Within four hours, I managed to pick through all the images that I wanted and edited the ones that I liked. In the end, I managed to get a little around 150 pictures from the whole experience from Thursday until Monday. I felt fairly accomplished and was happy that I would be able to give Luke the pictures so that he’d always remember.
It was a little scary driving to and from the airport because I was really sleepy (I honestly didn’t think I’d be that sleepy) but I made it safely regardless.
When we arrived at the airport, I hung around Luke for a little while so that I could at least “wake up” a bit. Plus, it wouldn’t feel right if I were to just leave Luke hanging without staying with him as much as I could. Of course, the time that we could spend together was limited and he had to go through TSA in order to prepare boarding his plane.
For the sake of manliness, I had to make sure that I was not teary eyed (not like I was to begin with! hmph!) as I faced Luke before he went in line. Even though we were already fortunate enough to have been able to see each other twice in one year, there was that twinge of pain. It was that same feeling when I left Texas. It was the same feeling I had when I had to leave New Jersey. It was that same feeling when I saw Andy leaving WA. Of course, I know we all have our own homes that we have to go back to, but that knowledge never makes things any easier.
I stood there to watch Luke go. It has been several days since this has happened and as I type this, I can still remember that slightly sharp feeling I had back at that day. As cliche and overused it is, I can honestly remember that moment like it was yesterday. The whole experience that Luke was here felt very surreal to the point where it really seemed like a dream.
When I finally got home, I decided to go sleep as I was very tired. I woke up again a little after noon. This time, it was as though I had woken up from a very long time even though I had only slept for perhaps only five and a half hours. I already had to go back to work and get back into the grind. It was a nice feeling to be back, but it made me sad only in the aspect that it felt like the weekend never happened. Everything felt just so… normal again. With everything back to how it was prior to going to PAX, I felt a bit more empty than I usually do.
Thus ends my overall vacation and I am back to doing everything like I used to.
I hope you guys enjoyed my little coverage of PAX. I do have some new nendoroids but it probably won’t be displayed until around Saturday. Until then!