Yea!!! You're all here!!!! I'm so glad that I finally caught you all! Maybe we can all go out and hit the parks together, today!
I'm sorry to hear about your friend, Wendy. I'm sure that it's been very difficult for her, but it's so wonderful that she has a kind and supportive friend, such as yourself, to stand by her, visit with her, keep her company, keep her spirits, up, etc. I'm sure that she really appreciates your being there and all that you've done for her. I hope that everything goes well with your consultation in Boston, today. I know that that's a long trip, just to talk, but hopefully it will be well worth it and they will give you some valuable information. I'm sure that it's not a waste of your DH's time - I'm sure that he wants to be there with you and for you and hear what the doctor has to say, as well. I hope that everything goes smoothly and that you receive some positive news and information! I can't believe that it sleeted up there, recently! I'm glad that signs of spring have started showing themselves, though - it's always nice to see the first robin and the first daffodils of spring! I hope that you won't have to suffer with any more snow or ice for a long time! I was also laid off once before (not from ML - from my high school, when I worked there for 2 years, in charge of the alumni program, 7 years ago), and I never really got over that. But at least it makes this "round" a little easier to deal with and not as much of a shock or upset! None of us who are getting laid off, across the division, have gotten an exact end date, yet (they want to sap as much out of us as possible, to satisfy their needs, before they let us go). But it will most likely be in the middle of September. I wish that I didn't have to sit here all summer. In a way, it would have been better if they just let me go NOW, so that I could relax before the wedding and enjoy the summer! Believe me, I have thought about not looking for another job too soon, taking the severence package, sitting back and relaxing for 8 months, and maybe trying to start a family. But I'm not sure that I am emotionally ready to do that (even though now there is so much talk about women having children and age, etc. - I don't want to be scared into having a child before I really feel ready, just because there is all this publicity now about women's ages and fertility, etc.). I don't know - I guess I'll have to see! It's a very nice thought.....but I just worry about being nervous about ultimately having to find a job and go back to work, and not being able to really relax and enjoy the time off, as a result! Oh well - I still have a few months to think about that. In the mean time, I'm still doing a not very aggressive job search, just for the heck of it.
I really hope that you are able to make it down to WDW, Angie! And if you did, I would definitely take and post pictures to share with everyone! I actually already have my on-line photo albums set up so that I can upload wedding and honeymoon pictures into them, after I take them! I will post the links in the Suite when the time gets closer. Last year, we brought Frank's lap top to WDW with us, and every night I uploaded pictures into the albums so that people at home could see them while we were still there! We'll do the same thing, this year. I really hope that you are able to make it!
Sorry to hear that it has been so hot down there! Definitely time for a dip in our EWP pool! Congratulations on your DD's First Communion!
Linda and Elaine - have a wonderful time when you get together! We can't wait to hear all about your meeting! And don't forget to take lots of pictures! And I agree with Wendy, Linda - you are a beautiful and fantastic person and we'd all love to meet you in person!
Thanks so much to all of you for your thoughtful words! They are especially meaningful as I am sitting here at work, writing this (as I said, all thoughts of not using the internet when I'm at work have gone right out the window! They can pay me to post on the DIS Boards - that's fine with me!). I'm hanging in there. It helps me to try to find some comedy in the situation, even if it's just inside my head, to get through each day. And believe me, Linda, I have had thoughts about mis-filing things, deleting certain documents, or otherwise doing little things to cause future "inconveniences" for this group, after I'm gone. For now, my only "revenge" is leaving every day exactly at 5:00 and not putting forth an extra ounce of energy for these people, even though we are totally swamped with special projects that all have deadlines in the very near future. Oh well, I'll trudge through......
My big accomplishment of the day, so far, is putting on makeup for the first time in 3 weeks! I have felt so "naked", coming to work without it, so this morning I figured "why not?" and put some on. I'm going to call the plastic surgeon soon to make sure that it was all right that I put on eye makeup and concealer under my eyes (and I also have a bevy of other questions for him!). My eye looks and feels completely normal, so it's hard to remember, sometimes, that I still need to be careful with it. I'm just sick of not letting myself enjoy this time before the wedding, as much as I should be, because I'm too busy worrying about my eye or my job or whatever. Sometimes, I just wish that I could shut off my brain - or at least the part of it that worries all the time!
This is the only week this month on which we don't have wedding-related meetings in the evenings. Starting next week, we have all sorts of "final arrangements" meetings with the florist, with the woman who does my hair and will do my makeup, more fittings for my dress, etc. I'm hoping that those meetings will make the weeks go more quickly, until the end of the month!
OK - I'll stop rambling on, for now!
Who's up for the water parks, today??
Hope that you're all having a great day! Talk to you soon! And lots of {{{{{HUGS}}}} to you all!
Let's see... it is Sunday now and if I recall the e-mail correctly, I will be seeing Linda on Friday 
That is so cool!
) Linda and her husband were already there with the table. After hugs and welcomes we sat down to a very nice and fairly long dinner. It was full of great conversations and it was so nice to finally meet Linda! She is just as sweet in person as she is on the boards... but then again I expected no less than that. She gave me a card & a sweet little potted rose plant. I felt awful as I had come empty handed. Well no matter what we had a wonderful time together and I do look forward to visiting with her again sometime in the very near future 
