Home safe and sound

[faithellen]

MANY many thanks to all the people who stayed with me last night and talked me off the ledge when I lost my keys last night -- I know I will forget people, but Dave Lister and Vyxen and Steve and Kee and Doc and Randy and Chris and Jill and Glenn and Darcy -- y'all are the best.

(I thought I'd left them on the table with the LOVELY Ani and Russell, who had of course packed everything up tidily and left by the time I made my discovery. One spectacular panic attack, 2 calls to roadside assistance, and much damage control later, I found them. Tucked into the top of my boot. Where I'd PUT THEM FOR SAFEKEEPING.)

Despite several offers of places to crash locally, I doggedly headed down 95 (for the second time in 2 days -- I get to come back up again on Wednesday), going very very quickly and zigzagging all over hell and gone due to the 25 mph winds. Made it safely home at 2:30, called Vyxen to let her know all was well, and crawled into bed.

Six hours later, I'm up. Of course, it wasn't six hours of sleep, because I came home all caffeinated and sugared up, but I'm up. I'll try to grab a nap before hopping on the ambulance tonight.

Thank you again. :)

Comments

[bittibuddha.livejournal.com]

oh sweetie!

I hope the mad adrenaline rush aided in your safe travel home at the very least. :-/

I'm sorry such a lovely evening was ended on such an unsatisfactory note. If it makes any difference, you were stunnning. ::wistful sigh::

[netsearcher.livejournal.com]

Yikes. That sounds sucky. :( I'm glad you found them in the end.

[faithellen]

I would have found them sooner if they'd been in my end.

[bronxelf-ag001.livejournal.com]

I got your message after you'd already gone to bed. I was out with friends and didn't see it until much later. :( Sorry!

[netsearcher.livejournal.com]

But I think that would have been rather uncomfortable. (To be sure, it has the advantage that you can't forget, (no matter how you try), their exact location, but is it worth it?) ;-)

[scaleslea.livejournal.com]

You are most welcome. I'm glad that we didn't have to resort to any skills that we might have to disavow at a later time.

Of course, next time you lose something, we'll have to subject you to a strip search first. :)

Doc

[vyxenmacd.livejournal.com]

By the by - this is what I was handling during the PF, Faith:

(from my LJ 2/27)
"I was a bit too distracted to talk in any coherent manner during the PF - Joel (my separated spouse) called at the beginning of the evening to tell me he had an urgent call from his sis in NJ. He called me back to say that his mom (who's been ill for ages but not that ill) had been taken to the ER but attempts to revive her were unsuccessful. Throughout the evening I was doing travel and funeral logistics.

Thanks to those who said "hi" even though I was very distracted.

Back to packing for the week in NJ. Funeral tomorrow for Shirley Gillman, shiva Tu, Wed & Thur . . ."

[faithellen]

OH MY GOD. I'm so sorry to have added to everything you were shouldering already.

[(Anonymous)]

Believe me, Faith, it was nice to concentrate on one thing in my sight over which I could contribute something positive. I couldn't have thought of a better person to assist in her search...

[vyxenmacd.livejournal.com]

I think that Anon post that needs to be screened is mine... I'm still distracted, I see ::wry smile::