A Different World


It's 6:10 am, and I sit here in the office heating up my breakfast sandwich. McDonald's isn't open at 5:30 in the morning - at least not around here they aren't. But I did find a gas station that sells frozen breakfast sandwiches - the man was just making the coffee so I will have to settle for the coffee I make here every morning. I hope it tastes extra good this morning.
I got Ron to the airport for a very early flight and rather than drive all the way home, I came to the office. I'm only 2 hours early. :-) Good time to get rid of some extra "debris" on my desk.
My whole world looks so much different at this hour of the morning. The campus is asleep - a few maintenance trucks, here and there a student getting in their early morning run, but for the most part, it is dark and quiet , the parking lot casting unfamiliar shadows, (makes one pick up their step just a little), and I even needed my security swipe card to get into the outside door.
And, in just a little over a week, a whole different part of our world will change for indeed, the early morning flight that Ron is on this morning will take him to Laurie and Kasey. It will be a busy week for them - Ron helping Laurie get things packed up, Kasey's little 3 year old hands helping in every way possible. And Laurie - she will be leaving the active Reserves and going back in to the Active full time Army. They've got her for good now I think - at least for 7 more years. And then probably 3 years after that.
Never have I been more proud to be a mom - a Two Star Mom.
God bless our troops and those of us who wait for them...and support them in all that they do.
Blessings my friends.