Going Home Soon…
Alan is coming very soon! I am nervous and excited. I want everything to be perfect. So, far there are some great date ideas, but nobody is voting… Oh well. I suppose Alan and I can just pick what we want to do together. It was nice to get ideas in any case.
I can’t believe I’ll be going home in just a few days. I can’t wait, but at the same time, I’m going to miss this place. Just yesterday, I went for a walk with Gina out in the beautiful desert. It hit me that I’m really starting to feel like I know this city and have made some good friends. I’m going to miss everyone and everything so much when I leave. Who knows when I’ll be back again.
This experience has really opened my eyes. I won’t say it’s been easy or all fun. The real reason I agreed to do this (other than wanting to meet someone nice) is that I was afraid to live my whole life wishing I’d taken more chances, wishing I’d been more adventurous.
Having come here and lived a different life for a little while, I realized that I love my life, my home, my friends and my family. For a long time, I’ve been feeling like my life is a little boring by other people’s standards and that I’d let too many opportunities go by out of fear of the unknown. Now I realize that by not doing things I was also making choices, good choices because they were the right choices for me. It is really important for me to live near family and friends. I live in a beautiful place and I have a good life. It took coming here to make me really appreciate that.
Although it sure is beautiful here!
So anyway, I can’t wait to meet Alan… and I can’t wait to go home, and at the same time it makes me sad to be leaving.
One of my students told me, “You know I have to admit that I like you better than Jane!” It was so sweet of him and made me feel good.
Here’s another couple of messages from Alan:
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Hi Delia, So do you know the area pretty well now? What kind of stuff is there to do in Tucson? Know of any good restaurants? When you talk about beautiful things I think of the northern lights in Alaska. You know one of these days I may travel to Alaska just to see them in person. They have pictures on the web and they look really nice, especially at night with snow and trees all around. -Alan |
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:12:45 -0700 [04/24/2008 07:12:45 PM MDT] |
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Hi Delia, That sounds good. When we meet at the airport you’ll just be out front, right? Or will you be in baggage claim or somewhere else? I think it would be cool to get your cell number just in case we have trouble meeting. I’ll probably have some homework to do I can take with me, as well as I like to attempt to write music, both of which take a lot of time, but some things I like to do other than that are walking through parks, museums, on nature walks… well, walking in general. I really like theme/amusement parks, but for a first date I’m thinking maybe lunch at a restaurant somewhere. Other things we can do is go somewhere there’s a large body of clean water, whether a river or a pond, especially if there’s a beach there. Picnics are cool. Skating is fun, whether on ice or on a floor; rollerblading, too. Kareoke/sing alongs are fun, especially with good songs. I also like swimming, badminton, and raquetball. It’s usually nice to talk to and meet friendly people. Perhaps you could introduce me to your friends. I’m probably one of the worst bowlers or pool players you’ll ever meet, but I can still have fun doing those things as well. Zoos and flea markets are also cool. I like some board games, too. Yeah, I’ll have to check with my friends for date ideas. Ok, ciao for now. Alan |
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And here’s my reply:
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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:55:46 -0600 [08:55:46 AM MDT] |
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Hello Alan, Today’s the date to vote on Date ideas! There are some good ones. You can vote or have friends vote if you want to. Voting ends tonight at midnight! I’ll meet you in the baggage claim area, and then I’ll drive you to your hotel. There will be a videographer and photographer set up to record it. Also, the local ABC TV station wants to do an interview on Tuesday with you (and me, I guess…) Probably in the morning before we go on the dates. Are you OK with being interviewed for TV? So, the dates will be 11am-3pm (MST) everyday, live online. So you can tell people to check it out. Should be fun. I hope people vote for something good. Can’t wait to meet you. I’m excited and a bit nervous. But no matter what, this should be fun. -Delia |
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Stay tuned and watch the dates this coming week: April 29- May 1
-Delia
May 25th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
May 25th, 2008 at 8:44 pm