Posted by Jill on June 26, 2001 at 13:26:42:
To all our new friends,
I arrived back to work and have been constantly busy trying to "catch up" after being gone and so I've not added my "two cents" to the Thank you's. Ellen put it so well that I find it hard to add anything else. However, I've never been the shy type, nor without something to say, :0)!, so I'll add just a few of my own.
Ellen told me about this great web site she found back at the first of the year, she also told me about the reunion and asked would I consider going with her. Although I said yes, I wondered about meeting a group of strangers, especially ones who were nuts about some movie. Now, I had seen LOTM a half dozen times and always thought it was a really wonderful movie, but a web site devoted to it? Yeah, sure!
They say you can't chose your family, but you can your friends, Ellen is truly the sister of my heart, and we share 4 beautiful daughters, (her husband is ALL hers!!). We've always had such fun on our adventures and travels, that I thought that at least we would have a good time and see some beautiful country. What an understated thought!
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would have the time of my life and meet so many great people! Marcia, Kate, Ros, the Sweetsters, Bill, and the rest, all welcomed these two newbies and treated us as though we had been a part of the group forever. Thank you!
Eric & Rich, you made it possible for Ellen to see and experience something thing that she will never forget, you will always have a big place in my heart for making that possible. Thanks isn't enough, but will have to do as there are no other words to convey just how special you two guys are!
John, you hung right in there with us, chating and keeping us company on those tuff walks, Thank you!
Steve, Belinda & Joe, Marc & Cherie, the other "newbies", and everyone else that I haven't listed, Thank you so much for your kindnesses, laughs, smiles, music and friendship. It was a trip to remember, and Ellen & I both can hardly wait for the 6th & final?. I miss you all already!
Love and Hugs, Jill