I spent the weekend in Philadelphia attending the US Lacrosse Convention. It was a great experience and I had an even better time than last year. I knew more people and met some new ones too.
The trip didn't start out that great with a shitty flight out to Philadelphia, but once at the hotel, things were coming along. I ended up having a few drinks after my nauseating flight to celebrate my birthday with my favorite refs. Since the schedule was different that last year's I was able to bum around on Friday morning. I ate a not so great cheesesteak in the Reading Terminal Market. After the first day's sessions, we hurriedly ate dinner and rushed to the official's social and awards ceremony. Great "war stories" from the recipients.
The next day was filled with more informative sessions and was capped off with dinner at Penang's with my cousin and her husband. Dinner was so good. I took the opportunity to grab some bubble tea and some Chinese baked goods for breakfast the next day. After they dropped me off, I caught up with the rest of the group in the hotel restaurant where they were having dinner where.... PAT DILLON was eating with us. For those who don't know, Pat Dillon is like the biggest women's lacrosse official in the US. She does the NCAA D1 championship game. A big deal! And she was eating dinner with our group. I guess it doesn't hurt that the the majority of the presenters at the convention and holders of major positions within the organization are from Ohio. But yeah, that was a bit surreal.
On Sunday, I went site seeing with a friend and we hit up all the big attractions despite being asshole cold. We got picked up by Uncle Frank and we had a late dim sum lunch in Chinatown. It was nice to see half my family again and so soon too. We got dropped off at the airport where we had an uneventful flight back. Finished the weekend with a Chipotle dinner, NCIS, and falling asleep reading the NCAA 2012 rule book.
So glad to be home, sleeping in my own bed. The season's almost here!
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