i believe Portann is DONE!!! *whips up some cool moves*

[lalapple]

it's true, sometimes it seems that the farther you are down the road, the harder it becomes to make it there to that finish line.  so close, yet so far away...

Dear Portann,

Thank you *so much* for always being here to give me the encouragement to move on.  It is always wonderful to have people who understand and care about you all the time, you're like a parent to me.  None of my posts went without a reply from you.  Your achievement means so much to us all.  It has shown me that there is a finish line, and it is possible to make it through.

Thank You for the Inspiration you have given us all,
Lala

[jmjm530]

Congratulations!!!!!

[mikesimon]

Congratulations and good luck!
Mike

[meakea]

Congratulations on a long road well traveled!  I am proud of you.  The red high-heeled shoes in bed is quite a visual image...one that I'm sure the guys would like a pic of.  :)   Now that TX is over (or will be after your last riba next week) maybe you can make plans to climb a real mountain in those red high-heeled shoes.  :)

But I also have to giggle at Port-a-pot...  Maybe that's been used before but it's the first time it caught my attention...lmao!

Congrats again my friend.

[Willy50]

Congrats!  Glad you made it through and I'm hoping you net that SVR.

best,
Willy

[Rain6866]

Dont you think its time to pass the sword seeing how you wont need it anymore? Your dragon is DOA.

Congrats girl and thank you so much for all the wonderful advice you have given me since I came here. Most of the time I listened and if I didnt I found myself wishing I had listened. lol

Dont leave us yet. I have 18 more weeks to go and Im going to need you!!

Hugs and Blessings

[portann]

Dear friends,

I'm so touched I think I'm dissolving.

Or is that the below ten hemoglobin acting up again?

Honestly, my face is wrinkling up not knowing if laughter or tears are on the way.

How do you explain to family that you love them but the forum is where you need to be?  I couldn't have pushed through to the end without you.  I know many of you believe me because you feel the same.

Even heated moments on the forum made me feel engaged and alive, and ironically helped the days go faster.  Not that I recommend heated moments.

I can't believe I'm done and can't explain to you how I could be.  There were days in the middle of tx when I didn't feel I could continue.  

And here I stand, not wearing the wonderful red shoes (gosh, I almost fell down in them going to the bathroom) but feeling like job well done, unknown results pending.  And that is enough right now to make me happy.

What I can tell those that may be feeling the road ahead is too long is that it will startle you that it comes so soon.

Thank you so much.