It's beginning!

Well, Patrick is on his way to Knoxville, where he'll stay tonight, then on to Gastonia on Sunday. He's hoping to get to the IDG Corporate Apt. early enough to snag the big room....otherwise, he'll have to share a room (he found out that there will be 2 other people there in the apt. with him.).

He just left, and I tried not to cry, but I knew I would. I really didn't want Patrick's last look of me to be with a puffy face & watery eyes!

Now I'm just trying to think of what to do first; I want to keep busy, get some stuff done, but also don't want to get too crazy...the next few weeks will be crazy enough without me adding to the frenzy!

I think I may go up to WalMart....I hear some bad food calling my name: chips with cheese dip; ice cream; mabe some fish sticks & tater tots. Then I'll kick back, watch some cheesy shows (I've got two "Sheer Dallas" shows and a few "Queer Eye" and some movies that I've PiVo'd) and try to take it all in: we're really leaving. It's not a pipe dream, it's here!!!!!

Yee Haw! (I guess that's the Fingertonian in me coming out!)

(By the way, Patrick--I love you very, very much. You are my world, and I can't wait until these two weeks are up, and I'm picking you up from the Memphis airport!!! I can't be there in person, but I'll be with you in spirit. They're lucky to get you--you'll make a wonderful impression, and they'll wonder where you've been all this time, and how did they ever manage without you!!!)