ZOMG, we had an amazing time at C&T!!! Here's a quick wrap-up:

Thursday: Flight to Seattle with Deb, Barb and I dressed like tribal rock stars. We got to the Hotel Nexus and chilled for a bit before Karen picked us up for dinnarz. We had nummy Ethiopian fudz at Habesha and dessert at Dilettante. Karen being the fab person she is brought us a whole bag of groceries - fruit, Airborne, croissants... Yum.

Friday: Tourist Day! Deb had never been to Seattle so we did the Underground Tour and Pike Place Market. We got a hot tip for lunch from the boys at Utilikilt (nom nom Indian buffet) and scored awesome tribal jewelry at a bead shop in the Market. That evening was bowling goodness at The Garage. It was really fun to see everyone before the festival started. I loved the temporary tattoo Shay put on me. Definitely good touch. :)

Saturday: Workshop goodness, let me show you it! We started off with inFusion's Tweakin' class. So much fun - lots of great moves (as we have come to expect!). After that was an ass-kicking by Unmata. We learned the Hula Hop and Raven's Jig. We danced in quartets and passed each other with the Hula Hop - many near collisions. We finished the day with Fat Chance's Improv for Large Stage. It was really fun to see Sandi, Marsha and Kristine dancing with Carolena. After the workshops, we scarfed some Chipotle and went back to the hotel for a little hot tub action. Then we headed back to the Community Center for the show - stopping for sushi at Blue Fin along the way. We perused the vendors - Deb and I ended up buying vests for our Nuggets pre-game show cabaret costumes. Go all the way to Seattle for a tribal workshop and buy cab costuming. Silly. The show was super fun (if a bit long). So many great performances but Unmata stole the show. They came out in full-on FC tribal gear - turbans, cholis, skirts, tassels. It was wild to see that. They did FC improv and the moving meditation. After the meditation, they took off the tribal costuming to reveal their regular costumes. I got some of it on video - will have to post it. After the show, Shay picked our sorry butts up in the parking lot (we were dragging) and took us to Macaroni Grill. We got to hang with the inFusionistas and some of the other dancers. A bag of squeaky toys appeared and we did a lovely rendition of beledi with them.

Sunday: Sweet baby jeebus, we were TIRED! Barb decided to pass on the first workshop but Deb and I were troopers. I'm glad we went because we learned SO much from Read My Hips! They have a lot of great combos. Am hoping we can use them in MizMad. After that, we went to Gypsy Fire's workshop. They are really lovely and taught us some gorgeous new moves. After that, Deb and I had a break so we went back to the mall for Chipotle and a little MAC store action. Barb caught up with us when her back gave out in the Unmata workshop she was taking. After a bit of retail therapy, we went back for our last workshop - bhangra with inFusion. It was a ridiculous amount of fun and a great way to end the festival. Not sure where I found the energy but I bounced my way through the entire thing. It was probably my favorite workshop of the entire weekend. Once the workshop was over, all the adrenalin was GONE. We stopped by the sushi place on the way back to the hotel. Apparently that was only a warmup because we then broke out our leftovers from Habesha. Then we hit the hot tub. We had all the energy of wet noodles so we packed up our stuff and got ready for bed.

Monday: Our flight left Seattle at 7:00 in the morning. The car came to pick us up at 4:30. Dear god, I don't want to see 4:30 unless I'm awake from the night before. :) Flights were good. Our caffeine consumption was off the charts.

Today: Back at work. Preparing for a CRAZY week full of dancing goodness.