Vacation Away From Home

Part 1: The Begining

As I prepared to leave the Daytona area on Dec.16, I’d left the house that I’d been living in (See the Christmas Eve post) and headed out to Fearless Leader’s place in New Smyrna to spend the night, and prepare to see the two most important people in my life! I was saddened that things had gone so sour with my room-mates, but I knew I was doing the right thing. Not only for me, but for a little girl that was wanting her real daddy!

I stayed that night in New Smyrna, fitfully sleeping, trying to calm my frayed nerves as I prepared to leave for Georgia. Wondering what they both looked like, what was their favorite things, how they’d been getting along with my sister, and praying the whole time things would work for the best!

I boarded Greyhound, thinking that this would be the last time I’d see my old boss, and the beach. And as the bus backed out of it’s boarding area, I settled in with a CD, a book and said “I hope…” and headed north on US-1 to the first stop, which was St Augustine…

Part 2 coming soon!

Changes All Around…

As I sit here tonight, I’ve had a very relaxing day with the family, and plan more of the same for tomorrow. Yet I couldn’t help but notice the changes that have taken place since I’ve been away from my internet home

As I sat and listened recently to an episode of Slice of Sci-Fi I noticed a distinct difference in the ambiance of the studio, and remembered that there was an integral part of the cast missing. And yet as I popped over to the Wingin’ It website, I had a dark feeling in my stomach as the page opened and I scrolled down to find the post of Joe Murphy’s family members thanking his friends for being there for him in his last days, and I knew that Joe had lost his valiant fight with a rare form of cancer just 4 months after being diagnosed.

Joe’s family and friends have started a memorial fund to help with his final expenses and to raise awareness for the type of cancer that took him. You can reach the memorial fund by clicking here.

I’ve also been trying to catch up with family, and friends and trying to formulate the beginnings of the series of posts to tell the tales of our vacation to Georgia, and to return back to a new internet home.

Look for more tomorrow as I start the series “Vacation Away From Home…”

 

On The ‘Net Again…

Wow, it seems like an eternity since I’ve been here!

Back in February, I made a post from the local library to let everyone know we were all ok, and things were moving along… Well, alot’s changed since then. Quite a bit actually.

DP and I are finally back on the net from home! she’s been chatting away with folks she knows, catching up with what’s been happening since we’ve been away, and I myself just got the chance to sit down, and try to begin to put thoughts to keys on our Georgia adventure.

Due to the loss of the web space @ a-host.info, all of the posts for The Journey Home series are lost, but I’ll be posting the final installment here as soon as possible.

For those of you wondering what’s been going on with Alvin you can check out his blog where he’s still blogging away about life, and things in general.

I’ve been getting the news reports, just like you all have about VT and the aftermath of such a horrible tragedy. To the families of the ones lost in this horrible massacre, my heart, and prayers go out to each and every one of you.

And before anyone asks, (laughing) Yes, Will’s Place Radio will be back! Albeit with a new look, feel, and real equipment this time, but we will be returning to the podosphere as soon as humanly possible. We’re already working on possibilities. So, don’t count us out yet!

Well, littlefoot is up, and trying to run away with the conversation, so It’s time to put java in hand, and make the last day of the work week count…

Oh, and I almost forgot…I got my old job back. Stick around to find out more about it!

Well, Here We Are Again…

Peter Cetera vocalized that first line in the song After All with Cher in the mid-90’s and made a huge hit…

And I, along with DP, Littlefoot, and Alvin are all back in the Daytona area…

Things happened along the way. There were so many issues. But, we were all able to find a way back to Daytona, and we’re moving alon form there.

 While we were away in Georgia, we’ve apparantly lost the hosting provider we had, so we’re all back to blogs on WordPress.com for the time being, not to mention we’re all on borrowed net service from the local libraries until we can re-establish house and home. I  know I’ll be posting, but how frequently, is annother issue. I’ll try to be in at least one per week.

There’s so much to say…and not enough time to say it all with just the short time I have. Just know for now we’re all ok, and we’ll be back…Soon with a vengence.

We missed you guys…and we’re finally HOME…

The Christrmas Eve Post…

Seems like forever since I was able to sit down, and just write for the sake of writing. It’s been so long, I think I’ve almost forgotten myself!
So much has happened over the last week. So much that needs to come out, to spill to keys, and on to ‘virtual page’ that it’s at times overwhelming…

I’ve made it to Hinesville, Georgia, a small town about 50 miles outside of Savannah to start my life with what I’d thought I’d lost so many years ago….my family.

Seems kind of surreal still knowing that I’ve got the two people that are still my life…even though 5 years ago that was a totally different story. It’s far more than I could have ever wished for! The trailer we’ve moved into, with its 3 bedrooms, and 2 baths, dark blue carpet, gas heat, stove, and electric hot water heater is cozy, comfortable, and I hope happy to have a family living under its roof. Even if there’s still one person missing. You see, Alvin’s still in Daytona, spending Christmas with his family, before he makes the trip here later in the week. DragonPrincess, Littlefoot and I are making ready his room, and bath, and settling into the rest of the house. But with the joy of being with my family again… there is sadness…

You see my former room-mates have paced me on the ‘most hated person’ list. All because I wanted to bring back something that meant more to me than breath itself. And my best friend, the one person who understood just how much it meant for me to be here, decided to join me in this adventure. But, there’s more than one reason Alvin’s still in Daytona, and I’m here in Georgia….

You see, some people can’t just leave some things alone. Some people just can’t be happy for others. They have to create misery, to make them happy. Sad part is the ones they only really hurt was themselves. Rumor, innuendo, and ‘supposed knowledge’ were the detriment to a 20 year plus friendship. Information that was given to them by a person that Alvin was involved with. Information that was not only way off the mark against his character, but detrimental to ones like myself, all because she wanted out of a relationship she no longer wanted. My former room-mates chose to believe the ravings of this lunatic, and tried their best to drive a wedge between us, my family and myself, and make my life more complicated than it had to be. It didn’t work… Alvin’s still on his way here, albeit a week later than planned. But, he will be here. So what did they win? Absolutely nothing.

This Christmas is both painted with joy, and tinged with sadness. Because you see, people whom I thought cared about me really showed that all I was worth to them was the rent money they received. And when that was no longer an option…Revenge mattered more than anything else. But what did revenge get them? Before you ask, yes, I could have joined them. I could have played into their hands… But, I didn’t. And, I became the better for it. And end the end, all I lost was something I really never had…and they; well they lost far more than they thought…

So, as I end this, with a glass of eggnog in my hand, and a saddened smile, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and to say three words to two people that shouldn’t even get this much of a gift…

I Forgive You…