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[the_siobhan]

I've been having a really hard time with focus today. I have a dozen email messages half written, a few words added to a website, a pile of open envelopes on my desk, a list of phone numbers undialed.

I can't concentrate to save my life.

I suspect this may have something to do with the fact that I'm meeting Jennifer (my daughter) for dinner tonight.

So, uh. Yeah.

I'm going to go for a run. I'm hoping that will level me out a bit.

I'll get back to business once I return.

Comments

[2ndaryairplane.livejournal.com]

i want pictures! =]

oh, and have fun, it's not the end of the world =]

[snickerpuss.livejournal.com]

Cool. This is one of those life-changing days. Enjoy it. :)

[sushidog.livejournal.com]

I hope tonight goes really well for you both!

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

*hug*

it'll be okay.

i hope things go well at dinner. (i was going to say don't wear white, you'll just spill something on it, but then i remembered who i was talking to...)

first impressions

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

But the important question is, 'hawk up or down?

Re: first impressions

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

ooooooooh. good question. i actually do not have an answer for it, but were i in your shoes, i would ask ldot her opinion on it.

Re: first impressions

[mittelbar.livejournal.com]

Now that *is* an interesting question.

I'd say down, myself, just because she's going to have a hard time not staring at her beautiful mom, as it is. But up is ...

That's an interesting question.

that's the age-old question

[demirep77.livejournal.com]

it's too bad you don't know more about her, otherwise you'd have more to go on when thinking about what to do with your hair.

you be okay.

xo,

B

Re: first impressions

[silentq.livejournal.com]

Where are you going for dinner? I'd say up, I think it looks better that way, but if you're going to be uncomfortable with it up, keep it down. Maximize your own comfort so that you won't be worrying about anything you can help during dinner. :)
*hugs* Hang in there, it'll be fine. :)

Re: first impressions

[okoshun.livejournal.com]

I'd probably go with down, and save up for another time.

Re: first impressions

[exsanguinated.livejournal.com]

i'd say up.

siobhan = 'hawk up. it's part of you and how you present yourself. she'll just have to deal with it. (and i'm sure it will be fine)

besides would you rather she do a google image search on you to find out? or perhaps she already has.

have a great time tonight. :-)

Re: first impressions

[purplesofa.livejournal.com]

Fundamentally, you are who you are. You don't look like a suburban soccer mom, but you can still be a mom. I think you should get out the hairspray and the hairdye and whatever else you use, and go wild!

If your daughter can't handle a mohawk, she probably can't handle knowing about the rest of your life anyway.

Furthermore, she might have a mohawk too. (I think someone pointed out that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.)

Re: first impressions

[2ndaryairplane.livejournal.com]

depends on where you are going to eat i guess...

but my vote would be with up.

[dethinwntr.livejournal.com]

This is so cool! She's going to love you as soon as you guys start talking!

[dethinwntr.livejournal.com]

If not sooner of course :)

[theonetrinity.livejournal.com]

Everything is going to be just fine :) Take a deep breath before you meet her and remember how much you already have in common. You are ready for this. *hugs* You will be in my thoughts tonight.

[griffen.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I hope you have a fantastic time. :)

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell!
Bloody hell!
Bloody hell!

Don't mind me: It'll be fine.

[envoy.livejournal.com]

Good luck dear!

[rivka.livejournal.com]

I hope it goes well, and I expect that it will. You're both going to be there because you want to, and not because one of you pressured the other into agreeing to it. That takes care of a lot of the problems with reunions right there.

If by some chance it's not as great as you'd wish it to be, don't be too discouraged. It's bound to be awkward, obviously, because I'm sure you're both terrified - but these things often improve with time and increased familiarity.

[elusis.livejournal.com]

Keep breathing.

Have as few expectations as possible.

Remember that first dates are sometimes magical and sometimes terrible and sometimes in between but they rarely define the tone of a relationship.

[eilis40.livejournal.com]

Ohhh...good luck tonight! I hope it goes very well for you both...you are doing a wonderful thing here...

[sola.livejournal.com]

augh. oh, good luck. though i'm sure everything will be wonderful.


and my vote is for hawk up. hee. i dunno about you, but in your place my feathers would be all over the stratosphere. that and eveything is improved by hairspray.

[iamjw.livejournal.com]

How very cool! GoodThoughts on the way for both of you.

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

Wow again.

Both of you are brave enough and curious enough about the unknown to be choosing to find each other. That's gotta help.

[elixxir.livejournal.com]

Oooooooohhh...coolies...I've been wondering about this all day. "Hrm, I wonder if Siobhan has met her yet?..." I can't wait to hear how it goes, and what she looks like and who she is and all that fun stuff.

I personally vote for 'hawk up too. It's part of who you are. And it's pretty damned cool. :) But go with whatever makes you feel more comfy...you're under enough pressure as it is...

[missjanette.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be incredibly unoriginal & say wow, *hugs* & Good Luck!


Your day's shot, dear. No way you're going to be able to concentrate on much. The run might tire out that rabbit that's running in your chest right now, but I know I've lost days over things far less significant.

also, re: hawk - However you feel more yourself/more comfortable.

again, good luck. not that i think you'll need it. You're wonderful & she's got to know that.

[lilactime.livejournal.com]

Wow, it's all happening very fast! I'm so excited for you. :)

As for the hawk issue - I dunno. I kind of think of the hawk up as "Siobhan's formal wear", and while this is a big deal, if you were another type of woman, would you be picking out a ballgown for this meeting? Or would you be so excited that you'd be more concerned with just making sure your shirt was buttoned correctly?

She'll see the hawk another time. Let her concentrate on the rest of you this first time. :)

[girfan.livejournal.com]

I think you will do just fine.
:)
You rock!

[artifx.livejournal.com]

eeeeep! good luck. and. and. yes. good luck.

thinking of you,
m.

[peculiaire.livejournal.com]

More *hugs*.

Have fun. I'm sure this will be great.

Don't throw up. :D

She'll love you - she seems like a smart girl. And who wouldn't?

And 'hawk - well, yes, whichever way you are more comfortable. If that's with it up, then by all means, go for it. It'll look great.

And, of course, let us know how it goes.

wow!

[zero-gravity.livejournal.com]

well, i will add my congrats to the long list. I shall be thinking of you. All will be well. all will be well :)

[blaadyblah.livejournal.com]

Oooh.. Big!
No wonder you're distracted, I hope it goes well.
Breathe, relax - and try not to be so nervous that you don't enjoy this :)
Hawk up or down? Which will you feel most comfortable and relaxed with?
Good Luck!

[rufus.livejournal.com]

skeee!

good luck!

I think I'd go with 'hawk down for the first meeting.

[ex-helygen254.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

I vote for hawk up, just cause it's so you.

Your daughter is probably as nervous as you are. Just be your own very cool self, and everything will go fine. :)

Congrats once again!

from an adoptee..

[ev0lemi.livejournal.com]

your hair won't matter much, whatever makes you feel most comfy would probably be best. i just found your journal via jv's and the whole story is just amazing.

as an adoptee, i think both you and your daughter are very lucky to have found each other. I've always wondered why,how,whathappened? and even if the story behind me was less than picaresque, i'd really like to know it.
-emwiee

www.cnn.com

[mr-sharkey.livejournal.com]

Dammit - I've been conditioned to want hourly updates. I caught myself listening to news radio for traffic reports, my attention wandering, and wondering when they were going to mention something about Siobhan's meeting with her daughter.

"Probably after the weather"


M.