Re: 20 days left - the countdown begins

[Guest guest]

> I review my list of what I need to do before I leave about 100 times every

> day...

100 times?

Geez, Jacquie, I am starting to worry about you LOL.

> At this point, I am LIVING for the end of April!!!!

>

> Jacquie

> -who seems more interested in the social aspect of this conference than

the

> conference itself!

Me too.

I am looking forward to hanging out.

I was going to try and diet before going, but that plan seems to have

disappeared into thin air as I am happily munching on a bag of chips as I

type this LOL

Grace

[Guest guest]

Grace: I will definetely, definetely be there. I

have the plane tickets and the hotel check and

registration all taken care of and paid for. I am

soooo there. I cannot wait. I really really hope

Jacquie can make it. I will even buy her dinner one

night so she doesn't have to bring as much for meals.

So we just need to make sure of her. I don't know if

I am worth $1000 to meet, but you also get to go to

the conference...LOL.

I missed you....keep posting.

Tamara

--- Grace Keh wrote:

> Tamara, Jacquie - - - - - -

>

> 20 days left.

> Can you feel the excitement in the

> air??????????????????????

>

> (Both of you WILL be there, yes? If not - let me

> know NOW so I can cancel.

> I don't need to spend over a $1000 to get there if

> nobody is going to be

> there!)

>

>

> Grace

> Mom to Sydney and Madison (3-28-98)

> and wife to Shaun (1-11-97)

> Bay Area, Northern California

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Is it going to be warm? I don't know if I should

bring shorts or anything. Are we bringing bathing

suites for the pool? <

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

oh, i'm sorry, you were being serious

tamara, sweetie, we are talking about PENNSYLVANIA in APRIL. there will be NO

swimming, unless you are a polar bear or they have an indoor pool. neither of

which i think is true. you can reasonably expect the daytime temps to be in the

50-60's and the nighttime temps to be in the 30-40's. hope that helps

note to grace- BRING A SWEATER!!!

Autism is not the end of the World. . . . just the beginning of a new one. -

Sally Meyer

[Guest guest]

> Yeah, that was my plan too. But I changed my plan to

> going shopping for a couple of new (looser) pairs of

> pants. Much easier. I like food. I just like food.

> I like feeling full. Such is life.

> Tamara

AMEN, Tamara.

)

Shaun asked if I was going to shop for this trip. My answer: " NOPE. "

I figure, whatever I buy will be too tight by the time I come home.

Grace

[Guest guest]

> The maps and directions i " ve printed from 3 sites estimate 6 1/2

hours, so

> I'm assuming 8. I have a GREAT set of directions that lists

landmarks, what

> towns you're passing through at a given time, etc. That will help

sooo

> much.

>

***Well when we went to TExas, we always beat what the internet said.

But through OK and MO there were a lot of 70 MPH speed limits, and

the net seemed to estimate it at 60 the whole way. So you might just

beat it !

>

> Yes, but it just makes me feel loved. :-)

>

> Jacquie

***Ok! Well I'm glad you'll have a cell phone with you. Really a

woman traveling alone (in another country) should have one! Have

fun!!

Kerri

Take lots of pics and post them for us - this is an ORDER!

[Guest guest]

(ever heard of Sauble Speedway, Lori?)

No, Jacquie. I have not. But I tell you it must be the Canadian Blood. I drove

test runs for drivers at Merritton Speedway. And at Ransomville. I love driving

and I would race all over again if I had the chance.

Lori

[Guest guest]

> And that one post that is still on my mind about the P_A get-together that

> never happened... and how Marc commented that you would have had an

anxiety

> attack and not have shown up because of your fears, etc.

> For some reason, that one has stuck itself to my brain, and it just keeps

> poking me.

I THINK that this will not happen. Most of those anxiety attacks throughout

history have happened when I'm about to enter a group of people who I don't

know. It's happened when I was due to start a new job at a big restaurant

(3 times), go to a meeting of something or other...

