Sorry I forgot my camera so I don't have a picture from last night...I have started to do the goodbye rounds...last night I saw some former co-workers/friends...Shirley, Tish and Angela and Angels'a family that were in town for Kendall's graduation. I am really going to miss those girls. Tish was my secretary while at B&G. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Tish b/c she is so cool (and the best part is she has no idea how cool she really is). Shirley is one of my favorite people in life, and Angela is so down to earth and reminds me of friends I have had for years from home. They're just good people.
On another note, one of my girls from home (Bridgette) basically gave me a plane ticket around the world and has made my dreams come true. Bridgette flies for Delta and had some buddy passes left over that she gave me for my trip to India. So now not only can I go to India and fly first class (amen) but I can go someplace else after. I have narrowed it down to either Shanghai (where my friend Dawei lives and I can stay for free) or Cape Town (which doesn't require a visa...I am tired of getting visas). I will decide soon. I am leaning toward Shanghai but I am concerned about not getting in (I have to fly standby on the tickets) b/c of the Olympics. Stay tuned.
I have to share a quote I stole from Angie Gormas...love it "The most visible creatures I know of are those artists whose medium is life itself. The ones who express the impossiible without brush, hammer, clay or guitar. They neither paint nor sculpt - their medium is being. Whatever their presence touches has increased life. They see and don't have to draw. They are the artists of being alive..."
One last unoriginal thought. Five days ago my uncle John was fine. Four days ago he was spitting up blood. Three days ago he was diagnosed with stage 4 brain and lung cancer. We all hear it, we all know it, but it is worth being said once again...life is short. Life is SO FREAKING short and unpredictable...too short to ever be unhappy for a long period of time. Figure out anything that will make you happy and do it.
