Seven day Forcast: Saturday - Showers likely (60% chance), high 66. At least it will be warm. Guess we'll leave the convertable at home.

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SUNDAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY @ 40% CLOUD COVER!

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Had to take Pattey to the ER tonight for some heart palpitations (sp). She is fine but now that it is 3am we will not be going this weekend and after talking to some others the trip may be canceled. Give us a call in the morining if you need to.

Chris

I am glad to hear that Pattey is ok. Be sure to take of whatever the issue was - you don't want to mess with heart issues.

k_enn

Hey everyone. I am SO very sorry that we backed out. I was having these symptoms since wednesday and they were just a couple skips here and there. They got worse yesterday (friday) and I ended up taking a nap from 5pm till about 10pm.....this was the time during which Chris was scrambling to fix my Blazer's busted hub/bearings thingie. I got up and we ate a little because it'd been since lunch with his mom that we ate and I had the queasy hungry feeling.

Then a little while later, getting ready for bed so we could get up for the trip in the morning....I was washing my face and leaning forward, felt my heart wobbling in my chest. Yes, wobbling is the ebst description. Then when I stood up straight, it was skipping around. Feeling my carotid, I could feel it skip like crazy...then stop and that's when I felt dizzy. Then it'd skip some more. I stayed lightheaded.

Needless to say, I was scared enough to tell Chris, "let's go to the ER". (something that would never EVER come out of my mouth) I almost passed out in the truck and I rolled down the window as Chris was flying down to road (I was sick enough to not complain about how fast he was going....which is what I usually do) and was trying to gulp the air in.

At 12:30, we called Samantha and Dennis to tell them the probability of us being released, home to sleep and back up at 5:30 to get ready for the tripwas almost nil. She called the hotel and cancelled our room (thank you Sam, I love you) and got a few other people on the line to se what they planned to do.

I feel horrible, as I was more excited about this trip than you'll ever know. Chris having an entire weekend off for the first time since he started his new job was the greatest gift and I knew we'd have a blast!!! (we always do...which is why this is still the greatest weekend even though we're not going away)

I am most upset by the fact that Keith (Milkman) didn't receive our messages that we left when we got home a little after 3am. I didn't want to call that early, so we sent messages on the computer. I could have called a bit later in the morning, but I apparently slept like the dead and was awakened at 10am by Keth calling to see where everyone was. Keith, I am SO sorry. I hope you got a hold of Doc. I hope you got to meet up and I hope that regardless, the trip you took wasn't wasted....I hope you got to see some of God's beautiful creation and enjoy your family time. That's what matters most.

I'm sorry I got sick. The kicker is the Dr says that my bloodwork was wonderful...absolutely no indication of a heart attack or even one in the near future (yah, like you can predict that!) But I am still feeling freaked out as bit...so I'm taking the ativanthey prescribed (anxiety drug...how hysterical is THAT???? Pattey and anxiety is an oxymoron for the most part!)

SO...I hope everyone found their people who did actually venture down. I pray you had a great time and I hope to see you again soon. Maybe we'll take a winterwonderland trip down there on a weekend that is clear of storms and there'ds no closures on Skyline. It'd be pretty!

Thanks to those who sent their prayers and concerns. You know only the good die young....I'll be around for a while!

Keith called me about 10:15 and I, thinking that I was the only one that was going, went my own way, and happened to be in New Market, about 25 miles west of Skyline Drive on Rt. 211, so it wasn't practical for us to meet up. After we left New Market, we hopped on SLD and went as far south as Rt. 33 where we headed through Harrisonburg and on out to Rawley Springs where we went up the two mile Kephart Run Trail, a green type trail along a streambed in GWNF. That's one of my favorite trails there. Anyway, after coming back out of there, we headed back to Harrisonburg and checked into the Comfort Inn. That was a good choice Pattey. Very nice, large, clean room in a new motel with no surprises at checkout time. We skipped I81 on the way home and returned up the valley on 340, the I81 of the pre-interstate days, and then when we got into Front Royal, Satan jumped into the Jeep and convinced me to go to D.C. Traffic, traffic, traffic, but we did manage to see our beloved leader's house, and the office building where all his henchmen meet (Capitol Building) and everything in-between. I love this country...It's the crooks who stole it that get me upset. Anyhow, once we got outta that hell-hole (and Satan hopped out at Constitution and 16th), we jumped on I95 and here we are home again, safe at last. Pattey, I sure hope you feel better soon, and plan another trip down that way.