well, i had company coming from dallas the weekend of aug 17th. it is my oldest, dearest friend and her husband. they asked if they could stay with me..... weeeellllll, she called this morning and they may not be able to make the trip. i had been sweating them coming cause they wanted to do all of the ole touristy NY crap and that was the weekend of the Mecca Festival. plus i have two cats and her husband is allergic to animals, etc.... them staying with me was becoming inconvient and kind of hardship, plus they are VERY straight laced and do not approve of partying or anything... they do not approve of my lifestyle in NY..... i feel like a large weight has been lifted off of my shoulder...