8:01

okay - let's get this post in and get to bed....it is currently 1:20 and now that I have the key to the studio (the one and only) that means i am the last one to leave and the first one there....or at least i am supposed to be from now on. ha ha. dur.
so this morning i woke up at 6:30ish and clearly went back to bed thinking that i would get up in 15 minutes or so. the next time i glanced at my phone...8:01. 8:01! i was supposed to be in the lobby at 8:05!
Blast.
Face washed, teeth brushed, make-up on, clothes changes, out the door. 8:09(ish). I need a shower.
i met brandon down in the lobby to head out - he was a little stressed because we were 'late' - hmm. he's the one with a really great attitude but when he said he thought we should start showing up at studio at 7:30 (an hour early!) i openly laughed...'7:30!!?' - maybe 8. yeah......right.

last night i was in the lobby waiting for all of the workshop participants to gather so i could lead the way to the design studio in my ever-so-smashing pt cruiser. there were a number of people gathered and i was making small talk. i glanced over at a man standing in the corner with a ball cap on....double take then a triple. don! no way! ha ha! (no ZPQ - it wasn't yanni) he looked just as surprised as we met eyes, then came over, gave me a hug and i laughed. he said, 'of all the people i thought that maybe i would see here again, you were last on the list!'
don is from arizona, we met exactly two years ago at this very same workshop and now he was here again to get little sleep for two weeks. We formed a friendship quickly last time when he noticed my ensign and was thankful for another LDS member to be in the bunch. who would have thought! it has made me feel so much more at home. his family and business are doing well - he now has three kids and will miss his daughters birthday - once again. bummer.

i have thoroughly been enjoying my time here - meeting all sorts of people and creating wonderful friendships. paul is from canada, we had some great conversation over dinner about things that we are both passionate about: trees! and besides, he's from canada, as well as rikky and alan....however - rikky is originally from israel and moved to south africa when she was twenty. she says israel has the best tomatoes. then there's tamika from phili, julie and brandon from seattle, anne from texas who is dealing with her teenage daughter - she's got spunk. natalie is from greece and i could listen to her talk for hours. there's still more to meet - grant is rather quite, but will still talk.
i took over the class for a bit while ML 'stepped out' - he told me tonight that i would be running a few things in a few days....hmmm - yeah - just like i am supposed to teach thumbnail sketches at a big conference in sandy on the 21st of this month! i had better start reading up and practicing thumbnail sketches! good grief.
time to git - estella offered to give me a wake-up call around 7:30...that will come too soon.