📝 My San Diego Comic-Con Diaries (Then vs Now)

I started attending Comic-Con back in my 30s when everything felt big, fast, and a little chaotic in the very best way.

Now I’m heading back to San Diego Comic-Con in my 40s and reading these entries feels like opening a time capsule.

So much has changed.

But the feeling of Comic-Con? That part has always held a special place in my heart.

✨ If you’re planning your trip, start here:

San Diego Comic Con 2015 - Wrath Of Con Panel

👉 Grab my Comic-Con checklist here

My very first SDCC panel has come and gone! I cannot believe that I was on a panel at San Diego Comic Con. Honestly it was a very surreal experience. I was surprisingly calm about the entire experience. I had a great night's sleep before, an easy morning getting ready and down to the convention center. I was not worried at all.

Me trying not to cry when they placed the name tag in front of me.

Seven years ago I never imagined that I would be up on a stage at my favorite place on earth. Seven years ago I never thought that I would be able to speak in front of a crowd of 200+ people. This blog and the amazing people who support it, have given me the confidence to do that. With out all of YOU reading this right now, I would have never gotten up on that stage.

I think that I spoke from the heart during the panel. I don't feel like I was totally myself, so maybe deep down I was a bit nervous, but my fellow panelist Crazy 4 Comic Con, An Englishman in San Diego and Friends of CCI + all of my friends in the audience helped me loosen up and be true self for a few brief moments. It was so great to see so many faces of friends I've made because of blogging! I wish we could all see each other more than once a year!

What was even more amazing was that I had a few friends text me WHILE I was on the panel! One was Travis the Grimm! His words of encouragement while I was on the panel and seeing him in the audience was so sweet and made me feel so special! Thanks lil blogging brother!

This has been a crazy con, and as I finish this post on Saturday, I'm finally getting to enjoy the con! I am so happy to be here and need to get writing! Follow along on Instagram, trying to get as many photos up there as possible! I'm on a role nerds...gonna write another post now!! xx

SDCC 2015 Wrap Up Posts:

WB Swag Bag Dress 2015

The Nerd Fu Podcast & Preview Night 2015

Day One: The Wrath of Con Panel

    Geeks Go Glam

Day Two + SherlockeDCC 2015

Day Three

Day Four

Keeping Up With My Blog At SDCC

Going Back to Comic-Con in My 40s (How I've Changed) ✨

I didn’t expect to come back to an old version of myself.

Not in my 40s.
Not after everything that’s happened.

But here I am,
curled up with Simon, coffee in hand,
fully invested in Fringe like it’s 2008 again!

San Diego Comic Con 2015 - Day Three

SherlockeDCC was a HUGE SUCCESS with a couple special guests….more to come soon! Let’s talk SDCC day three! All the stresses were over and now was time to get down to some Comic Con business!

The Trolley was UBER busy on Saturday making us wait for TWO trains and then pack it in with other attendees…but all I cared about was getting to the CON! I hadn’t seen hardly anything and I was dying to get my con on! First stop?! Lego Marty McFly in the Hard Rock Hotel! I had seen someone Insta the sculpture and I JUST HAD to get a selfie with it!

2nd stop?! The other thing I was DYING to see…Raptor Squad at Petco Park! You were not a cool SDCC-er if you didn’t do this pose with the dinos! BOUNS I ran into The Mighty Jerd while waiting in line to enter the park and we got a Raptor bombed selfie together!

Petco Park this year was taken over by The Nerdist, Geek and Sundry and Amy Poeler’s Smart Girls. There was so much awesome happening here. The first thing I saw was that Daniel Radcliffe was going to have a panel at 3:15pm that day! I HAD to come back and see him, so we rushed out of there to get some more stuff seen before heading back.

Next stop?! Breakfast at noon with the Hello Kitty food truck! Donuts and lemonade is the breakfast of SDCC champions!

After fueling up, the team and I crossed over the SDCC foot bridge to the FX complex in front of the Hilton Bayfront Hotel. FX had a TON of awesome stuff to see and do. The one thing I NEEDED to do was the BIG Fargo snow globe photo op! I LOVE that show and cannot wait for season two!

I had no idea how early I had to arrive back at The Nerdist compound for Daniel Radcliffe, so after my Fargo photo, I left the team and arrived at Petco to a FRONT ROW spot! I pulled out my laptop and was able to write up a couple posts while waiting for Harry Potter! I half paid attention to Rooster Teeth, Tom Delonge and Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll. It was nice to see my very first member of Blink 182, it brang back some good memories. Plus Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll looks right up my alley!

