Dunderheads Unite!

Don't ask me how but somehow we forgot about our weekend in Scranton PA at oh YES, the "Office Convention." Now for those of you who aren't sure what all of this excitement is about let me tell you...Melissa and I are fans of the show "the Office," which airs on NBC. I wouldn't call us die hard fans, but fans nonetheless. One day while "chilaxing" in PA we saw a commercial for the first ever "office" convention. Now being the spontaneous travelers that we are we decided that we NEEDED to be there. When will we ever be near Scranton (the town in which the show is set) again, and when would we get the opportunity to go a convention? So Melissa and I began figuring out a way for this opportunity to happen, and brushing up on our "office" factoids since we would be mingling with thousands of adoring fans from all of over not just the U.S. but the world! So over the course of the weekend we made a ton of memories that we feel are very noteworthy. First of all, we spent the weekend camped out in a Wal-mart parking lot in our van. Now some of you may think we're crazy, but for every night of free lodging we get, we also get up to 50 free personal miles from our company. So 2 nights in the van equals 100 free miles! The convention kicked off at the Radisson Hotel where you could meet and greet the cast. We mingled with some of the cast, heard Creed sing/play the Scranton Blues, and Erin got her picture taken with Kevin. All over the city they had jumbo-trons playing episodes, they had live bands playing all weekend and they even had "Dunder-Mifflin Olympics." There were several other events that you could only attend with a pass such as Q&A's with the cast and writers as well as a look-a-like party and Casino Night. Since we are too cheap to spend money on a pass, we spent the afternoon wandering around town taking pictures of the Penn Paper building, Mulberry St and the Scranton sign which are all a part of the opening for the show. At midnight both nights, we went to a local theatre that had free late night screenings of "Office" episodes. This made sleeping in the van much easier, because we wouldn't actually have to go to sleep until about 2am and by that time we were really tired. We ate at a pizza place called "Alfredos," that was recommended by the owner of the theatre and is mentioned on the show a few times. We also found a cool little coffeeshop that did amazing latte art. This was one of our favorite weekends, the weekend when all the Dunderheads united!