'Twas the night before CANDAC

'Twas the night before CANDAC, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, except Britney and her computer mouse;
Her luggage was stacked in the minivan with care,
In hopes that her 10AM flight would soon be there;
Her parents were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of their daughter in a parka danced in their heads;
And the other participants on Facebook in the CANDAC group
Were also preparing to 'fly the coop',
When in Britney's head there arose such a clatter,
She checked all her lists to see what was the matter.
Away to her bedroom she started to dash,
Tore open her backpack, and got her camera - with the flash.
She was looking forward to the northern promise of snow,
And the fact that with respect to zero, the temperature was far below,
When, what to her wondering eyes should appear,
But the sudden revelation that her trip was quite near.
During last minute packing she had to move pretty quick,
She was running out of time and could hear the clock tick.
More rapid than stallions 7AM came,
And she woke on her keyboard to the sound of her name:
"Now, Britney! Your flight's soon! Go get in the car!
If you miss the flight to Vancouver, you won't get very far!
Re-check your list! Make sure you have it all!
Now cross it off, pack it away, and dash away all!"
She was soon at the airport, and waiting to fly,
Hoping for no delays or obstacles in her trip in the sky,
So up to the Arctic she flew,
With the bag full of warm clothes, snacks and other things too.
And then, in a twinkling, she heard the pilot say,
"Yellowknife is only 20 minutes away."
As she zipped up her bags, northward bound,
She felt her heart beginning to pound.
She was dressed all in fleece, from her head to her foot,
But unlike Santa, she wasn't covered in soot.
A bundle of notebooks she had flung on her back,
And she had some homework she just had to pack...
Her eyes twinkled, and her face was so merry!
Her cheeks were like roses, like a little Arctic fairy!
Her droll little blog matched her trademark hair bow,
They're both quite quirky, and now they're covered in snow;
The smile she wore showed all of her teeth,
And she wore her enthusiasm proudly like a wreath;
She really hoped that her luggage wasn't sticky or smelly
Due to turbulance that shook the plane like a bowl full of jelly.
She was smiling and joyful like a Christmas elf,
She wasn't worried that she was making a fool of herself;
With so many exciting thoughts in her head,
She knew from this trip she had nothing to dread;
She spoke not a word, but went straight to her work,
To find where to go in the airport and not have to lurk,
After encountering several "I don't know"s,
A group gave a nod, and Britney's smile arose;
They went to the hotel, but the cold didn't make them bristle,
They immediately knew that this group was not fissile.
They all began to exclaim, as they relaxed after their flights:
"I hope nobody snores in the next 10 nights!"