Well, holy cow, I'm finally back... It's been an unprecedented summer of flying.
This merger of Continental and United has not been finalized in a joint contract (even after four years!) and I have had so little control over my schedule because of that. I've been flying non-stop since the Nashville get-together and I know that I've missed SO much here on EX.
I had invited the Old Lady Caravan (Nancy, DJ and Ellen) to spend a weekend here in Reston with me (and I even bought a Groupon for Brunch for Four!) but my schedule got away from me, and it just never happened. Damn.
I also had plans to fly out and spend a couple of days with Giulia in Tennessee this summer... Nope, didn't happen. I feel so sad about this.
This summer I've NO control over what the Crew Desk wants me to do. I mean, Jeff and I /were supposed to get married on September 15th (the 21st anniversary of our love-at-first-sight meeting!), but I couldn't even find time to come home to Oregon to do THAT!
But...let me take a deep cleansing breath here... summer is over. Yes. And while I still have to get through the final days of September... October will definitely slooooooow down.
I finally get to go HOME on October 5th and I'm SO SO SO excited that Teresa (Smoked Out) and her hubby are driving out to spend two days with us in Garibaldi, OR. We'll be taking them fishing, crab catching, clam digging, beach bonfiring (is that a word?), kayaking, etc, I wanted to take them to a dairy to milk cows...but Teresa said they'd already done that...really?
Anyway...I just want to let you all know that I'm still here and that EX saved my life! I don't think that any of us could have quit and stayed quit without the amazing support that we all find here. I love EX.
Have any of you seen all those mushy posts people put on Facebook about friends who care about each other but don't connect for a long time and, yet, are still as close as ever, no matter what? THAT is exactly how I feel about my friends here on EX.
You all helped me save my life. And I will always find a way back here to help others save theirs...
xxxooo, Sky