Being Geek Chic ran all the way from a Nerd HQ panel ending at 3pm to JUST make it in time to see Daniel Radcliffe with me! It was so great to nerd out over one of our favorite actors TOGETHER!!

By that time I was SOOOOO ready for a con coma! We all headed back to the hotel for one of the BEST naps of my life before Nerd HQ’s last dance party.

I was so happy to finally see Zachary Levi for the first time that con! It’s not SDCC without our King of the Nerds!

I even had a dream come true that night! I was able to dance with the Raptor squad! They didn’t even eat me :)

This entire con I was struggling with so many different emotions flowing nonstop. That night on the way down in the Trolley, I almost got off and turned right back around to the hotel. I got to the party and really wasn’t feeling it. But as soon as we walked in I saw Crazy 4 Comic Con and Nerd on the Run and everything was right in my nerdy world. I remembered WHY I go to SDCC and it’s to SEE and HANGOUT with all my very best nerd friends. Nerd on the Run dragged me to the dance floor and even though I wasn’t feeling the music, I closed my eyes and danced the night away. I FELT SOOOOO much better! Music and friends really do heal ALL!

Day 4 coming at you soon nerds stay tuned! xx

SDCC 2015 Wrap Up Posts:

WB Swag Bag Dress 2015

The Nerd Fu Podcast & Preview Night 2015

Day One: The Wrath of Con Panel

    Geeks Go Glam

Day Two + SherlockeDCC 2015

Day Three

Day Four

Keeping Up With My Blog At SDCC

San Diego Comic Con 2015 - Preview Night

Before I talk about Preview Night I gotta give a shout out to our PRE-SDCC podcast with The Nerd Fu! I've been friends with these guys since the beginning of my blog and have only gotten to hang out with them for a moment last year and finally some quality time THIS year!

I had BEST time, you will see when you listen :) Thank you guys for having me and for the awesome Nerd Fu ladies T!!! If you haven't, LISTEN to it over on their amazing site!

San Diego Comic Con Preview Night came and went and like every year I realize that I am too tired by the end of the day to even think about getting my thoughts down on the blog. 

I just told Nerd on the Run Els that as soon as I arrive a SDCC I forget that I am a blogger! LOL All I want to do is live in the moment, chat with friends and have a great time! There is no time to write?! So good later afternoon day one of SDCC and let me tell you about my crazy Preview Night.

The Nerdy Girlie team is staying at the Town And Country Resort. Boy has that been a learning experience. A lot of firsts are happening this con. First time staying at an SDCC hotel, first time riding the Trolley, and first time getting my own Uber back to the hotel when we missed said Trolley at Midnight! LOL

Wednesday started bright and early with me picking up The Music Maven and The Gamer Geek from the airport. First things first was hitting up our favorite restaurant in San Diego the Fig Tree Cafe. It is not a trip to San Diego if we don’t go to this amazingly adorable restaurant with THE best food and CHAI!!

Fed, it was time to check off some Geeks Go Glam tasks off the list. Accessories?! Check! Food?! Check! LOTS of balloons?! Check! We finished up just in time to pick up Nerd on the Run and Being Geek Chic from the airport, drop our stuff at the hotel and head to the con. It took no time for badges to be acquired. But time to check out the show floor?! NOPE…it was a quick bite to eat and then straight to Crazy 4 Comic Con’s Game of Bloggers party! 

The Game of Bloggers party was a precursor to our panel the following day {today, Thursday}. It was a great way to kick off the con. All the amazing nerds I chat with all year long were out in full force! It was so great to see old friends and place faces to friends I only know by they Twitter handle! I LOVE that we all have to introduce ourself by our Twitter names!

What a great way to start the con! I am so happy to see all my favorite nerds in one place! I didn’t even have TOO late of a night. Though I was too tired to remember to charge my phone! That was defo a first! LOL NOW time to take a quick cat nap, and get glammed up for GEEKS GO GLAM tonight!!!

SDCC 2015 Wrap Up Posts:

WB Swag Bag Dress 2015

The Nerd Fu Podcast & Preview Night 2015

Day One: The Wrath of Con Panel

    Geeks Go Glam

Day Two + SherlockeDCC 2015

Day Three

Day Four

Keeping Up With My Blog At SDCC

5 Fandom Friday: Favorite Geeky Stores

Are you NEW to 5 Fandom Friday? Welcome and come join along! 5 Fandom Friday was created by myself and Super Space Chick in October of 2014, as a way to get all of our blogger friends keeping on task each week, building a community with our fellow bloggers and connecting with new and old friends once a week! We choose the topics, you do the writing! Let's get inspired together!

