at a crazy 5mph)
Finally I arrived the hotel I was a day early, no room, no numbers to call, and no idea what to do next. Thankfully i recognized ROBACE (how could you not 😀 ) who was out with a small group taking pictures. As soon as I identified myself as Rupert (and shocked the hell outta some people in the process) I was jumped by hugs and handshakes 😀 😀 😀
They instantly welcomed me into their dinner group which quite the overwhelming amount of people (especially our poor server)
From there the weekend was a continuous stream of meeting people and finally getting the chance to put faces to names. I could probably write a novel just on all the folks i got to meet and still miss 20 of 'em.
I will say this, I was Terrified of how bad my anxiety and paranoia would effect being surrounded by strangers but with the help of great people (SMOKING CREW!!!!) and others brave enough to bare the bad weather just to continue our conversations 😀. Y'all made made me feel so COMFORTABLE and really it was like (as most have said it) having a reunion of longtime friends.
There are a few shout outs I must give since they need to know just how much they impacted my weekend/life
Lee- It was an honor to be your handy man and I almost gave you an unique ringer just so I could know to put out my smoke and be ready for the next challenge as soon as it rang 😀
Amanda- You worked your ass off in the back ground and made my weekend complete playin in the pool/ jumping on the phone monday evening. You have no idea how much it means to me to be welcomed so strongly by Y'all
Smoking crew (and awesome nonsmoking members)- there truly no way to just break y'all down one by one. As individuals you made every minute better, but as a group you made my first NEST unforgettable. Ill never forget the hours spent sitting next to Bugman, Kared, and classy. Which I knew if any of those three were out there Id go through a pack since the rest of the CREW so soon to return complete with the BAMFs that didnt smoke but would come out and make the group that much better. Rob and Ben I'm Bumming off of y'all next time around 😀
Our Dangerous Duo, turned trio, turned Rat pack - Again i APOLOGIZE FOR PASSING OUT COLD SAT NIGHT, but it was still great to hang with y'all and I really wasnt kidding John & Johnny I'm coming to NY one of these days so the Partying will commence. (likewise yall come on down and forget your names on the beach) Ben, as I said in yours that place was CRAZY, I cannot believe that mall had its OWN BUS SERVICE and WE DIDNT USE IT!!! fun anyways. We have many interesting times ahead of use and our accents 😀
My MI family- Pokey it was awesome to meet you and I cannot thank you enough for your experience and patience with my anxiety. Your son is lucky to have such a great supporter. Its a shame your back acted up and hopefully your ride did help you out, but I cannot wait to head up to MI for that beer 😀
DIMPLES 😀 😀 😀 I HEART YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
everything from your amazing company to being the first person to get such a reaction outta me (going from nothin to almost falling to the floor blew my mind Darlin)
Roomie- Couldnt of asked for a better situation, Im bummed we didnt really get to have our much anticipated talks but I'm glad everything worked out so incredibly well and YOU BLEW MY MIND by how easily you jumped into having all those women take advantage you 😀 We need def need to hang out more
My NC family- Blood's friendliness to Katie's smile.....wow yall made it great to know that some of the coolest ppl are just within a short drive away. Speaking of Drives CARPOOL NEXT TIME BLOOD!!!!! We mustn't forget 😀
IMPORTANT I need to officially include our newest NC family member MICHAEL (JUMPER) your my hero and I look forward to You, Blood, and I's bar crawl in the future
My ego boasters : Ladies (you should know who you are) the three of you started with little comments that would make my day. Than being forward enough to "force" me to stand there and let you run your nails all over me 😀. Sadly I didnt give you better reaction, next time well have to be somewhere more comfortable (and less cold). All in All having Three of the most BEAUTIFUL women I've had the honor of meeting (and talking to with Irish/southern accents) Till we meet again, Y'all have good one.
Jodie(sp)- I had made a rule on Friday that i wouldn't turn down any offering but also not push for one either. You were the ONLY one ask me for some private time, infact you DEMANDED 😀 which made me feel awesome. Your laughter is amazing and it was my pleasure to be so lucky inducing it. Oh and THAT WHEEL IS AWESOME!!!
