I hope your family reunion turns out well. Maybe I'll see you at AXPONA NYC next year. Would have been good if Dennis Murphy and Jeff Bagby could have been there to represent the line, being the very capable fellows that they are.
What other shows are you planning to attend? Anything near New England? Maybe you could post a closed sticky thread (closed to keep it succinct) with upcoming schedule of shows, meets, semi-public demos, etc. And start a separate open discussion thread for each entry. Some like myself would be interested.