From BTO to Willie Nelson.
Kinsey flew down to spend the day with me on the show floor on Tuesday. We moseyed around for a few hours in the AM, then took a quick trip back to our room to rest. And when we got back in the afternoon, THEY WOULDN'T LET HER IN! Apparently you have to be 14, even though when I told the CHA press contact that my daughter was coming down, she did not ask her name.
We got "escorted" to the show office, like we were trying to steal the bling off the show floor or something.
I asked if they were going to reimburse my daughter's ticket, since it was their error. "Oh, I don't have the authority to do that." But you have the authority to keep a well-behaved 7-year-old off the floor.
Neve mind that we saw at least a dozen other kids.
I cannot talk about this too much or I will get all jazzed up all over again, and I just recently achieved a level of calmness this side of sane.
ANYWAY, we hit Downtown Disney, had room service, and watched Enchanted for the third time.
A good time was had by all. And now we are on our way home. More tonight! In the meantime...
so sorry to hear that this was the way CHA ended for you! sometimes things just don't make any sense! have a safe trip back home!
Posted by: melita | February 13, 2008 at 01:33 PM
WOW! i'd be soooo ticked if that was me! thanks for all the yummy photos from CHA!
Posted by: cathy | February 13, 2008 at 01:53 PM
I would have been so ticked about that whole situation! I'm glad you still had a good time.
Posted by: Angela | February 13, 2008 at 02:01 PM
That's craziness. Glad you had a good time, though!
Posted by: JenMc | February 13, 2008 at 02:08 PM
Ah, I've had those days. How irritating.
Thanks so much for the inside scoop! It's been very cool seeing all the new stuff:).
Posted by: Kylie | February 13, 2008 at 04:13 PM
I would have been upset, too! That is crazy. It's not like it was a vodka convention!
Posted by: Rachel | February 13, 2008 at 05:08 PM
Ugh. I know plenty of 14 year olds who probably aren't as well-behaved as your 7 year old. What a great way to sour an otherwise lovely trip! But it sounds like you had some good quality time together anyway! Hope your trip home was easy! Thanks for sharing all the photos!
Posted by: Etta | February 13, 2008 at 05:13 PM
That is such a bummer that the kid police had to rain on your good time..but you showed them!! Looks like you still had a blast!
Posted by: Amy Castellano | February 13, 2008 at 07:19 PM
OOOO . . . that would definately make me slightly on the other side of "ticked off". But it sounds like everything else was way FAB! Thanks so much for sharing all the great photos and keeping us updated! YOU TRULY ROCK!
Posted by: Kyla | February 13, 2008 at 08:22 PM
I would be so frustrated! So sorry! Atleast Enchanted is a cute movie!
Posted by: Christine | February 13, 2008 at 09:15 PM