AX is going to be super awesome wintime. After Fanime I realized that I actually know quite a few people that are going who are my Fanime friends. And my cousin I haven't seen in like 3 years is an anime nerd so she is going too, lawls.
Also, it actually isn't all that expensive. The only part that is expensive would be the plane tickets and if you buy them at the right time they can be pretty cheap. I originally paid $300-ish for mine but I went back and checked prices about a month ago and they were $100 cheaper so I get that ticket price and the extra $100 will go toward my next flight (since I buy the nonrefundable tickets at Southwest as they are the cheapest). I love me some Southwest. Two checked bags without paying for them too
I don't think I'm going to finish my cosplay for it, though.. <.<