Love your review, and your writing style! I think I missed the dinner with the officers recap. Which officers attended, and how was it? The last one I attended was set for 14 at a giant almost square table (quite a few tables pushed together), and only 2 officers and 5 guests attended. Lots of empty space, and we couldn't talk to each other at all (except to my friend who was seated next to me, and we'd already been together for 2 weeks!) I suggested we move around to be at least close to others, but the idea was nixed.