Originally Posted by
SanDiego1K
I got roped into organizing the first Do I ever attended in July 2001. I sweated out making the minimum guarantee for our Saturday restaurant that was being held under my credit card. As I left work at midday on Friday, I wondered if I was insane to be throwing a weekend party for 60 people whom I did not know. It ended up being a blast, and I made some great friends. Since then, I've hosted events in three continents and four countries, and attended in a whole lot more.
This was the first DO I ever attended. We had a tour of the ATC tower ( this was pre 9/11), saw how the dogs are trained, and had a great time. I was the only HP PLT present and took a lot of ribbing. My kids thought I was nuts to fly to SAN to meet with a bunch of strangers. One of those strangers I even ended up dating for a while
. ( Pre my marriage to Evil_sensei of course
)