He's Here!!!

Attention Fountain Valley -- the eagle has landed!!

Apparently you all knew that ActorBro had secretly arranged to fly in for the Marathon -- and successfully kept this info from me. How did you manage that??

I wish you could have seen the look on my face when I saw ActorBro in the lobby. Heck -- I wish I could have seen the look on my face!

Here's the funny thing -- MrsGiraffe called me earlier and wanted to know what room I was in. And then she wanted to know where I was. It was all rather strange. The Tortoise Girls thought maybe MrsGiraffe had flown in early as a surprise. Since that was so out-of-character for her, I immediately dismissed the notion before considering that some other scheme had been activated!

After lunch at Hooters (great grilled cheese, you know?), the requisite Hot Fudge Sundae at Ghirardelli (I'll burn it off on Sunday!), and a quick trip to Macy's, I meandered back to the hotel. Much to my delight, ActorBro was in the lobby, where he had been patiently waiting for HOURS!

Anyway, thank you all for keeping the secret. His presence, along with the upcoming arrival of PC, MrsGiraffe, JockBro and SIL, fills me with an overwhelming strength.

ActorBro, who was the one to get me to the $5,000 amount, will escort me to the VIP reception this evening. I'll write with details when we get back.

Stay tuned...