Wow, that was a fun day, you could not walk past anyone without a friendly hello and handshake. We did a tour of the Hospital on Friday night. It was great to see all the work they do first hand. That place is amazing, once I could find it, thanks GPS.
I went through the ceremony on Saturday. It was awesome. My wife and parents went. I think it answered a lot of questions my mother had, and I think my dad felt out of place, as he was the only male in the ladies functions during the private ceremony. My wife though, really got a lot out of it. Tons of questions where answered by her from the wonderful ladies they had down there. I think it helped that we met a lot of people who run churches. She is even interested in joining a group now.
They had a quick parade of units for us, which was nice, even in the heat of the day. And then we went to a meet & greet with the units. That was really great. I sadly only got to really sit with three units, the Clowns, Crackerjacks (a lot of members from my Lodge in there) and the Tin Lizzies. The wife loves the Tin Lizzie cars and wants me to join them. I doubt I will join any unit until next year. I want to attend a few meetings with the units and bring the wife, but she cannot attend most unit meetings until after August as she is in school at night.
Overall it was a great time. Great people, great food, and great fun. Really brought my spirits up. As soon as they send me the pictures, I will post them.