Ok, I'm starting my choose-the-date campaign early. ;)

schmoodle

I vote for July or later. This gives us a lot of time to plan (the Chicago GTG, held in late April, we started planning in October), more people can come the more advance notice we have, good for teachers and others who are slower or off in the summer, doesn't conflict with things like graduations, spring breaks (when people likely have plans already), and I CAN GO.

LOL.

You're welcome.

ohiostategal

works for me!

hannah&ben

Works for me!!

yankee42

well, in this case, i might actually be able to have a slim chance of a hail mary pass to make it, haha...so i vote for that too, haha...we have a family vaca in late may/early june, and my lil sis is getting married in october..so in the middle i MIGHT be able to swing it, but i won't fly anywhere..so since everybody wants it to be far away from me, i prob can't go anyway, haha...but still...maybe my scaredy cat ways will be cured magically or something :P

LIAngel

Sounds good to me.  

alchris

I agree!  There are 3 weekends in April and May when I absolutely cannot go, and a few other weekends would be hard, and I can only imagine that's true for others too.  Anytime starting with Memorial Day weekend and I'm THERE!

schmoodle

alchris:

I agree!  There are 3 weekends in April and May when I absolutely cannot go, and a few other weekends would be hard, and I can only imagine that's true for others too.  Anytime starting with Memorial Day weekend and I'm THERE!

Same here, except both my babes' bdays (and my nephews) are in June so that's 3 weekends in June shot for me too. So, GO JULY (or August, or whenever after June)!!!!

amberleeb

My vote is NOT for June or Late May!  

gabbeyh

I also vote that

GuitaristsGirl

Can we say July - mid August, then?  I'll be leaving the babes again in October, and I'll need time in between to recover

crystalgirl

Ack!! I can't make any blanket statements about dates. It all depends on DH's availability (because I'll be leaving him with the boys). He is super busy now through at least March. But then I know he has conferences in July/August, usually, too.

Ugh. It all depends on exact dates for me.

(As an aside, I have a kid with a June birthday, but um.... He is young enough to not know/care if we pushed it up or back by a week, so that doesn't even play into it for me! Ha!)

DrVWife

Love July!

emiannie

I can't do the 13-15 of July, but aside from that I'm open!  :-)  I have a June birthday kiddo too (last weekend)...so I prefer July or August.  It will be hot as a mofo at that time though...so be prepared to sweat the ugly sweats.

desabean

The only way I can realistically travel is if it is July or later.  So that is my vote too.

lnle

yankee42:

well, in this case, i might actually be able to have a slim chance of a hail mary pass to make it, haha...so i vote for that too, haha...we have a family vaca in late may/early june, and my lil sis is getting married in october..so in the middle i MIGHT be able to swing it, but i won't fly anywhere..so since everybody wants it to be far away from me, i prob can't go anyway, haha...but still...maybe my scaredy cat ways will be cured magically or something :P

get yourself some sedatives and get on the plane! we could meet in Richmond and fly out from there together. I'm a therapist - I could talk you through it.