QUOTE (Songsparrow @ Jul 23 2009, 02:55 PM)

ME TOO!

You look a million do llars Trish!

Steve does that mean I am green and wrinkled? LOL Just kidding, thank you sir.
Carol, thanks, you're quite a babe yourself!
This is kinda fun, and I didn't think it would be a fun thing to do, but you know, my new philosophy is, heck yeah, try new things, you might find them fun, you can't be sad when you are having fun, right? So grab every opportunity that presents itself, Carpe Diem!
Now I don't know what brought that on, but now that I have mentioned it "out loud" as we say, and I don't want to bring anybody down, so consider yourselves warned about what is to come.
It is 3:21 a.m., and so far there is no sleep in sight for me anytime soon. So I got out of bed, turned on the Satellite radio and started listening to a channel called "Simply Sinatra" and it celebrates the "Great American Songbook" as recorded by Frank Sinatra and a good sprinkling of Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Vic Damone, Mel Torme, Louis Armstrong, Jack Jones, Tony Bennett, Judy Garland, among many others. My husband and I shared a love of this music in common. He used to say that men were more sentimental than women and went on to illustrate his point by remembering the exact day, and date on the calendar of the first time we went out. Much to my chagrin! I guess you can tell I am missing my Merle tonight.
Sorry for going off like that...
I guess I brought this up because I consider you all here as friends, who were there for me when I needed them, who supported me during those dark first few days following Merle's death. You all gave me the space and time I needed to feel ready to try to get involved and be more active here on Drawspace. I want you all to know, that you have helped me more than my own immediate family has helped. I was overwhelmed with the kindness and sensitivity you all displayed, and your gentle encouragement to get back in here and start making art again when you had a sense that I might be ready for it.
You know, I tell people I had no regrets because I told Merle often that I loved him, and he would answer that he loved me too and that I was the best thing that ever happened to him, I would say, there you go again stealing my lines, so you see how it was... And so, I don't want to have any regrets about anything, So first let me thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you, each and every one of you, did or said to make this horrible time in my life, just a little more bearable. Thanks for being there for me, but most of all, thanks for being you, and you, and you (as she points around Drawspace), all of whom I consider my BFF, I love you guys.