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| Con Report Sunday JULY 11th (Part TWO) Also coffee was served(caff and de-caff). I asked if they had any tea. To my great delight the waiter/waitress came with a box full of all different kinds of tea, and some hot water :D. They kept coming back every ten minutes to make sure I hadn't ran out! Great service! I have to mention that during our meal, we were all in stitches at Pixie and Mary(B) and the story of the jacket, the bed and the waitress! You had to be there! LOL!. After the food was by with, there were some singers. Suze, Pix, and Jesse & KG(I hope I haven't forgotten anyone :-S). They were all wonderful. Soon after, there were some slide shows and videos shown. And *THE* video. WOO HOO! Smooooooooooooch! Gimme more 'o that! :D :D :D. Alas, soon it was time for the closing ceremony. Lori said a lot of thank you's, and a few words. Then she passed the candle to people who have put their names forward to organize further get-togethers. Be it online or offline...People started dispersing soon afterwards. We went down to the reception area to get the elevator. A lady(who I didn't know from Adam) kept looking at me, and approached me. She asked if I lived in Japan( I guess it was the yukata, uh? LOL). She was Australian, and had been married to a Japanese guy, and lived in Japan for a few years. She asked me if I was happy etc. She said she was divorced, and said "you must have gotten one of the good ones!" LOL! Anyhoo, Sue was patiently waiting at the elevator, and wondering who the heck I was yakking to! ;-). We finally headed to the room to take our *glad rags* off and change into more comfy clothes. Then Sue, Sharon and I headed down to the bar. We met up with Mary, Annette, Pix, Winterose and Amy. The poor barman nearly fainted when Pix asked him for a " Sex on the beach" cocktail! LOL! Now, she *was* going to ask him for an "o-g--m", but decided he was too young and innocent to handle that one! LOL! Go Pix!. There were a few drinking the SOTB cocktails. I stuck with my usual Bacardi. We bumped into the delightful Shelia, and her hubby, at the bar. She had us laughing our heads off with her stories. Especially the one about her BATB "Shit!" LOL! . After we'd all received our beverages, we headed up to a nice wee corner on the mezzanine level for a comfy seat and a natter. Much laughter and fun later, it was time to head up to the rooms. *This* I wasn't looking forward to. I knew this would be *goodbye* to friends I would not be seeing again for an awful long time( I had a really early flight the next morning). I so hate good-bye�s! :-( So hard...After many hugs and a few tears later, I was n my kip. Never slept a wink. I had another goodbye in the morning, that I was sooooooooo not looking forward to. Got up around 5am, had a shower and got all the gear together. Sharon, Sue and I headed down around 6am. We got the bill squared up. I was heading to Toledo with Sharon for a few days. I said goodbye to Annette(who'd come down to see us off. Thank you Annette!) I had to say goodbye to Sue. I knew it wasn't going to be easy...It was so very very hard to *let go*. We hugged and hugged and hugged, and cried...oh boy. Soon the shuttle came though, and it was *time*. It was over, and I was on my way to the airport...(which held another little adventure! LOL). I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to Lori, JoAnn, and all the committee who made this reunion possible. I feel so humble to be a part of such a special group of people. People who "get it". And to finally meet friends who I'd only ever contacted online, or by phone, was absolutely wonderful. There's definitely no substitute for a *real* hug...sigh. For all the fun, the laughter, the tears, and the teasing about my accent...THANK YOU! and ARI GATO! |