Thanks, everyone

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their good wishes, especially after the childish rant I just posted. Honestly it felt good to get it out of my system and I appreciate you bearing with me. Your words of encouragement mean the world to me. Love you guys!!

Comments

Erica said…
hang in there!
love ya!
September 23, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Anonymous said…
I hope that hot shower helped! Keep us posted :-). If you need a listener you can always call too.
September 24, 2008 at 1:08 PM
Meredith said…
Keep. Chin. Up.

Seriously, you're a trooper and it's no wonder League loves you to pieces. Hang in there and keep the positive vibes going as much as you can. Humor helps.....and lots of ice cream.
September 24, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Anonymous said…
Rah! You're awesome, Jamie. I loved that post, and would be feeling the same. I hope the shower felt good.
September 25, 2008 at 12:53 PM
J.S. said…
I'm not sure that qualifies as a childish rant. Now when your husband and I get into a 3+ page argument over whether Superman or Batman is coller, now THAT is a childish rant...
September 29, 2008 at 5:44 PM
Carla said…
If that rant was childish then I'm an angry fetus. I ranted today to my hubby about having to deal with the weird checker line organizer at my HEB.
September 30, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Unknown said…
Wow, you think THAT's a childish rant- I was nearly driven to tears last night trying to sync my contacts on my new pretty pink princess phone. (Lesson: Wait until Doug gets home.) Seriously, it's great that you have this forum to talk about everything that's going on in your life- the excellent and the incredibly frustrating. It's hard not being there when you're going through all of this, and we want to hear about how you're doing! Rant on. (Also- we will load you up with ice cream and various cheeses when you come out to SF, if you so desire!! There is mad gelato in our 'hood.)
October 1, 2008 at 5:41 PM
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