Been way too long since I wrote and so much has happened. My beloved White Sox won the World Series!!!! Definately a long time coming. I never thought I would cry, but I did. I have been a fan all my life. I can remember sitting with my Dad and watching Sox games; we were not allowed to watch the Cubs in my house. (that is not the case in my house now; we are Chicago sports fans) I imagine that my Dad along with my Mom at his side were watching down and cheering just as loud as everyone else. The rally for the "returning heroes" was just magical; at least on TV :(. My entire family was there except for me. I had to work, GRRRRRR. Just my luck I was conducting interviews for camera operator for meeting coverage. Can't you just see me calling the interviewees and telling them; "gotta cancel, the White Sox are more important, have a rally to go to". The biggest bummmer is that the afternoon interview was a complete waste of time. She was aweful; she actually said that the work she was applying to do was and I quote "boring". It took every ounce of energy not to reach across the table and strangle her and say "I MISSED HISTORY FOR THIS"!!! I doubt Clay considers this to be the kind of current events that kids should be learnin' but I disagree... a group of guys from all over the world become a family and a very big town that is so often divided comes together to support them. I see lessons learned in that even if nobody else does. They are playing the interview from ktla on the stream right now and I have to laugh when Clay says it's the same 5000 people at each concert; no actually we take turns; there are 10,000 of us, lol. The Joyful Noise Tour begins tomorrow and I'm so looking forward to it and all that it represents. I love Christmas and the feeling that comes with it. Everything and anything seems possible. It will be a very interesting Christmas this year. The entire family was together last year; siblings, nieces, nephews and their friends.. so much activity it made the first Christmas without my Mom so much easier. That won't be the case this year; it will be so much harder. She was Christmas to me. Just an energy and light that was so bright. But in the back of mind I know she'll be there "helping" us make the tradition Swedish Christmas eve meal, helping us to do things just perfectly like she always did... oh and telling me my hair was too long, lol. She never gave up on that one, hee hee. Well time to get some work done and take that long drive home. I need to get some extra sleep for that 11:30pmct start tomorrow of the the JNT 2005 cellstream; I must be out of my mind. bye...