Earlier last night I was actually able to select the wallet for the first time and after clicking on it I saw a prompt along the lines of "loading wallet" and for a few minutes the wallet was actually loading. Then the "loading wallet" prompt was still on the screen but there was no indication that it was actually loading. Looked like it froze or something. I let it "load" over night and I guess it crashed bitcoin core. When I re-opened bitcoin core this morning I was no longer able to select the wallet.
It will be grayed-out in that 'Open Wallet' list if it's loadedand the wallet should be selectable in the "Wallets:" drop-down menu at the right-hand side of Bitcoin Core:
If the PM is about sending the wallet.dat, please don't send it to anyone including me.