Audrey called to report a success on finding a cloth flower for the suit jacket, and a silver purse. Woo hoo!
Tonight I went back to the Great Mall and had a disappointing time.
Except that -- hold onto your hats, boys and girls --
I actually tried on Manolos at Neiman Marcus Last Chance.
wow. there was one pair that really would go with the blue dress but the fit was weird. there was one pair of Manolos, small heel, brown, less than 1 sq. inch of leather, some plastic beads, plastic chain. list price $750. much less on sale. you are paying for the name. omg. i also tried on some pink flats but also a strange fit. so Sarah Jessica Parker and I share something...except she probably owns hers and i tried some on. oh well.
listening to Tret Fure's music in the car.
one lovely lyric: "how in the world do we find each other?" made me smile.
so back to the beginning. it was really pretty amazing that one woman in Ohio could find one woman in California when the woman in California wasn't even completely out to herself. and, given all the horror stories of online romances that fizzle, get scary or are just weird, that the relationship should last for almost 9 years....that, too, is amazing.
so, through the tears, i am incredibly grateful that Linda found me and was so convinced that we were meant to be together...orchestrating the visits back and forth for the first ten months (15 trips total between the two of us) before she moved out in May 2000, that our families got along and felt connected, and still do...
Ketzl is out front, on the rock by the sidewalk, sitting on the rock, in the cool night air.
i hope that anyone who didn't see the ABC special on Randy Pausch last night will be able to catch it online. uplifting, inspiring and touching. yup.
