HOW
,
EXACTLY
,
?
.
For
four
days
,
I
sat
at
my
____________________
in
our
new
home
in
Virginia
,
____________________
slides
and
photos
as
I
built
a
PowerPoint
____________________
.
I've
always
been
a
visual
thinker
,
so
I
knew
the
talk
would
have
no
text
?
no
word
____________________
.
But
I
amassed
300
images
of
my
family
,
students
and
colleagues
,
along
with
dozens
of
offbeat
____________________
that
could
make
a
point
about
____________________
dreams
.
?
to
say
.
As
I
worked
on
the
talk
,
?
.
.
At
first
,
Jai
didn't
plan
to
attend
the
lecture
.
She
felt
she
needed
to
stay
in
Virginia
with
the
kids
to
deal
with
the
____________________
of
things
that
had
to
get
done
in
the
____________________
of
our
move
.
I
kept
saying
,
?
I
want
you
there
.
?
The
truth
was
,
?
Still
,
my
____________________
?
.
Steve
and
I
____________________
,
?
?
It's
still
way
too
long
,
?
Steve
told
me
.
?
____________________
will
be
dead
by
the
time
you're
through
with
the
presentation
.
?
The
waitress
,
?
Chloe
?
?
The
____________________
said
her
daughter's
name
was
Chloe
,
and
we
both
smiled
at
the
____________________
.
Steve
?
helping
me
focus
.
When
the
waitress
?
An
hour
later
,
?
Making
____________________
?
.
I
had
cramps
,
nausea
and
____________________
.
I
worked
until
midnight
,
fell
asleep
,
and
then
woke
up
at
5
a
.
m
.
in
a
panic
.
A
part
of
me
doubted
that
my
talk
would
work
at
all
.
I
____________________
to
myself
:
?
I
kept
____________________
,
?
At
1
:
30
p
.
m
.
,
?
Steve
told
me
?
