Wrap Up

I got from Baltimore at 11 pm on Sunday night.  I was tired and sooooo glad to be home.  I had enough energy to unpack and watch Bones on my DVR.

Being away made me realize two things: the hubster is the most unobservant person I know and that he tries very hard to make me happy.  He did a relatively good job in keeping the house clean while I was away.  When I travel, I expect to come home to a house exactly as I left it because I always clean up before I leave.  Usually this works when we both travel, but not so much when the hubster gets left behind.  He tried really, really hard and I appreciate it, but he didn't notice some things and it was pretty gross.  I'm not going to say what it was because then people will think I live in a unhygienic pig sty which I don't!  He's gotten so much better than before, but he's not quite there, but honestly, I don't think he'll ever meet my high standards.  Hell, I don't even meet my own standards.

I did learn a lot about officiating, but I also realized how I'm not as good as I thought I was and how much I could improve.  I was nice to see people from out of the region, but I'm definitely not as good as friends with them like every one else.  Getting from Baltimore to DC was an adventure.  The National Portrait Gallery was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be.  Even though we only saw a small portion of it, I was surprised at how modern the subjects were.  I was very pleasantly surprised, and nothing beats free.

I've had two whole days since the convention and one whole day to marinate about my whole trip.  I still haven't come to a conclusion on the trip.  It had a lot of ups and downs, so I'm not sure how to process it all.  Would I do it again next year?  I don't know.  Like I need another excuse to go to Philly.