Simon and I met with the execs and presented our Framework and Recommendations. After some discussion, our recommendations were accepted, and that felt so good. Our hard work was paying off.
Wednesday night I went back to my condo and crashed. Was tired.
Thursday we had more meetings to develop our Action Plan. Those went well too. I went to lunch with my friend Nichole and we caught up on what was going on. Thursday night I met my friend Virginia at Comedy Sportz. Had a good time.
Friday was chock full of work too. I met with several people to tidy up some loose ends with projects and the day just flew by. Went to lunch with my friend Terri, who is leaving the company after a bunch of years. I’m really going to miss her.
After work I went shopping and spent a bunch of dough at the local mall. Everything is so expensive in the UK so I wanted to get some spring/summer clothes to bring back with me. Someone had given me a nice-sized gift certificate, so that helped immensely. I also bought some more “cheese-head” erasers to give as gifts in the UK.
Then met Jeff, Tony and Anne at CSz for two shows and a lot of beer. Had a superb time. I really miss these people—we’d been in comedy classes together for over a year. They finished up a class without me (not Tony—he stopped, but he’s in my writing group, so I see him fairly frequently when in town). I just loved this night.
Got home at midnight Friday night and had to pack, so I didn’t get to bed until about 3 AM. Got up at 7 because Tony was picking me up at 9 to take me to the airport. That was sweet of him.
Had a 6 hour layover in Chicago, so walked a lot, read a lot, ate a lot—the things one does at airports. Boarded the flight to Manchester and I ended up with no one in the seat next to me. Hallelujah! The other good news was that my veggie meals made it on board.
Saw Master and Commander and also Under the Tuscan Sun. I really enjoyed both of them, especially the latter. I’m a sucker for love stories.
The flight was crazy bumpy. And the landing even more so. Found out that the wind was so bad in the UK that some people had died. Amazing.
Got to my flat at 8:30 AM Sunday. It was good. Felt like coming home, in a different way. I have two homes. Sunday was a wash-out as far as getting anything done. I was exhausted since I hadn’t slept on the plane. So I sat and vegged all day. Went to bed at 9 PM.
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