Hello Little One, Goodbye to Big...

It's been a mixed week, feel like I've been on the verge of tears over everything, all week, songs, adverts, the news, news, work.  Everything.
Firstly, above all, it's a wonderful week because my darling nephew's daughter arrived on Wednesday.  I haven't met her yet but I can tell you already that I love her and would die for her.  Nuff said.  She's actually still in the hospital but will hopefully be home today.

CJ phoned me with the news, just before bedtime, and after an excruciatingly difficult and long day in work, it was the best news, and such a surprise, even though she was a little over her due date, there were no... she's on her way messages, nothing until.... 'I'm with my daughter.'  Did you just hear my heart melt again?

Other than that, it's been long days in work, a few days of throwing away my lunch, because I hadn't had time to eat it, nights of being unable to get to sleep, and or waking up at 4am.  Throw into the mix, mild tonsillitis, (only on one side,)  and the scent of sorrow in the world at present and there you have it, a recipe for tears.

It was also a week of goodbyes.  I've been at my current job for two years and since day one, 'Big Jim' has been; warm, friendly, encouraging and... I've been searching for that last adjective for a while and the best I've come across is... commanding.  Last night, he threw a leaving party at a club close to work, he is also generous and has class.  Another colleague mentioned that we all know that Jim's a big man, but he has real 'presence', and I could not have described him more perfectly.  Everything seems OK and in control when Jim is around, like you're in safe hands.  I'm sorry I didn't get to work with him longer, to enjoy his company and to learn, and I'm sorry I didn't get to introduce him to some of my gorgeous friends, I actually had three potentials in mind for him.  He'd be lucky to have any of them on his arm, and they would be lucky to have him.

So, weird week with happy hello's, sad goodbyes, sleeplessness, empathy and a little illness... which I'm still trying to both understand and heal from.  There was more relatively boring stuff too, prescription mix ups, blood tests, other tests required, all non important at the moment, just frustrating, time consuming and bothersome.

I need to get some sleep, get rid of any infection I have floating around the throat area and get to meet my Great Niece for the first time.  Right now, that really is all that matters.

I ♥ EGM