But last winter I joined a mom's craft night at the library, and after

driving around theblock for half an hour I WENT IN! And it wasn't SO bad.

I quit going not out of anxiety but because the room had no air conditioning

during the summer and I couldn't paint in the humidity because the paint

wouldn't dry.

I THINK I will have no problem with this for a few reasons. One is that I

do kind of know you and Tamara, and I have made promises to you. I don't

like to break promises. Another is that after driving 7 hours to get there,

I don't think I will be physically capable of turning around and driving

home. Another is that my miserly ways will not allow me to waste the

registration money and the travel money that way. And if I did chicken out,

I could never live with myself.

Make no mistake -- this will be HARD for me. Especially because the two of

you will meet hours before I arrive. But the hardest part is the going in.

After that, I will be FINE.

I do suggest that if one of the rooms looks out over the parking lot you

start looking out the windows around 6pm or so -- if you see a fat chick

with shoulder-length reddish hair getting in and out of a white Nissan

Axxess pretending to look for something for an hour, that will be me. Come

and get me. :-)

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

I stopped going there about 16 years ago. I don't know if you remember the

accident there. A little girl Tammi Hat was killed by her own fathers car. The

front tire blow and flow into the crowd and hit her. Will I did the test driving

for him and his dad. The was the worst night of my life. I tried going back last

summer but I could not stay.

Lori

Re: Re: 20 days left - the countdown begins

> No, Jacquie. I have not. But I tell you it must be the Canadian Blood. I

drove test runs for drivers at Merritton Speedway. And at Ransomville. I

love driving and I would race all over again if I had the chance.

>

> Lori

>

I used to drool every time I passed Merritton Speedway!!!!!

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

LOL, Jacquie. We'll keep an eye out.

Tamara

--- The Hunny Family wrote:

>

> > And that one post that is still on my mind about

> the P_A get-together that

> > never happened... and how Marc commented that you

> would have had an

> anxiety

> > attack and not have shown up because of your

> fears, etc.

> > For some reason, that one has stuck itself to my

> brain, and it just keeps

> > poking me.

>

>

> I THINK that this will not happen. Most of those

> anxiety attacks throughout

> history have happened when I'm about to enter a

> group of people who I don't

> know. It's happened when I was due to start a new

> job at a big restaurant

> (3 times), go to a meeting of something or other...

>

> But last winter I joined a mom's craft night at the

> library, and after

> driving around theblock for half an hour I WENT IN!

> And it wasn't SO bad.

> I quit going not out of anxiety but because the room

> had no air conditioning

> during the summer and I couldn't paint in the

> humidity because the paint

> wouldn't dry.

>

> I THINK I will have no problem with this for a few

> reasons. One is that I

> do kind of know you and Tamara, and I have made

> promises to you. I don't

> like to break promises. Another is that after

> driving 7 hours to get there,

> I don't think I will be physically capable of

> turning around and driving

> home. Another is that my miserly ways will not

> allow me to waste the

> registration money and the travel money that way.

> And if I did chicken out,

> I could never live with myself.

>

> Make no mistake -- this will be HARD for me.

> Especially because the two of

> you will meet hours before I arrive. But the

> hardest part is the going in.

> After that, I will be FINE.

>

> I do suggest that if one of the rooms looks out over

> the parking lot you

> start looking out the windows around 6pm or so -- if

> you see a fat chick

> with shoulder-length reddish hair getting in and out

> of a white Nissan

> Axxess pretending to look for something for an hour,

> that will be me. Come

> and get me. :-)

>

> Jacquie

>

>

=====

Tamara

mom to :

Ebony, 4 yrs -- asd, ADHD, bi-polar

, 1 year

wife to:

Terry, love of my life

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[Guest guest]

Lori

I'm sorry. That must have been a horrible experience for you. We sold our

house over a year ago and bought something much smaller. It really is

easier.

G