That's right kids, it's time for my take on last weekend's Supernatural Chicago Con. I was lucky enough to have been present at this momentous occasion, and in very good company might I add. But, before I get started, I feel like I should say thank you to the person whom without, I wouldn't have been able to attend....so Lizz, thanks. Oh, and beware, it's a long one....

Now, on with the show! First I have to tell you all, that I've never been on an airplane before, EVER. I know, it's shocking, but true. I guess you could say that's one thing that I have in common with Dean Winchester, we're both terrified of airplanes. Or I should say, I did have that in common with him, because now, it's a piece of cake.

I arrive at O'Hare, which is flippin' huge, so gathering my luggage and finding my way to the shuttle center was more than a workout. But needless to say, I make my way to the shuttle center, which is me & Rachael'smeeting spot since her flight was coming in right after mine. So I sit there waiting, and texting Merina, and waiting some more. Turns out her flight was running late, and somehow while I was off checking on her (I think, this part is still unclear to me ) she managed to sneak past me and catch the shuttle while I sit there, still waiting. Not long after though I get the text form Merina that she was at the hotel (and with some confusion still) I started to make my way there and when I arrived, I was greeted at the door by what would be my partners in crime for the rest of the weekend.

So we get all checked in and decide to grab some IHOP before the new episode because my poor twin doesn't have IHOP's in Canada, so off we went to what is only the first in 3 or 4 times that we ate there. We make it back in time to get all settled to watch I Know What You Did Last Summer (which, let me say I'll be blogging in the future about that episode, and Heaven and Hell, because yeah, they were that awesome. ). What a great experience it was to watch it with Tox and Merina, who are maybe the only two people in the world who would've loved that episode as much as I did for the exact same reason.....we're all sadists, and we love Sam and Ruby together. So we turned in early (ish, the earliest we did all weekend ) to get a fresh start the next day.

So on to Friday.

After getting our tickets from Lizz, we headed out to pre-reg, where we received the following plus a nifty little color coded bracelet that we had to wear ALL weekend:

Yeah, that says Gold Pass, Row D. Again, Lizz.....thank you! Our seats were pretty great, and I was sandwiched between my twin and Paley all weekend, which if I must say was a pretty good set up. So our day started out with some Supernatural fan vids, and our first guest of the weekend, the darling Gabriel Tigerman.

Sorry, some of my pics are kind of blurry because my camera sucks. Trust me, I'll be investing in a new camera before next Chicago Con. And yeah, I'm totally going. So anyways, Gabe was funny and adorable, and just a cool guy in general. I was actually lucky enough to have my pic taken with him in a photo op, but the other person in the pic has yet to send me a copy...

Anyhow, the next guest was Steve Carlson, which I didn't get any pics of because, to be honest, I don't really like him all that much. So, on to our next guest, Richard Speight, Jr.

Our Trickster was a delight as well. He had lots of interesting stories to tell, one including Jared's dogs (which, who didn't have a story about Harley & Sadie? ) and lots from the set of Band of Brothers.

So after that, they signed autographs, and that concluded Con events for Friday. Well, unless you count Steve's concert, and a Karaoke contest (which sadly I wasn't aware of, but meh, I'll catch it next year I guess) in the hotel bar. So, after dinner with Shazz and Paley (at, you guessed it, IHOP), Tox, Merina, and I thought it'd be fun to play a Supernatural drinking game. Let me tell you, while it was fun while we were playing till 4 in the morning, it was most certainly not fun the next day.

So, on to Saturday.

It was rough people, I'm not gonna lie. Samantha Smith went on at 11:30, and trying to get there in time, and stay awake, was a major task. Well, at least for me and Merina anyways. Tox has some weird thing where she can get no sleep but still have tons of energy....crazy I tell ya. But anyways, the time came, and the lovely Samantha Smith graced the stage.

Let me just say, they don't do her justice on the show. Mama Winchester is much prettier in person, and sweet as can be. And surprise surprise, she also had a story about Jared's dogs.

Next up was the uber talented Jason Manns, but unfortunately I didn't get a single good pic of him, so I'm not even gonna bother posting it. He did have a funny story about he and Jensen shooting each other with bb guns, which was more than amusing.

Our next guest was Charles Malik Whitfield.

He was also really cool. He had a lot of interesting stories about himself, and where he grew up, what projects he's worked on. And we learned that his favorite curse word is motha f*cker.

Following Agent Henrickson was our very own Ash, aka Chad Lindberg.

Let me just start off by saying, that he is hilarious. I mean, despite my lack of sleep, he had me cracking up. Very funny guy. And yeah, he's wearing an extra small mullet hat (that he stole from his nephew) to please us fans. He totally rocked.

So, after getting our autographs, we had a little break before the Jason Mann's concert and dessert party later that evening. I tried to nap, but no such luck. Tox and I decided to take a trip to Target and then Chipotle for dinner (woohoo, no IHOP!), so we made our way across a very cold parking lot and then back to the hotel. Unfortunately, the guests got a bit behind in autographs, so the concert started late. But eventually Jason took the stage and put on a great show, and despite me only getting 5 hours of sleep the night before, and Jensen not being there to do a Crazy Love duet, it was really a lot of fun.

