Muppet Moment

OK so I took 20 Mins but Gav and I were ready about the same time.  Now Sunday night in High Point, early to bed tonight to catch up on the weekend.

Fantastic evening over all so some of the highlights.

 

Mitzi’s Dream team of Area Assistant Governors and Aides did a Blues Brothers rendition as the warm up act to dinner, genius.  All these senior (in rank) Rotarians letting their hair down big style right up in front of the whole of the conference.  The whole event has been a great mix of serious moments of Rotary business and high comedy to build enthusiasm and friendship.  Good dinner, great company at the table, then lots of awards to clubs.  Best I can make out 7690 is a really active and driven district lots of Clubs with 100% Paul Harris Fellowships a big Rotary thing. 

 Then at the end… I had given the AV lad some pics of our trip so far including one of DG Mitzi wearing my Saltire Jester hat.  This got put up on the big screen as an almost ran in a Picture competition.  Good laugh but the picy was blurred so I went and got the hat and DG Elect Dave “The Real” McCoy butts into Mitzis closing address so I can hand it over to her.  Massive laugh for all and I hope Mitzi wears it next year.

The Clemmons party came next, slow to start but once it was running much dancing ensued.  Jason had a black Kilt on and had lots of fun joining in.  Great to have lots of the previous hosts and Rotarians we’d met, even for a day, around plenty of folk to dance with. Jason played his guitar for a while as the DJ shut down. 

Then the after party at TT’s suite, He really is a bad influence.  My jacket got mislaid between Clemmens and TT and taken care of by Jason and Luke but it had my room key in it.  I didn’t figure this out until 3 or no point trying to wake Gavin so I crashed out on a couch eventually. 

Slow start to the morning surprisingly I made breakfast, retrieved the jacket (thanks folks), then I got all sad, saying good byes to folk really got to me this morning, being tired didn’t help but I do hope they all show up Thursday or Friday for the good bye party. 

Drove back to NC, to High Point exactly, for the last week, with DG Elect Dave “The Real” McCoy and his wife.  Great to talk at length (between naps) about what Rotary means to someone as senior as Dave.  Kevin is in a hotel again tonight, Luke helping out to give Harry some down time.  He is getting good on the crutches no news on the flights yet though. 

Bed time, lets see what the week holds.

Cheers Folks

Simon.

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