kellan_the_tabby | A more comprehensive update...

All-in-all a lovely weekend, though very short on sleep.

meradudd arrived at the airport Thursday at noon, and I just about made it there to pick him up after a flurry of preparations all morning. Went to the Waffle House for lunch then spent a _lovely_ afternoon together before Lewis got home from work and we all headed down to the con. (Yeah, technically I suppose it's a 'convention' not a 'con' but it sure felt like the latter).

Got down there, checked in and discovered that our 'connecting' room with

giselle0002 was merely 'adjoining', which was briefly annoying but turned out to not actually be an issue. In any case the sleeping arrangements were ... interesting ... but wound up working out very well. Spent a while before bed hanging out with Gise and Liz and Griffin de Mohun whose mane I have probably misspelled.

What with one thing and another we all got up 'round probably eleven and joined a bunch of people for food. I don't remember who-all was there but I got to meet Shauna and ... o bugger, I can't remember all the names. Hung out with Evan and Sallie which is always happy.

Spent parts of the afternoon helping Herveus and MJ set up their booth. Her back is doing a lot better but she's getting _really_ frustrated with it, which I understand to an extent. My back's been hurt that bad...but never for that _long_. I'd be nuts.

Went out to dinner with a smallish crowd which included Jaelle and Johann and Daniel Delinquent, who is always a lot of fun. Poor guy - I startled the hell outa him running over to give him a hug when he got to the hotel, and then Tim broke him with a pronouncement of what his new heraldic title ought to be.

Friday was the Pennsic heralds' meeting. I don't know that I contributed much but at least I was there. Stayed up insanely too late talking to Tim and didn't get enough sleep. But, well.

Saturday morning I got the teacher's gifts ready with a bunch of help from

wanderingpixie and

demonlurking, much thanks to both of them, and then made Gise hand 'em out because I was too pooped to manage it. Absolutely _no_ brain on Saturday. Went to the Principal and Submission Heralds' meeting anyway, after hanging in the bar for a bit to pick up food and collecting two-count-'em-two offers of drinks (!).

Tried to take a nap, with little luck. So I gave up and just went out for food with a bunch of people, which helped perk me up enough to last the evening, at least until I got to Herveus's scotch. I fought the scotch and the scotch won.

Sunday morning...got us packed and checked out, went to the Road Show. Fell asleep on the floor partway through. Jesse came and sat next to me and scritched me good, and later Devora showed me how to make origami boxes, 'cos they're both the bestest.

Lunch with Jae and Tero and Daniel and a couple of Western heralds. And Kwelland who kept saying he couldn't stay to lunch but pretty much stood there the whole time anyway.

Then it was time to run Tim to the airport and say goodbye...I suppose it's a good thing that one can't park in front of the airport for great lengths of time as it cuts down on long good-byes, but... *sigh*

Drove back, sat with Gise and Liz and Sam and ate huge insane desserts in the restaurant. Went to Jae's room and played Munchkin (which is _hysterical) and drank good Finnish perry. Then we drove home and passed the hell out.

It's Wednesday and well...I'm _approaching_ recovered...