Friday, March 4, 2011
I was at work by 0730 and already wanted to be back at home in my soft bed. I pushed through the day with everything I had left, and by 1600 I was on my way to our mail box before heading home and changing into my pajamas.
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| In my Pjs (Christmas '09) |
I made some flounder and a salad for dinner and watched nothing but crap on TV for the next hour. I fell asleep on the couch for about two hours and then woke up excited that Matt would be home in less than twelve hours so I couldn't get back to sleep. I moved from the couch to my bed and watched a few episodes of my favorite TV shows on my laptop. After being sick for the past five days I was really ready to stop blowing my nose and hacking up mucus; the floor next to my bed is covered in tissues every morning when I wake up.
Just before closing my laptop to fall asleep, I checked my email and got some terrible news. The first email was from Matt, telling me he wouldn't be home until Sunday morning because their plane broke in Jacksonville, NC. He was going to Atlanta to stay the night but couldn't catch a flight out of Atlanta until 1800 on Saturday evening. I was so upset and felt even worse now that I knew I had to wait another 24 hours to see him. I had no way to reach him since he wasn't online at that particular moment so I closed his email and checked the next one. This one was from Matt's Aunt in VA and it was news that his Pepaw had been rushed to the ER via ambulance because he was suspected of having a stroke. I was in panic mode by this time and I started to cry, streams of tears ran down my face. I was so worried for him, Matt and I both have male family members who have had strokes in the past four years and all I could think about was the last one that put my grandfather in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
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| Matt's Gram & Pepaw '09 |
I began trying to contact Matt's parents who are seven hours (time wise) ahead of us in Japan. Matt's Dad was online and since I didn't see his email address in the list of recipients on Aunt Lilli's email, I started chatting with him on Facebook. He woke up Matt's Mom and she told me not to worry and just take care of myself and pray.
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| Matt's Mom & Dad at our wedding '08 |
I began making some phone calls (I even had a friend in VA calling Delta to try to find him) and after some frustration and confusion, I finally got a hold of him at the Jacksonville airport. It was almost midnight my time and I was pooped from being sick and having a minor emotional break down. I called my Mom and we chatted for close to an hour, I don't even remember what we talked about but she calmed me down and I think I passed out some where around 0130 in the morning.
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| Mom & Mandy |
I'm so thankful for our friends and family, they make life interesting and keep me grounded even from several time zones away. God has truly blessed us with such a wonderful support system.
Each day is an opportunity to travel back into tomorrow's past and change it. ~Robert Brault
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