Hey @me-shell,
welcome, fellow PhD student! :) Conference-trips are great, I've never been to conference where I did not have a great time. Yet, at least! ;) All the best to your writing endeavours, the end is particularly much effort. You will make it!
Thanks @dysprosium. My favorite part about conferences is the conference dinners where you see all the same people only there is usually free flowing alcohol and free food (technically included in the conference cost which I often get back on scholarships)