So from here we moved on the dessert party. Basically, if you've got a Gold Pass, you have access to things that others do not. This would be one of those things. How it goes down is, that you go in and get to choose from a variety of different desserts, then all the guests so far from that weekend come in and while you're eating they each come around and hang out your table for a few minutes. Sounds great in theory, but when it's midnight and you're seriously lacking sleep, and you know you have to get up at the crack of dawn the next morning for breakfast with Jensen & Jared (again, another perk of going Gold )your table is sort of the fuddy duddy table, and the guests are kind of bored. But meh, eventually we decided to run up to our room to grab essentials because, AHHHH!, they're letting people camp out for the breakfast! As we're walking out of the party, we notice that a small line has already begun to form, so we decided to plant down, and try to truck on through the night. I of course, didn't make it no time because I was the only one who didn't get a nap or wasn't a bizzaro ball of energy. So luckily they let anyone in line reserve a spot for one person, so I was able to go back up to my room and catch some sleep....about 2 1/2 hours. Woohoo for me!

And now, it is Sunday. Breakfast time.

As I'm walking back down to where my people are in line, I notice that the once small line is now HUGE and it's stretched all throughout the hotel. But again, lucky us decided to get in line early, so we were good to go. We got a great table right by the stage, so that for the first time all weekend I could get some semi-decent pics of none other than Jared and Jensen. I guess I should probably share a few huh....

Jared with ice packs shoved in all his pockets....I still wanna know why that lady had all those....seriously, there were like 10 and he had them all just about.

*sigh* Don't you just wanna die? I mean really, I'm not trying to fangirl here, but this pic kills me. Could he be any cuter?

And this one cracks me up! He's like, listen lady, you can stop taking pictures of me already...geez. Hehe....

So after that I had a little break before their Q & A (since I didn't have a photo op with either of them....not to worry, I will next year ) so I just hung out in my room for a bit waiting for Jared to take the stage.....and then he did.

I knew there's a reason I just came out of the Sam/Jared!girl closet....look at that smile. I should also say that I didn't take the bottom pic. I had a hard time getting decent shots of him because seriously, the dude wouldn't hold still long enough for my crappy camera to take the pic. But he was awesome none the less. Lots of great stories, but one in particular I want to share, and I'd share more but this blog is already WAAAY too long. Anyhow, this poor little girl gets up to mic to ask him a question, and she can't, she goes totally mute. So she turns around to walk away and he says something to her (I can't really remember what) and she turns around and she's beat red, tears streaming down her face, so he runs off stage down to her and gives her a great big hug. Now that's the real reason I'm a Jared!girl.

Jared & Jensen's Q & A together.....

Is it me, or does Jensen look like he's a little bored listening to Jared?

This one doesn't belong to me either, just a great shot of both them together I thought. They were loads of fun doing their Q & A. Lots of joking around, fighting over a chair, hat stealing, the whole works. It was total awesomeness.

And now Jensen's Q & A.....

And because I'm that shallow....I leave you all with this......

Yeah I know, but it was right there, how could I not take it?

So, after that, they did autographs. It was a sort of amusing event actually. The guard at the curtain thought Merina & I were crazy I'm sure cause, well, we were acting crazy. So first up was Jensen. Now, unfortunately Cliff, the bodyguard, was talking to Jensen the WHOLE time we were in there. Not cool man. He didn't even get to look at most of the people he was signing autographs for. But I have to say, when he finished mine, he did look at me, and flashed that grin, you know which one I'm talking about, and I nearly died inside it was that dreamy. But wait, there's more. So Jared gets my pic, and he acknowledges me right away, says hi, smiles the whole bit. I'm of course about ready to have a total fangirl moment and jump over the table at him, but luckily I was able to restrain myself. Still, there's more. So he finishes signing my pic, looks up to give it back to me (yeah, I'm giving you the full play by play here ) and I say "Thank You" and he must have known that I was pining away for him, cause it was at the point where he was handing it over when, brace yourself, he winked at me! And I thought I was gonna die before....pffft. Not even.

So, we finished up there, and a few of us decided to grab some dinner and re-watch IKWYDLS before most of us leaving the next morning. Cut to many hours later (because the hotel restaurant was terribly slow) you'll find most of us TV.commers saying goodbye. I met some amazing people on this trip, which granted, Jared winking at me was beyond awesome, but meeting everyone from here was the best part of all. Saying goodbye to everyone, Shazz, Paley, Lolo, Heather, all the horny girls and many more, was really sad for me. But it was especially hard saying goodbye to my twin Merina, who I miss terribly already (even though we're already making plans for next year ) and my roomie Tox the next morning. But it's an experience I wouldn't change for the world. If you ever get the opportunity to go to a convention, I highly recommend it.

Oh, and I've got TONS more pics people. They'll probably find their way to the pics thread sooner or later, it's just that I knew this blog was gonna be forever long, so I wanted to keep it as short as I could.