Rhinebeck Recap

So, this past weekend was the New York Sheep and Wool festival, affectionately known by yarnies and fiber freaks the world over simply as Rhinebeck. 7am Saturday morning found Kate and I, yarn, overnight bags, and baked goodies packed in the minivan and headed for upstate NY. A mere 3.5 hours later, with one misdirection (Google Maps epically fails at saying which direction to go off of exit ramps where you have a choice. Seriously.)
Saturday we were entertained by the bathroom attendant (seriously, she was awesome. But it's VERY hard to pee while giggling. I'm just saying.), went to the Ravelry meetup (met the lovely Jesh, IslandGirl, and ZantiMissKnit (and Mr. Zanti!), bought some yarn and my first spindle and roving (yes, I've gone over to the dark side!). Saturday night found us at the Ravelry party at the Elks Club (fun, but COLD) and dinner with Barb and her mom.
Sunday morning we grabbed breakfast at a local diner, then headed back to the fairgrounds where we lasted all of about 2 hours. Tired and overstimulated, we grabbed lunch (Kate had fried artichokes and I had awesome pierogi) and headed home.
Pics of new goodies and people we met in real life to be added later...