So, I have been trying to lucid dream for about 2 weeks. I am finding that I am usually too tired after work to recall my dreams the next morning, so I have made slow progress.
Last night I think I had a lucid dream but would like some input/affirmation.

I dreamt that I was walking around some sort of base for a large fight/war. I went room to room meeting our team members. I walked into the control room and noticed a guy that I work with. I then looked and there was a large black and white board. I asked myself "Am I dreaming?" and looked at the board 2 more times, and it was in a different format each time. I got really excited, and then the "view" zoomed out and I was able to look around. Then I remembered that when you achieve lucid dreaming that excitement usually wakes you up. I knew this was going to happen and tried to spin, but I ended up waking.

My issue is that I blatantly remember wanting the board to be different. I feel like I may have not been lucid because I felt like subconsciously I botched the reality check so to speak?

Thanks for the feedback all!