Sometimes it’s Not All About the Fancy Lights

Rosemont, IL

Even though we were close to the Windy City, we were just far enough away and with the weather as cold as it was, it was nice to just stay in our luxurious rooms.  We were basically living in our own apartments for the week with one room designated to the bedroom and the other for a living area.  Having the two separate rooms always makes the stay that much nicer and we were actually able to spread out.  We were not living on top of each other!

This made for lots and lots of movie nights and even bubble baths!!

All this space in the hotel made up for the lack of space at the building, however this did not stop the audience.  The lines outside the arena were extending as far as we could see even as we were just arriving for the shows.

With this many people, you would have thought the arena was huge, but behind the scenes though, it was a very cramped week that tested everyone’s patience.  Literally it was like choreography in the make-up and costume rooms just to tie your skates. 

Being this close to one another, we all looked forward to getting out of there, but that did not stop some of the fun. 

Thank goodness for a TV and US Nationals, the X-Games, and the Miss Universe pageant and those things alone helped pass yet another 9-pack. 

Topping it all off, we had ice cream at company meal!!

And before we knew it, we were off to the Windy City!