Being nerdy and girlie I love me some geeky fashion! I just started writing an Everyday Cosplay monthly or MORE series over on Syfy's Blastr sister site Fangrrl...check it out HERE! So this prompt is right up my alley. Here is where I shop for all my geek chic looks!

1. Jordandene. My most favorite nerd company. Jordan's tees are so versatile. I've styled her shirts in so many different ways! Dressed up, down and cozy style! BUT the moment I saw this Kylo Ren shirt I knew I had to have it and it was paired perfect with this sequin skirt for my birthday night!

2. Geek Fuel. I've order from a ton of nerdy t-shirt sites, but Geek Fuel is my favorite. The length is perfect, the sleeves are perfect and the fact that they put one in every single one of their monthly subscription box is so awesome. Look at this tee....it is Doctor Who and concert related! The best of both of my worlds!

3. Look Human. Did you see my favorite Valentine's Day tees? Well Look Human came through for me to look fashionable and still keep it nerdy! I love the fandom designs mixed with a bit of cheeky fun!

4. Gold Bubble Clothing. I adore this Gold Bubble dress. It fits perfectly and is subtle enough wear at anytime!

5. Louise Edu. It has been two years and counting that Louise has made me an amazing San Diego Comic Con swag bag outfit! Isn't she amazing?! It is a hit every year and I would never ask anyone else to make me such amazing fashion for the nerdy girlie in me!

WOW! I loved this prompt! It is after all what my blog is named for. Nerdy and girlie is how I live my life and if I can share that with the world through fashion even better! Don't forget to share YOUR links over on Twitter for a RT and also share your favorite geeky designers in the comments below!

Happy FRI-YAY nerds!

ORIGIN OF 5 FANDOM FRIDAY!

PAST POSTS & COMING SOON:

October  3rd, 2014:  Gateway Fandoms That Made Me Who I Am Today

October 10th, 2014:  Geeky Clothing Items I Need In My Closet Immediately

October 17th, 2014:  Characters I'd Love To Dress Up As For Halloween

October 24th, 2014:  My Must See List of Halloween Movies

November  7th, 2014:  Comfort Foods That Always Make Me Feel Better

November 14th, 2014:  Smart Phone Apps I Cannot Live Without

November 21st, 2014:  Characters I Would Invite To My Thanksgiving Feast

November 28th, 2014:  Black Friday Purchases I Would Sacrifice A Night Of Sleep For

December 5th, 2014:  My Favorite Holiday Songs To Spread Cheer

December 12th, 2014:  Presents I Want Santa To Bring Me

December 19th, 2014:  My Must See List of Christmas Movies

December 26th, 2014:  New Years Blogging Resolutions

January 9th, 2015:  My Favorite Things About Winter

January 16th, 2015:  Conventions I've Been To Or Wish To Attend

January 23rd, 2015:  Songs That Changed My Life

January 30th:  Favorite Fandom Accessories I Own

February 6th, 2015: Favorite Funko Pop Figures

February 13th, 2015: Favorite Fictional Couples I Ship

February 20th, 2015: Things I've Bought But Haven't Read/Watched/Played Yet

February 27th, 2015: Character's I Would Name My Kids After

March 6th, 2015: Favorite Snacks/Drinks To Consume While Blogging

March 13th, 2015: My Fictional Boyfriends

March 20th, 2015: My Comfort Films

March 27th, 2015: One Fandom Item Styled Five Different Ways

April 3rd, 2015: 5 Times I Totally Fangirled

April 10th, 2015: 5 Magical Items I Would Love To Own

April 17th, 2015: Favorite Theme Park Rides 

April 24th, 2015: Games I Love To Play

May 8th, 2015: Favorite Fictional Moms

May 15th, 2015: Your 5 Most Binge Worthy Shows

May 22nd, 2015: 5 Nerdiest Things You've Ever Done

May 29th, 2015: 5 Fictional Characters You Most Identify With

June 5th, 2015: Comic Book Heroes You Would Like To See With Their Own Series Or Movie via @JaymFace

