Joe – What Matt said. I know with BrickFair, they’re very specific that it’s an all-or-nothing deal, presumably because making exceptions for everybody’s situations is not worth the effort. I don’t know if BrickFest will be that way or not (I would bet that they will be). It would be cool if you came out, but if you send stuff for the display, somebody will need to transport it for you cause it’ll be setup before you arrive and taken down after you leave.
I have to figure out where I want to stay also. I don’t feel the need to pay extra to be closer since I’ll have my own car, and we’ve always stayed about 5-10 minutes away at BrickFair and it’s fine. Susie is not making this trip, so I’m thinking of sharing a room with somebody to reduce costs. However, I am definitely a) not sharing a bed with anybody and 2) sleeping in a bed. I did the sleep on the floor sleep on the couch sleep wherever thing when I was in my 20’s, but now that I’m an old decrepit geezer, my old man bones need a real bed.