My MODs, Co-founders, Nest leaders)
Dvnc instant recognition made me feel so great and you have no idea just how much your eagerness to help when i mentioned my anxiety made it so much easier to continue on
Jeff - our talks were great and we need to continue soon, plus it put me on cloud 9 when you were excited about the beach party I was CO-organizing
Max and all the other greats who welcomed me with open arms and even thanked me for helping out- I honestly wished i could have done more. Helping with even the smallest things caused such gratitude that I couldnt wait to volunteer for the next task
BELLA- our talk was epic, your name is confusing but i understand its importance and i cannot WAIT to hang out with you again. You were incredibly sexy in that dress and one hell of a challenge to debate
Kretelis and Irish - K, it was truly an honor to be asked to join you since in my mind I was getting to know people but yet still on the outside of the more intimate groups. It truly made my weekend, infact I was laughed at a few times for how excited I just from being ask. Our late night talk Sunday night was hopefully the precursor to many more
Irish talking with you was a blast and I will never forget the image in my head the moment you told me about you as a geisha (sp) I STILL CANNOT WANT TO HAVE AN ACCENT CHALLENGE WITH YOUR SIS 😀
Bald (DAVE) thanks again for the help finding a roommate and somehow never really forgetting me while i was in and out of the forum it was great to finally meet you and I still owe you a belated b-day beer
Liz and the late night crew - Every topic that could of ever came up came up those first few nights and I cannot believe how much I laughed at the topic of those ducks
LIZ!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 you were by far the nicest person i knew beforehand but now one of the coolest ppl ive met in real life...I heart you chica 😀 thanks for keeping me awake during my drive and giving me a place to crash on thursday
The couch area crew - Constantly changing yet no matter what everytime I tried to head to my room Id be end up chatting and chilling for 20-50 min with everyone there. Y'all were awesome
and finally,
Michael/Mikeeeeeeeeeee/Jumper1300 - It was an honor to be in your post, and more so to have the opportunity to talk and share stories, this weekend might have been the first time we talked but it was like catching up with an old friend. I look forward to round two 😀
Im sure I havent mentioned everyone but if I didnt say you directly you either fit into one of the great groups or were so epic I couldnt think of the right words to best thank you 😀
Those that I missed fear not, Ill hit you up via PM or Visitor message (since most have beat me to the punch and Requested me)
My voice is damn near gone....so yes i did truly talk to much 😀
Anyways,
From the beginning it was destined to be great. I got the privilege of driving up I-95 through DC during RUSH HOUR. All around me the natives were restless but I was excited to get to just get to sight see (at a crazy 5mph)
Finally I arrived the hotel I was a day early, no room, no numbers to call, and no idea what to do next. Thankfully i recognized ROBACE (how could you not 😀 ) who was out with a small group taking pictures. As soon as I identified myself as Rupert (and shocked the hell outta some people in the process) I was jumped by hugs and handshakes 😀 😀 😀
They instantly welcomed me into their dinner group which quite the overwhelming amount of people (especially our poor server)
From there the weekend was a continuous stream of meeting people and finally getting the chance to put faces to names. I could probably write a novel just on all the folks i got to meet and still miss 20 of 'em.
I will say this, I was Terrified of how bad my anxiety and paranoia would effect being surrounded by strangers but with the help of great people (SMOKING CREW!!!!) and others brave enough to bare the bad weather just to continue our conversations 😀. Y'all made made me feel so COMFORTABLE and really it was like (as most have said it) having a reunion of longtime friends.