June 12th, 2015: Favorite Fictional Fathers

June 19th, 2015: Characters With My Favorite Fictional Closet

June 26th, 2015: Fandom Guilty Pleasures via @MeghanSaraK

July 3rd, 2015: Five Favorite Aliens via @MeghanSaraK

July 10th, 2015: Five Spinoffs I'd Like To See Get Made 

July 17th, 2015: Five Things You Own That You Bought At Cons 

July 24rd, 2015: Five Fictional Vehicles I'd Love To Travel In

July 31st, 2015: Five Fictional Pets I'd Like To Adopt -  via Sara Richey 

August 7th, 2015:Favorite Wattpad Fan Fictions

August 14th, 2015: Fandom Phrases

August 21st, 2015: Crossovers That Would Make My Heart Explode

August 28th, 2015: Real Life Geeks Who Inspire Me

September 4th, 2015: 5 Fandom Deaths I’m Still Upset About…SPOILERS!

September 11th, 2015: 5 Broadway Roles I'd Love To Play via @n_williams316

September 18th, 2015: 5 Favorite Things About Autumn

September  25th, 2015: 5 Pumpkin Items Cannot Wait To Purchase

October 2nd, 2015: People You Want on Your Side During an Apocalypse (Kendall Ashley)

October 9th, 2015: Favorite Fictional Teachers (Heather Q - Beyond the Aisle)

October 16th, 2015: Things I Love About Halloween

October 23rd, 2015: Characters I Want to Dress Up as for Halloween

October 30th, 2015: Favorite Halloween Episodes of TV Shows

November 13th, 2015: Favorite Seasonal Foods

November 20th, 2015: Fandoms I’m Thankful For

November 27th, 2015: Black Friday NEEDS

December 4th, 2015: Holiday Recommendations

December 11th, 2015: Christmas Wishlist

December 18th, 2015: Holiday Traditions

December 25th, 2015: Holiday Decorations

January 8th, 2016: 5 Ways I Evolved in 2015

January 15th, 2016: 5 Ways I'm Taking Chances In 2016

January 22nd, 2016: Favorite Ways to Netflix and Chill

January 29th, 2016: Favorite Late To The Game TV Discoveries

February 5th, 2016: OTP's

February 12th, 2016: Real Life Womances I Ship

February 19th, 2016: Favorite Cupcakes

February 26th, 2016: 5 Things in My Purse at All Times

March 4th, 2016: Make-Up Friday {Miss a Friday? Pick ANY of the topics below!}

March 11th, 2016: Favorite Fictional Foods

March 18th, 2016: Geeky Tattoos I Want Or Have

March 25th - Favorite Stores To Get Geeky Wears/Wares

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San Diego Comic Con 2015 - Geeks Go Glam

👉 Grab my Comic-Con checklist here

I cannot believe that one small silly idea three months ago when Being Geek Chic's Liz came out to visit/work in LA came to fruition just a few days ago. When she came to visit both of us were going through a rough time {part one / part two}. It was meant to be that we came together at that exact moment. I don't think that Geeks Go Glam would have been born otherwise.

The party was an amazing success. We learned A LOT. And we did it together!

Quirk Books brought an amazing custom photo booth with a background straight out of Sam Maggs' The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy. It was a hit all night long! I WISH I had time to be in it more. THOUGH I was in in quite a bit and LOVE the photos with my nerds. I will be framing them when I get back home! I LOVE these nerd girls!

Kombucha on Tap brought us some amazing drinks! It was my very first time trying Kombucha and I loved it! They also had coffee which I HAD to Instagram in my #100cupsofcoffee series!

High Voltage Magazine brought my favorite band The Filthy Souls down from LA. Dave Green gave a smashing solo show! So much so, that people who were just walking BY the party wanted to come rock out with us! Dave even dedicated my favorite song of his to me I'm Dirty And I Know. #happytears Above is his amazing cover of Let's Get It On! Perfect for us nerds at SDCC yes?! LOL

We also had to hit up the photo booth with his GORG and talented girlfriend. I'm so happy to have these cool kids as friends. #LA4Eva

Wattpad provided our guests with some AWESOME swag bags...which included a super nerdy Cards Against Humanity deck! I've never played before and I cannot WAIT to use these cards! Who's ready for a game night?!

This party would NOT have happened if Liz and I didn't have some amazingly awesome nerdy friends. They volunteered at the party and made it perfect! They aren't just volunteers they are our nerd family! Thank you to Tillie, JD, Els, Noel, Joie, Brooke, Dan, and John for making our party amazing and letting Liz and I enjoy it!

People were freaking out for our awesome giveaway items from Think Geek Solutions, The Geeky Hostess and High Voltage Magazine. Thank you guys for making our guests so happy!

