Hello, Luvs!  I want to let everyone know that I officially retired on December 31, 2002. I know I posted New Year's Day saying I was taking a leave of absence and that I would be back at the end of February...which truly was my plan.  However, I am returning to the corporate world, in a CEO capacity, at a much faster pace than I had originally anticipated.  My new, exciting position requires my immediate, full-time attention, and it is best to close this chapter of my life before beginning the other.

What can I say?  It's been a great ride...LOL...I have met some truly extraordinary people over the years.  But, there comes a time in all of our lives, when we are at a turning point, and have to decide on which path to follow next, which road to take or not to take.  I've always been known to carve out my own niche and dance to my own tune, having been inspired at a young age by a poem composed by Robert Frost.  I share it with you now, although I know a lot of you already know to which poem I am referring, "The Road Not Taken," written in 1915:

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.  Oh, I kept the first for another day!  Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence:  Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."


Thank you for letting me into your lives, sharing your thoughts, wishes, hopes and dreams...for spending special time with me, for letting me close to you...for those are the memories I will always treasure!  Please be safe, stay well and best wishes for many more special times with special people in 2003 and beyond.  Never underestimate the power of the human touch!  Take care...xoxoxoxo...Celine

Congratulations and good luck, I am sure you will be missed by many.

Most certainly the road you have traveled has been lined with well-deserved accolades and praise.  Your presence has been a deep source of blessing to our "community."  May the road you continue to travel be a smooth one.  Miss ya -- Orlimar

You know how to wrap a package!  Every one of your visits was a special gift to me, and I shall cherish those moments always!  Take care...xoxoxoxo...Celine