Celebration VI: Day II

We got a later start on Friday as there wasn't anything we had planned for early on Day II.
We caught some of the Droid races, which were a bit disappointing from our vantage point to be honest. It was more of what I would call a skills challenge than an actual race. We also didn't have the beat view, which likely didn't help.
My sister-in-law and I went to a workshop for "Planning Your Star Wars Wedding", which was pretty amusing and interesting. A few of the highlights:
Drunkenmoogle.com - for scifi/fantasy alcoholic drinks
Whengeekswed.com - self explanatory
Never underestimate the value of child labor
I got some great photos on Friday as well, including Wooliees, Vader and a pretty awesome Mara Jade. I also picked up some souvenirs and Nils bought Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Trivial Pursuit, which he gave to me for the lightsaber I bought him.
After the convention, we headed back to our 'cabin' at Fort Wilderness and headed to the pool to relax for the evening

Celebration VI: Day I

CelebrationVI Day 1 summary:
Got to the convention center right around opening, though it took a while to find our way around and get in since my brother, in his Mandalorian Merc armor had to get his blaster checked out. Lightsabers, as elegant weapons from a more civilized era, did not need to be checked.
The hall was packed, like the world's biggest toystore devoted all to Star Wars. There were three different Lego areas, a huge (and expensive) autograph area, lasertag... Well, you can read about all that on the site.
Nils and I wandered around a bit, checking out toys, shirts and prices while waiting for my brother and his wife. We finally met up with them at the Mercs area where my brother was in his element. He posed for pictures with kids and adults in his armor and hung out with other mercs for most of the morning. Meanwhile, Nils, my sister-in-law Arielle and myself wandered around the exhibits, taking photos, posing with other fans, picking up free shwag and drinking in the atmosphere.
We had few solid plans for the day. One was for my brother to get Peter Mayhew's autograph, which we did in the early afternoon. The other was seeing Fanboys, with the writer and director there.
If you aren't familiar with Fanboys, it's about, obviously, Fanboys of Star Wars. It was highly anticipated, but never really saw much of a release. It is essentially a theatrical homage to Star Wars and its fanbase and is a lot of fun whether you are a fan or just know other fans.
The day wrapped up with my brother going off to a Mercs dinner with his wife while Nils and I went to see Expendables 2, which was as epically bad as it looked... So it was a lot of fun.
And now... Day II.