We got into Ann Arbor around 6:30 and checked into our room (myfamily came with me this time)  The kids love staying in  hotels(especially when there' s a pool), so they were really excited when we told them.

After dinner with my family, I met up with Dan Hounshell and Joe Wirtley.  We talked tech and swapped war stories for a couple hours.  Joe is also working for Pillar, so it was nice to talk to someone else and see that my project isn't unique. 

I'm looking forward to tomorrow...I'm thinking:

Session 1: Architecting the user experience - Josh Holmes
Session 2: Hardcore Reflection - Dustin Campbell
Session 3: Make fun of Mike Hacker during his IIE7 session (Mike and I go WAAAAAY back -- damn, something like 14 years now)

Wait...let's see...session 3....Mike vs Mark Miller.  Yea, I'm gonna go see Mark Miller talk about WPF.   Sorry Mike, but you suck.

Session 4: Rocking with WPF and WCF (again, Mark Miller)
Session 5: Not sure....I'm gonna play it by ear

Oh, while I'm on the subject, I had to cancel my trip to the West Michigan Day of .NET.  Instead of hanging out with geeks, I'll be welcoming home my friend Wil who has spent the last 6 months in Iraq.