So sorry, ((((((UD)))))) I was worried that might be what was keeping you away, but fervently wishing that I was wrong.
I'll step in here and say that was really poor timing on her part to wait this long and then do it on the first day of class!?? On the reverse side, the nice w/e as 'family' time may have been a peace offering.
Somebody here said it once, that the WA tends to be nice at times and in effect, try to let us down easy -- which actually seems to hurt more.