September 16, 2006

• Well - I think the worst is over now.... 
  the family has departed and arrived at their destination safely, and I
  am still alive and doing okay at keeping myself occupied...

  Yesterday I had to drive to a mandatory meeting in Jefferson City, MO,
  which is about two hours from where I live.  It was at the state
  health department, and a requirement for me to keep my job.  
  I was so paranoid about missing it that although the meeting didn't
  start until 1pm, I left a little after 7am , with the thought process
  that even if the car blew up on the way there, I for sure could find a
  way to still get there with that four hour padding.

  Well, the car did not explode, and I was there before 9:30, which meant
  that I had several hours to kill.  Fortunately for me, right down
  the street there was a Barnes and Noble [one of my favorite places to
  go and get lost btw].  So I hung out there and looked at a
  bajillion books [totally restrained and did not buy any however] until
  it was time to head back down the street to the health department.

  The meeting lasted all of forty five minutes tops.   Yep - that was definitely worth my time.

  I headed home, and even with stops, was home before five.  Ten
  minutes before I got home though, my boss called my cell and asked if I
  had plans for the night - she had a pair of box seats to the St Louis
  Cardinals game against the SF Giants that she couldn't use, and offered
  them to me.  I called my brother Joe [who like me was not able to
  go with the family to the Gulf] to see if he had plans and if he wanted
  to go with me.  He promptly cancelled his plans.   

  I thought that it would be a good diversion - the family was supposed
  to be leaving at 11pm to drive through the night - [better that way
  with little ones involved], and I wouldn't have to say goodbye to them
  yet again...so off we went.

  What a great game - I am by no means a sports fan, but this was my
  first time in the new stadium, and there is something super fun about
  just being surrounded by tons of people having a good time and enjoying
  a game that is infectious...the Cardinals won by a whopping 14-4. 
  It is even better when 'your' team wins.

  We got home just as the family was leaving....ugh.  Dad and mom
  hopped out of the vehicle to hug me one last time, and my sweet sister
  called me from the road which left me a mess by the time she finished
  saying goodbye.  double ugh.  Good grief.  What an
  emotional mess I am.

  Today is better.   Worked all day and am now home - intended
  to go for a run/walk when I got home, but it was already pretty dark,
  and as you already know, I am a big fat scaredy cat.  So I ordered
  pizza instead and am settled in listening to my new CD.  [don't
  judge me too harshly on this one folks - I promise there is a very
  good, nostalgic reason for me to be listening to AC/DC.  ]  (Am I sinking further into 'heathen-dom' Tracy? )

  Tomorrow after work I head to the Mucci's.  sigh.  good times.  Thanks for praying ya'll. 

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