I’ve never liked saying Goodbye, not ever.

Maybe it’s an Attachment Disorder left over from childhood but when I care about someone or love someone, I don’t want them to be away from me.

When Sunday arrived and I knew it was “that” time, I had to really fight back the tears. As I said before, I’m glad Rebecca was there because she helped me hold it together.

Thank you so much to Rebecca and Nicky for inviting me to do these blogs and become a part of Team Rubiera – I love that, it’s like a news crew “Reporting Live From Atop Brasstown Bald, It’s Team Rubiera”.

I enjoyed meeting Annie, Rebecca, Larry, Cricket and Jenny and all the Astana fans we happened upon along the way.

And I’m happy that everyone has enjoyed the blogs and the photos and hope that maybe in those blogs you all can get a sense of what the experience was really like for me.

I’m hoping to go back to Georgia next year. Why not?

Amy, USA