Thanks for the newbee bashing. It did not appear I could do a transcon since I wanted to do this in one weekend and most of the fares I looked up had min stay requirements. I know the cost / mile is high but if you are in a situation like me and can't take a day during the week this seemed like a good option to hit my status for the year. I am doing it in basically 24 hrs if the connections go smooth. It also appeared to be about the lowest cost run I could find for that weekend out of DFW. docykm also found one with more miles but in the same price range. I did not see that one. This is the first time I have ever done an MR so if you have any pointers I am all ears...

With more time on my hands next year I will be looking for more guidance to reduce the amt of hard earned dollars I have to spend since it seems travel for many of us is less than it has been in the past.