There are a few shout outs I must give since they need to know just how much they impacted my weekend/life
Lee- It was an honor to be your handy man and I almost gave you an unique ringer just so I could know to put out my smoke and be ready for the next challenge as soon as it rang 😀
Amanda- You worked your ass off in the back ground and made my weekend complete playin in the pool/ jumping on the phone monday evening. You have no idea how much it means to me to be welcomed so strongly by Y'all
Smoking crew (and awesome nonsmoking members)- there truly no way to just break y'all down one by one. As individuals you made every minute better, but as a group you made my first NEST unforgettable. Ill never forget the hours spent sitting next to Bugman, Kared, and classy. Which I knew if any of those three were out there Id go through a pack since the rest of the CREW so soon to return complete with the BAMFs that didnt smoke but would come out and make the group that much better. Rob and Ben I'm Bumming off of y'all next time around 😀
Our Dangerous Duo, turned trio, turned Rat pack - Again i APOLOGIZE FOR PASSING OUT COLD SAT NIGHT, but it was still great to hang with y'all and I really wasnt kidding John & Johnny I'm coming to NY one of these days so the Partying will commence. (likewise yall come on down and forget your names on the beach) Ben, as I said in yours that place was CRAZY, I cannot believe that mall had its OWN BUS SERVICE and WE DIDNT USE IT!!! fun anyways. We have many interesting times ahead of use and our accents 😀
My MI family- Pokey it was awesome to meet you and I cannot thank you enough for your experience and patience with my anxiety. Your son is lucky to have such a great supporter. Its a shame your back acted up and hopefully your ride did help you out, but I cannot wait to head up to MI for that beer 😀
DIMPLES 😀 😀 😀 I HEART YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
everything from your amazing company to being the first person to get such a reaction outta me (going from nothin to almost falling to the floor blew my mind Darlin) Roomie- Couldnt of asked for a better situation, Im bummed we didnt really get to have our much anticipated talks but I'm glad everything worked out so incredibly well and YOU BLEW MY MIND by how easily you jumped into having all those women take advantage you 😀 We need def need to hang out more
My NC family- Blood's friendliness to Katie's smile.....wow yall made it great to know that some of the coolest ppl are just within a short drive away. Speaking of Drives CARPOOL NEXT TIME BLOOD!!!!! We mustn't forget 😀
IMPORTANT I need to officially include our newest NC family member MICHAEL (JUMPER) your my hero and I look forward to You, Blood, and I's bar crawl in the future
My ego boasters : Ladies (you should know who you are) the three of you started with little comments that would make my day. Than being forward enough to "force" me to stand there and let you run your nails all over me 😀. Sadly I didnt give you better reaction, next time well have to be somewhere more comfortable (and less cold). All in All having Three of the most BEAUTIFUL women I've had the honor of meeting (and talking to with Irish/southern accents) Till we meet again, Y'all have good one.
Jodie(sp)- I had made a rule on Friday that i wouldn't turn down any offering but also not push for one either. You were the ONLY one ask me for some private time, infact you DEMANDED 😀 which made me feel awesome. Your laughter is amazing and it was my pleasure to be so lucky inducing it. Oh and THAT WHEEL IS AWESOME!!!
My MODs, Co-founders, Nest leaders)
Dvnc instant recognition made me feel so great and you have no idea just how much your eagerness to help when i mentioned my anxiety made it so much easier to continue on
Jeff - our talks were great and we need to continue soon, plus it put me on cloud 9 when you were excited about the beach party I was CO-organizing
Max and all the other greats who welcomed me with open arms and even thanked me for helping out- I honestly wished i could have done more. Helping with even the smallest things caused such gratitude that I couldnt wait to volunteer for the next task
BELLA- our talk was epic, your name is confusing but i understand its importance and i cannot WAIT to hang out with you again. You were incredibly sexy in that dress and one hell of a challenge to debate
Kretelis and Irish - K, it was truly an honor to be asked to join you since in my mind I was getting to know people but yet still on the outside of the more intimate groups. It truly made my weekend, infact I was laughed at a few times for how excited I just from being ask. Our late night talk Sunday night was hopefully the precursor to many more
Irish talking with you was a blast and I will never forget the image in my head the moment you told me about you as a geisha (sp) I STILL CANNOT WANT TO HAVE AN ACCENT CHALLENGE WITH YOUR SIS 😀
Bald (DAVE) thanks again for the help finding a roommate and somehow never really forgetting me while i was in and out of the forum it was great to finally meet you and I still owe you a belated b-day beer
Liz and the late night crew - Every topic that could of ever came up came up those first few nights and I cannot believe how much I laughed at the topic of those ducks
LIZ!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 you were by far the nicest person i knew beforehand but now one of the coolest ppl ive met in real life...I heart you chica 😀 thanks for keeping me awake during my drive and giving me a place to crash on thursday
The couch area crew - Constantly changing yet no matter what everytime I tried to head to my room Id be end up chatting and chilling for 20-50 min with everyone there. Y'all were awesome
and finally,
Michael/Mikeeeeeeeeeee/Jumper1300 - It was an honor to be in your post, and more so to have the opportunity to talk and share stories, this weekend might have been the first time we talked but it was like catching up with an old friend. I look forward to round two 😀
Im sure I havent mentioned everyone but if I didnt say you directly you either fit into one of the great groups or were so epic I couldnt think of the right words to best thank you 😀
Those that I missed fear not, Ill hit you up via PM or Visitor message (since most have beat me to the punch and Requested me)
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