Through the Fire

Like the Chaka Khan song? "through the fire, to the limit to the wall, for a chance to be with you, I"d gladly risk it all even through the fire, right down to the wire"

Have been surrounded by so much love it is incredible. My pals at work (well they are pals, never mind the work part) took me to lunch on my birthday this week. I've never laughed so much in my life! They all get along so well, and are so great as people. It was fantastic. Never wanted it to end! And this is on top of the normal day with Pauly, M, the audit guys (who are OK too) and Jer. Without those folks I swear I'd be off in orbit somewhere. They're my anchors, my soul bros. I need to talk to them every day. They're that dear to me.

In case you're rolling your eyes now, let me tell ya I ain't kidding. I worked on developing a tough image for years, but it's to hide and protect this marshmellow side. Anyhow, onto more marshmellowing...

Also had meetings after and they went well too. The family took me out to dinner, and that was a great time. My bro acted like the imp we BOTH are, his wife got into it too, and poor Mom just tried to be normal. C even got the staff into the act. I'll get even later.....The man is 52, and when he smiles he looks like the 5 year old kid he once was. Ah such is the charm of this family! His wife just fits in.

When I got home, had messages from S, my sister and my nephew. S I was scared to death about, but he sounds fine although his heart must be broken in many little pieces. Gave him my doctor and shrink's names to orient himself. He's having trouble sleeping too. We talked for an hour and it was like we'd been doing it for years.My sis is ill but wanted to talk. My nephew is just like S, they even look alike. Both are cool folks and people just love them. It's a joy to talk to him. We talked for an hour also.

The other nephew called tonight. Shorter phone call but great also. This guy is doing remarkable stuff all over the place. Wow.

M took me to dinner tonight for my bd. At first I thought that it might beabout bad news, but I asked (he was astonished). No it was just a nice thing to do. We had the greatest, longest heart to heart. He also gave me a lovely huggable stuffed cat and the most thoughtful cards I'd seen in a long time. Heart melting.

Zel brought flowers, bless her heart. A pot of bright, beautiful mums. She's such a fountain of spirit and thought. It lifts your heart just to hear her talk.

Isn't this a blessing? Aren't these the greatest folks in the world? I sure think so and always have...the people for whom I do work are also the best. More different ones call every day and the funny thing is --they're all fabulous! All nice, all human....it's amazing. Person after person. It makes me shake my head about how much positive 'pink aura' force there is in this organization. You can almost touch how good it is. I'm so happy to be here with the wonderful group that I'm with.

It's humbling and heartwarming at the same time.I'm so lucky to know, work with and be related to these people. So very lucky. I want the very best for them always and everywhere.