The stage was set. Early Friday morning I jumped out of bed. I walked to my already packed bag, made sure I had everything, and then puled my clothes on and brushed my teeth. I fed my lizards plenty of crickets to keep them alive over my absence. I watered my plants extra. After checking my Email a million times in the 20 min before it was time to leave, I walked out to the van. Well, it seems if you want the trailer to be hooked up and the proper tools to be loaded up, you need to go out a little sooner than 1 min before it is time to leave. It took only 10 min to pack up and leave. I racked my brain wondering if I had forgotten anything. Of course I had, but I didn't know that at the time. The drive was monotonous as most are. My dad and I listened to podcasts until our ears bled and then shoved more in.* Just at 7:00 Pm We rolled into the VAA Meeting at Gardener airport. My dad had been telling me that Jack Pelton President of the "VAA" was the guest speaker