@marriagequestion,
My wife is always crying out in moments of passion that I'm the man, so there is your answer as to this responder's gender.
In a successful marriage, one has to know the difference between really important stuff, important stuff and unimportant stuff. The really important stuff is worth taking a hard stand on. The important stuff you talk about but don't make a big deal about. The unimportant stuff you mention and then let it go.
For me, your issue falls right smack in the middle, ie the important stuff. Yes, I would have expected my wife to show a bit of excitement at my return home. But unless she knew exactly what time you were going to walk in the door, you cannot expect her to have been sitting on the couch twiddling her thumbs in anticipation of you getting home. She was in the middle of something and while she may have been happy to see you, her mind was distracted by the work she was doing.
I think there is nothing wrong with you talking to her about it and just letting her know that you were a bit disappointed that she was not more excited to see you home and about the way the interview went, but this is not worth getting into a major tiff. Sit down, talk it out, tell her why you were disappointed and then don't let it bother you any further.