[DonRotolo]

We like week 1 regionals - it's a more level playing field, where nobody has one or more regionals under their belt.

We dislike week 1 regionals - the glitches try our patience, and sometimes we get more character-building than we prefer.

Our criteria are similar: Trenton is (was?) our "home" regional (and plenty of big dogs there), we want to go somewhere interesting, but not too far (airfares are expensive), Never-ever a back-to-back (more a schoolwork thing) and the kids need to remain relatively safe.