It looked briefly like I wouldn't get home until tomorrow (or later) when Mary Kay phoned
Happily, the Chair, Ann, moved heaven and earth (pretty much literally) to snag the last seat on a morning United flight back to Chicago that got me back here ahead of the worst weather. I am extremely grateful.
It was a lovely con. Rick made sure that I was able to get to and from the airport successfully, Joni ran a fine den where I was able to snag some badly needed sandwiches, Spencer made sure that I was audible on the big stage, and Tim scheduled me on a number of enjoyable panels with panelists who all ably represented themselves. The best of the panels may have been the rescheduled fan culture panel, where I picked up several ideas that may be useful back here in Chicago.
As nearly as I could tell, everything ran smoothly, which is the touchstone for "if anything was going wrong, it was being handled well".
The filking was great and I had the chance to spend time with and chat with many of my friends from both the local area and all over.
I understand that Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff are next year's Featured Filkers. I trust that they'll have as fine a time as I did.
Thanks to everyone there for running a great con!