ONE MORE BIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGG thank you to EVERYONE who was apart of this party, who came and who supported us and believed in this idea. Liz and I met for the first time at San Diego Comic Con three cons ago {we'd been Twitter friends for longer} and I cannot image my life without this strong and inspiring woman. I would have never have done this party without her. My CON-fidence has grown ten fold thanks to her.

NOW who's ready for Geeks Go Glam 2016?! We would love to do it again next year and make it bigger and better! Stay tuned!

SDCC 2015 Wrap Up Posts:

WB Swag Bag Dress 2015

The Nerd Fu Podcast & Preview Night 2015

Day One: The Wrath of Con Panel

    Geeks Go Glam

Day Two + SherlockeDCC 2015

Day Three

Day Four

Keeping Up With My Blog At SDCC

Wonder Con 2015!

Wonder Con 2015! Yes that was three weeks ago now, and I am only just finding time to write about it! I've been so busy! I just started a new job and that plus two other part time jobs and this blog, which I have been seriously neglecting, makes it tough to get time in to do what I love most!

Wonder Con was amazing! I went down with High Voltage Magazine and we had our very first booth experience together! I was so happy to have a place for all of my nerdy friends to come and hangout. I was able to see so many more people that way. Plus spread the word on how amazing High Voltage Magazine is!

Saturday of Wonder Con I helped launch the LA chapter of Geek Girl Brunch with Your Friend Elle and Wrong Button Blog! What an amazing experience that was! I was and am so happy to be a part of bringing together the geek girl community! We met at a gorgeous lil restaurant around the corner from the convention center on a beautiful back patio. SoCal really is the best. It was the perfect day to sit outside, chat and enjoy a delicious brunch.

If you are in the LA area and are looking to join us please sign up on the Geek Girl Brunch website. We already have our NEXT brunch set for Saturday May 2nd. So sign up now and we will get you on the invite list!

My very first panel of the con was Her Universe {nerdy and girlie am I right?!}. I rushed over from the GGB and made it just in time and BOUNUS, I got a front row seat! That is the magic of Wonder Con. I was in a San Diego Comic Con mindset, but after that panel I knew that lines were not going to be an issue.

Her Universe creator Ashley Eckstein was as adorable as ever. She is such a great representation of fangirls! We got an exclusive sneak peak of her new line of nerd girl clothing featuring Age Of Ultron! You can pre-order it now on her site and it will hit Hot Topic stores on May 12th.

Ashley also announced that there WILL be another Her Universe fashion show at this year's San Diego Comic Con on Thursday July 9th! I have a few friends entering, good luck you all!

My second and last panel of Wonder Con was Orphan Black. This one had a bit of a queue, but I wasn't worried about getting in, the room was quite big. I was so happy when we were given some sweet swag! Orphan Black exclusive buttons that I just HAD to send to my wonderful nerd girlfriend Being Geek Chic {she is an uber fan!}

The panel showed a ton of clips of season three and it looks amazing Clone Club! The cast is so appreciative and funny in person, it was great getting to see them. I tried at SDCC but you all know SDCC. That is one of the great pluses of a smaller con.

My Saturday ended with my very first Masquerade. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it was definitely not what I saw. There were some great and lovely costumes, but after a very long two days at a con, the crowd was just a bit too much for me!

The host would let the crowd say the number of the contestant up next and the crowd decided to make that drag out longer than necessary. Saturday was my night to write for High Voltage Magazine, so I just wanted to see the costumes, hear the winner and then be able to write my article. I ended up leaving the event only ten costumes in. I was sad to miss a couple of my friends but was happy when I was in bed by 11 p.m. LOL

ONE of my favorite cosplays of the con! I squeed & made him come over to the booth!

The Wonder Con exhibition floor was way bigger than it ever had been and my favorite thing I saw was the San Andres experience! I am a HUGE disaster movie fan and San Andres is right up my alley. Seeing the trailer on the big screen was awesome and made me even more excited to see the film.

My other favorite cosplayer of the con! Chris is THE best Sherlock...he IS Sherlock!

I can't believe how much life can get in the way of doing what you love. But I am happy doing what I am doing at the moment. I hope you enjoyed this very late wrap up of my Wonder Con experience and I promise that I am trying to get back into a regular writing schedule! I miss it so much! And I am happy to be back at it. Thank you for sticking with me nerds! xx

Keeping Up With My Blog At San Diego Comic Con With The HP Pavilion 17.3” Notebook

The storm that is San Diego Comic Con has finally subsided....TEAR! I am already in full SDCC depression mode. Here are 8 of the ways I'm combating that! But enough sad! Let's focus on the happiness that happened during the con!

