Meka,

With those temps, my thought would be to give it a couple of days.  I know
you'd like to keep your record, but that's one reason VP'S are available,
for these kind of unforeseen circumstances.  They know what kind of record
you ride on, and one meeting missed, even if it is elections really
shouldn't make a difference.  So sorry this unfortunate weather has occurred
now.  But better be safe and warm.  That's probably what your council would
want too.

So glad to hear you had a marvelous time away.  No, I don't think you
mentioned your boyfriend.

Thanks for sharing the good news.  And we'll wait for other good news about
your trip home.  Let us know what you decided to do.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tomeka White" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: January asumptions


> Hi everyone:
>
> I have been doing well.  A week or so before Christmas, I traveled from
> Washington state to Missouri to see my boyfriend (not sure if I said that
I
> had one).  It has been an absolutely joyous time, and I haven't had some
of
> those gut feelings of having to flee as I have with past dating scenarios.
> Anyhow, life is going well.
>
> I am supposed to get my dog back on Monday.  He dropped about ten pounds
in
> one week, and so has been at the school to be monitored.  I have been
> without him for nearly two months!
> I was supposed to be traveling home at this point, but the routes from
> Kansas City to Denver have been canceled, and the routes from Denver to
> Sault Lake City, Utah have also been canceled.
>
> I have to go through both in order to get home and figured that it would
be
> wiser to stay in a warm house than get stuck in Kansas city where the
> burgers are microwaved in front of you and it costs $5 to eat.  Ick!
>
> I have been thinking about you all, and praying over many posts.
>
> Please keep me in your prayers.  I was supposed to have left last night to
> be home by tomorrow night, but with delays and cancelations, I don't know
> what to do.  Also, Greyhound doesn't know when the services will be
starting
> and I'm just unsure of whether I should try to get to Kansas city at all.
> I'm four hours away and would take a bus from Joplen to Kansas City.  I'm
> not sure if I should try it and hope that things will be sorted out soon,
or
> if I should try to wait it out.
>
> Originally, I had made my travel plans so that I'd be able to run our
> Peninsula Council of the Blind's meeting.  I am president of the chapter
and
> Saturday will be elections.
> There is no way that I'll be home in time, so my vice president will have
to
> run the meeting.  I have never missed a meeting ever since I moved out to
> Washington nearly four years ago.  One of the offices up for election is
> mine, and it would have been nice to be there.  But this is something that
> is beyond my control, so there is no use in worrying about it now.
>
> In any case, that's the story with me!  If you have some advice, like
> waiting it out for a few extra days or whatever, I would greatly
appreciate
> it.  I don't want to be stuck in a station, but I don't want to wait
> unnecessarily, either.  Also, the windchill is minus five!  So cold!!
>
> Hugs,
> Meka
>