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Sunday.  We got up this morning and hung out for a while.  This afternoon the Restoronix team came over and we worked all evening.

Dominica made crispy tilapia for dinner tonight, roasted broccoli with garlic and soy sauce, and Red Lobster biscuits, and baked a banana cake.

Dominica and Rachel went out to The Church tonight.  Dominica was ready early.  Rachel, as is often the case, was running a bit late and by the time that they made it out there it was only about one hour to last call.

The girls and I did some video gaming.  Racing with Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing!

Saturday.  Very ready for some time at our home in Texas.  I have been on the go for so long, I just need time to relax and settle in.  The family has been here all week while I have been in New Orleans, so they are used to being home already.

The girls got their Minecraft Redstone Nightlights working, that they got for Christmas.  They love them.

Rachel actually popped by today.  This is just about the first that I have seen her since January.

This evening Sean and David came over and we worked until very late at night again.

New Orleans has been a fun week, but it is time to get home to my family in Dallas.  I got up, packed, and called an Uber to take me to the airport to catch my Spirit flight back up to Dallas.

On the way in the Uber, I got to see the taking down of the statue of Robert E. Lee that was making all of the national news today.  So that was a neat bit of history to get to witness first hand.

Flight back home was quick and easy.  And I have this schnazzy green sparkly fedora that I got to wear, too.  The girls will love that when I get home.  I had terrible allergies bothering me today, though.  So while the flight was good, I was feeling pretty under the weather.

Spent the afternoon with the family.  Very glad to be home.

Today is the last day of the VeeamOn Conference in New Orleans.  I will be flying back to Texas tomorrow.

I walked over to the convention center for breakfast.  Then some sessions.  I got to meet my friend Gary today.  We’ve been friends on Spiceworks and on Facebook for many years, but have never met in person.  We got to hang out a little bit today.

In the late afternoon I was over at the hotel for a little while.  Then went out to find the after party.  It was a little bit of a walk but not far.  Veeam had gotten an entire street blocked off for their party and had a huge indoor and outdoor venue for us with multiple stages and all kinds of music and entertainment going on along with loads of food and drinks.  It was really well done.

Most everyone gravitated to one of the big acts like the pop, rock or zydeco bands.  But I found a little jazz trio playing on a balcony and hung out there much of the evening when I wasn’t meeting with one person or another.

Today was the first “real” day of the VeeamOn conference in New Orleans.  Last night was the welcome party and today the sessions and stuff get underway.

The main ballroom this morning for the opening ceremony was so packed that I did not manage to get a seat and instead sat on the floor, leaned up against the right side wall.  I have my Chromebook with me, which is awesome.  I am so glad that I have this.  This is the best travel and conference tool, ever.  It is so small and light, it is like I am carrying a tablet around with me.  But with a full keyboard and mouse support.  And with a fourteen hour battery life I don’t have to worry about it dying on me.  I can use it the entire day and still have loads of battery left.  This is amazing.

The conference went well today.  Attended some sessions, spent time talking to people out on the floor, ran into Alex that used to work for NTG, hung out with Calvin for a while, and had loads of good food and drinks at the conference.  It was a fun day.

After the conference, we went to Bourbon Street for a night out with the industry leaders in storage.  Tons of heavy hitters all together for drinks and dinner.

We had a great time. Loads of good food and good bourbon.  I even had bourbon made by a distant cousin!