This was my seventh year at SDCC and it was my favorite! Every year just keeps getting better and better and thanks to my brand new HP Pavilion 17.3” Notebook—which comes in five awesome colors and pre-loaded with Windows 10, I was able to keep ALL of you nerds up to date on what happened each day of the con!

The HP Pavilion 17.3” Notebook was easy enough to fit in my SDCC survival bag. So working anywhere I could find time at SDCC was a breeze. Windows 10's InstantGo technology allowed me to boot up and resume working quickly when I found the time.

Portable enough to get out while traveling to and from the con. The Trolley was CRAZY, but that didn't stop me from getting in some writing time! My favorite Windows 10 function was the ability to have multiple apps on the screen at once. Perfect for writing and keeping up with all the social media updates!

And with Windows 10 there was MORE than enough battery life to last through an entire day of editing photos and writing posts. PLUS with 1 TB hard drive, I could never take too many photos! #NoSleepTillSDCC

At only $699.95 plus free shipping, exclusively on the HSN, the laptop doesn't break the con budget and I was still able to treat myself to a few things while at SDCC!

How did you bloggers fair at SDCC?! Get much writing done?! Share with me in the comments below! PLUS don't miss out on this exclusive The HP Pavilion 17.3” Notebook on sale ONLY at HSN on July 18th!

Thank you HP and HSN for helping me have a successful SDCC! Shout out to The Gamer Geek for being my photographer! This post was sponsored by HP and HSN. All thoughts are my own. 

SDCC 2015 Wrap Up Posts:

WB Swag Bag Dress 2015

The Nerd Fu Podcast & Preview Night 2015

Day One: The Wrath of Con Panel

    Geeks Go Glam

Day Two + SherlockeDCC 2015

Day Three

Day Four

Keeping Up With My Blog At SDCC

San Diego Comic Con 2015 - Day Four

THE END OF SDCC 2015!!!! BUT there is still one more day. And guess what? It was the best day! Spoiler alert I didn't cry this day! LOL

The team packed up our hotel room at the Town and Country Resort and had one last photo op before hitting the Trolley.

We had to do a quick good bye to Nerd on the Run ON the Trolley. Probably better that way. I was so over my crazy emotions by then! Then The Gamer Geek and I were off to the Farewell to Phineas and Ferb panel. The Music Maven TIRED for the 4th time to get the Vikings swag...but it was capped for the day AGAIN! Sooooo she made a coffee run for us and joined us in the panel.

ALL three of us are HUGE Phineas and Ferb fans. There were a lot of tears during this good bye panel. Especially when the creators thanked the fans for ten years of support and then we gave him and the cast a standing ovation!

We wiped away the tears and headed back down to the con floor for a final go round!

Finally made a purchase...because...DUH!

Saw TWO amazing cosplayers...my best girl Angi Viper!

And for the first time Traci Hines who LOVED my HP tattoo and was also dressed appropriately!

The Gamer Geek was lucky enough to get a snap with our first celeb encounter of the con Guillermo Del Toro... was he ever a happy fanboy!

We saw TWO of our family fandoms...The Iron Giant!

AND this amazing Kronk cosplay from the Emperor's New Groove!

Then per con tradition, our last stop was the Nintendo Gaming Lounge in the Marriott. I had to pick up an extra life because #ConComa!

I wasn't able to say good bye to Being Geek Chic. Which we both decided was probably a good thing as we would have never let go and made a big messy scene! LOL BUT she did manage to make me cry with this special blog post. I love that lady so much and thanks to SDCC we are friends!

My final goodbye was to The Music Maven and The Gamer Geek. I made that one quick too. I told them I'll see them for Christmas...and the A Silent Film fall tour. I am super proud I left San Diego happy and with no tears shed.

It was a good con looking back. It was a tough one, but I made it and now LIFE is about to happen. I can't believe everything that happened this SDCC and I wouldn't change this con for the world. It was a growing and learning experience. Thank you to everyone who made it special. If you are reading this...that is YOU!

See you at SDCC 2016 nerds! xx

SDCC 2015 Wrap Up Posts:

WB Swag Bag Dress 2015

The Nerd Fu Podcast & Preview Night 2015

Day One: The Wrath of Con Panel

    Geeks Go Glam

Day Two + SherlockeDCC 2015

Day Three

Day Four

Keeping Up With My Blog At SDCC