WONDERFEST 2022

Ok, here is my tale of WF2022 from my own perspective.
For those who do not know, that is me on the right and my daughter on the left.

The show was great!
I came home with quite a bit of money in my pocket for a change. Not for lack of stuff to buy, but because I have gotten a bit more selective in my purchases. Now that I am getting my stuff unpacked and put away, I am seeing how much I have. Even with a full room to display it all in, I don't think what I have now will fit. So, adding even more is going to be problematic. Not saying I won't buy more stuff, just that what I buy will really have to grab me.

It was great spending so much time with my daughter. I don't get to see her much anymore with her busy schedule.
I did really miss seeing a lot of the normal attendees that couldn't make it this year. I could rattle off a list of names but I would still forget many, so I am not even going to try. Let's just say there were a lot of people missing this year. But, there were also a few who managed to make it that haven't been there in a few years, so there is that.
It was also a bummer not having some of the usual vendors at the show. It's funny when I complain about people missing, when I don't have enough time to visit with all the people that show up. I mean, we never made it to Cult's suite the whole weekend! I don't think that has ever happened before. I blame it on the hotel sticking us on the 3rd floor. We are usually on the 2nd floor, so we only have to deal with an elevator when we go visiting. Since we had to use the elevator to go anywhere this year, we had little desire to use it for much else.
I also didn't hit any seminars or presentations this year, other than my brief pop into the one Ross was doing.
I blame the lack of a paper schedule. I had the time to hit some, but by the time I figured out one was happening, it was already in progress.
There was also the fact that I had already had 7 hours instruction on Friday, so I might have been burned out on learning for the weekend.
I really hope they go back to printing the flayer/schedule again. I mean, I get it. Most people are probably happy using the app they have and they save money not printing them. But lots of people like having a little something to remember the event by also.

Next year I am definitely going to call about my reservation a week or so before the show, to try to ensure I get the room I want. Not being on the patio really sucked some of the fun and spontaneity's out of the weekend.

This year's show was huge. Vendors were really happy. Contest had record entries. The tables in the hallway sold out of food at one point on Saturday. I think next year could be even bigger if gas prices and air-fare come down in price. I know money, and travel restrictions still kept a few people away this year. As well as supply chain BS affecting many of the vendors.

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