And I think it's gonna be a long, long time

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Friday, August 24, 2007

Well, the best laid plans are in place.  My outer layer is raw as each piece of me was peeled offin saying goodbye to the people I adore.  "Lasts" lasted a long time, but were oh, so good.  Thank you to all of you who sent emails, dropped in, spoiled me, treated me with the most thoughtful gifts, and to those of you who sat with me during the madness of packing.  Even on the last night, Cindy and Annick went through all the stuff and edited me one last time.  I'm down to a manageable bag and the necessities of  life, of course, that's relative.  BUT the boots are in the BAG!!! 
I made it to Toronto yesterday evening after a suprisingly calm train trip.  I've only required deep breathing techniques once today.  The only event to report is that upon opening my little bottle of ginger ale, it exploded all over me.  Fortunately, the nice teacher (surprised?) next to me had a package of baby wipes (Trista, now your laughing!).  So, I cleaned myself off and we chatted about school and, of course, the difficult times she had recently when she had to put her beloved dog down (surprised?).  Ah, Life!! 
Today, I think of all my people at Symmes who are back at work.  I know you had a great breakfast with loads of laughs and that  this year will be your best. Today, I am not a teacher, but a maker of brochettes as I prepare part of the meal for tonight.  A McGowan family wing-ding is on the agenda where I will be able to touch base with many from my mom's side of the family before heading off.  Have a wonderful year, coigreach
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curmar
curmar on Aug 23, 2007 at 05:37PM

See you in a few months!
I am so happy that you had a good send off. I hope that you didn't blubber your way to Toronto.

What attractive friends you have!

Love,
Dianne

piche
piche on Aug 24, 2007 at 07:44PM

Breath in, Breath out
Chouchou,

I am so happy to read everything is alright...as it will be. Don't forget to change my email on your travel blog (beckypicher@gmail.com) and to OOOooooooooooommmmmmm ;v)

Je t'aime,

Chouchlabinouche xx

thollweck
thollweck on Aug 26, 2007 at 12:55PM

Don't forget those wipes!
I did laugh (and hope you packed some...) I can't wait to follow your adventures all year- Enjoy. Goodbye really just means 'see you later'.. xo T

deltadawn
deltadawn on Aug 27, 2007 at 06:02PM

Hope you are having fun
Hi Allison,

I was flipping through my date book and came across your info for how to reach you. Sad to hear about Tonto - we have a mama dog (not ours!) who has 8 puppies living under our house. I know how special Northern dogs are.

How is it? Miss the thought of you at accompaniment.

I am looking for someone (would be you in you were here) to come and work with our board for a few days on LES and how it differs from PBL. Any good names??

My trip to Europe was great!!! Can't wait to see how yours goes.

P.S. I am still running - run in a great place just for me!!!

Dawn

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