about to set sail
"hop in my chrysler it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail..."
since my alarm radio went off this morning, i've had the B-52's "love shack" stuck in my head. well tomorrow bright and early i am setting sail: i've gotta leave for an overnight business trip. this week is pretty crazy. i'll return late thurs. afternoon/eve.
one of my favorite co-workers, keri, is moving out to L.A. and friday is her last day. we'll have a farewell lunch. i'm going to miss her. her office is right next door to mine, so we've been partners-in-crime since i started there. heh! i must say that i did see this coming for quite some time: her daughter lives in L.A., her son will be doing military/navy training out there near long beach, i think. and she herself used to live in california. so this move makes sense.
the other day, my mom told me one of my childhood neighbors is being sent to Iraq. for the first time, it hits close to home (literally!). i remember mike from when i was growing up. he's two years younger than i am, and a good-natured kid, from what i recall. the thing is, he's getting married this coming weekend. but he just learned of his deployment and won't have time to go on his originally planned honeymoon cruise with his new wife. so the wedding is in virginia. then they'll head back to texas, where he lives now, to gather up his belongings and head to california for training. from there, he's off to iraq. my mom spoke to his mom, becky, the other day when she went to drop off a wedding gift, and she said she could tell that this news has sort of put a cloud over what should otherwise be a carefree, festive wedding weekend. wow. i don't know what to say.
anyway, that is all for now. i need some sleep and will check back in after my business trip.
