how do you do?

Yes, readers, how do you do? How has life been treating you lately? You it? Things are coming to a close. Getting all wrapped up. Packing is gonig slowly, but this week is crunch time. Tomorrow evening, my dear friends from Emmett's will be throwing me a going away party. Wanna come? 9:00 Charlie's in Palatine. I do not know how to take time to cry because each and every time I go to do so, someone says, NOT YET. No, don't go there yet. Kids, the hard part is that it's happening.
I don't do well with change. It's something that takes me awhile to adapt to. Knowing this creates a dilema in my soul. How do I prepare myself best? How do I set myself up for success in things when I have the knowledge that it will be hard. Work through it. Don't pull out. Tell people around me that I'm not doing well. Tell the right people I need an ear or a hug or a shoulder to cry on. For an hour, or 7 or 24 if that's what it takes. I guess this transition is finally starting to hit me...become a reality.
In the midst of saying see ya laters, goodbyes and farwells there have been some extremely significant moments.
1. Making a deliberate decision to choose friendship.
2. Telling people what they mean to me.
3. Hearing what I mean to them.
4. Closing doors and being ok with the endings.
5. Opening others to hope.
I also don't usually do endings well. But, this time, there are some awesome endings. THANK YOU GOD.
More later, pictures and all.
How you doing?