Faith, Jayne, Kathy, Megan,
Thank you so much for the moral support. I'm sorry to be such a basket case. It's hard to believe that I just spent five days and 1400 miles on the road presenting as myself, and I can't handle one simple little social event. It does seem that the more intimate the interactions, the harder it is for me. I do much better with total strangers than I do with friends and acquaintances.
On top of that, yesterday and today are the target days for my 3 1/2 week meltdown cycle I've identified. Whether it's real or a self-fulfilling prophecy now, I can't tell, but I've been anxious and weepy for the last two days.
Anyway, I managed to surround myself with good friends, and distracted myself with airplane talk during lunch. I'm back home and decompressing now. I think all three of us are going to take a winter nap now (it's ridiculously cold and blustery out there - 53F and dropping.
Thanks again,
Steph