I know it has been a while since I have blogged. One of the things I want to do in 2019 is to continue to write. So, I promise to write a blog once a week from this point forward about what is going on. I will start with what I was up to right at the tail end of 2018. December 29th 2018 I headed to Austin , Texas for Ikkicon, an anime convention there with my friends Laura, Jennie, and Ian. Ian, Laura and I dressed up as characters from Final Fantasy 8 . (I was Rinoa, Ian was Irvine, and Laura was Edea.) Jennie went as Merida from Brave.
After getting to the convention , we met up with my friend Selma briefly, and our friend Celine.
We ended up doing a photo shoot outside. I was wearing a sleeveless duster sweater, along with Lily, another friend who was also dressed as Rinoa from Final Fantasy 8. Lily and I where taking turns trying to keep warm when we weren't posing for pictures because it was cool outside. After the shoot, we decided to walk around like the characters in the game . Since Celine was dressed as Squall, the main character in the game, we walked where ever she walked. By the time we where done, we realized 4 other people followed us just because they saw us walking around.
I ended up staying the in night in Austin, and got up at 4:45 the next day. Me, and a few other members of USAFIT San Antonio volunteered to work at a race there. First we directed traffic, and then we passed out water or gatorade to runners. It was 39 degrees , and it was raining off and on , which made it seem colder. My mom was the only one who did not have to go in one of our cars every now and then to keep warm. After the race, we got lunch on the way home, and after taking a shower, I slept the rest of the day.
But ,the main thing I got out of my last weekend in 2018 is that we can do more than we think we can. My Rinoa costume the first costume I actually made for a convention. I made it because I saw that her costume would be 80.00 if I bought it online . Somehow I put it together in about a month. Also, despite the rain and cool weather, me , along with the other USAFIT members still made sure the runners who needed gatorade or water when they passed by our station so they could finish their race. (Yeah!)
Now it's back to work, and we will see what lies ahead in 2019.
Take care everyone!
After getting to the convention , we met up with my friend Selma briefly, and our friend Celine.
We ended up doing a photo shoot outside. I was wearing a sleeveless duster sweater, along with Lily, another friend who was also dressed as Rinoa from Final Fantasy 8. Lily and I where taking turns trying to keep warm when we weren't posing for pictures because it was cool outside. After the shoot, we decided to walk around like the characters in the game . Since Celine was dressed as Squall, the main character in the game, we walked where ever she walked. By the time we where done, we realized 4 other people followed us just because they saw us walking around.
I ended up staying the in night in Austin, and got up at 4:45 the next day. Me, and a few other members of USAFIT San Antonio volunteered to work at a race there. First we directed traffic, and then we passed out water or gatorade to runners. It was 39 degrees , and it was raining off and on , which made it seem colder. My mom was the only one who did not have to go in one of our cars every now and then to keep warm. After the race, we got lunch on the way home, and after taking a shower, I slept the rest of the day.
But ,the main thing I got out of my last weekend in 2018 is that we can do more than we think we can. My Rinoa costume the first costume I actually made for a convention. I made it because I saw that her costume would be 80.00 if I bought it online . Somehow I put it together in about a month. Also, despite the rain and cool weather, me , along with the other USAFIT members still made sure the runners who needed gatorade or water when they passed by our station so they could finish their race. (Yeah!)
Now it's back to work, and we will see what lies ahead in 2019.
Take care everyone!
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