Please say a prayer...

I truly need to update this blog! Lots going on....and I had full intentions of coming here today to add the most recent events in my life....but just before I was to come here, I got an e-mail from my best friend, Cece. And all those "events" I wanted to talk about all of the sudden felt like bullshit.

Cece and I became best friends in Mrs. Atkinson's 5th grade class - at the ages of 10 and 11. (Cece is a year older than me. Nanny nanny boo boo.) But anyway, that was nearly TWENTY YEARS AGO.

I can't believe I just wrote the phrase "twenty years ago" about myself.

Even though we grew up and she moved away to Hollywood to be a funny girl, we are still the best of friends and my greatest memories in LIFE involve her.

Well, since I have known her for 20 years, I have also known her Mom, Carol Bock. (You also can't just call her Carol - we all call her "Carol Bock" - all the time - to her face.)

Carol Bock is THE most amazing woman I have ever known. She's amazing in every way - mentally, spiritually, physically..... I won't even BEGIN to talk about her because I'll never stop.

Carol Bock has been on a roller coaster from hell for the past few years with Cancer.

And Cece's e-mail of 5 minutes ago just told me it is back and it is bad. I saw her a couple weeks ago at her house and she was in so much pain that she couldn't even sit...or stand...or lay down...or do ANYTHING really. It was thought that her pain was caused by an outbreak of Shingles - but it turns out that it was not infact Shingles, it was the Cancer.

She is now going to take Chemo in pill form.

And I just want to ask for some prayers for Carol Bock.....for her husband, John Bock....and for my BFF and sister, Cece.

FREEDOM from PHILIP

I am leaving today and won't be back in this cube again until September 13. That is TWELVE GLORIOUS DAYS that I will NOT be here.

Tomorrow: In the morning I will go to New Kent and hang out with Cece and Carol Bock. Then a catch-up lunch and shopping with Cece! YAY

Saturday: 1. Pack my car full of Pampered Chef stuff to deliver, my cat, and my husband. 2. Pick up rental car. 3. Go to Mom and Dad's for Labor Day pool party

Sunday: Pack up rental car and HIT THE ROAD JACK for Morganton, NC for 2 days. I get to meet my honorary neice, Clara.

Then onto Banner Elk/Sugar Mountain for 3 days for our "honeymoon."

We return home on Thursday at our leisure.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be spent doing whatever the hell I want. Probably working on the house...

See ya when I get back!!