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This week was spent out

This week was spent out of town in Longview Texas. I am leaving early tomorrow morning for Austin. WHM is giving Jennifer a work bridal shower and I am invited. Anyway, I am telling all of this because I have no time to make entries in this journal. There is not a whole lot going on to write about either.

Jenny and I are going to go swimming and bike riding on Sunday. Saturday, we are going to vigil Mass and then the bridal shower. I hope to leave by 6:30 am tomorrow. I have pretty much packed and I think I will arrange the bike on the bike rack on my car tonight before I go to bed.

Last night I met a bunch of my old business office buddies at Pappasitos. It was very nice. Most of the group is planning to attend the wedding. We are going to have so much fun. I am really looking forward to October 5. It was very nice seeing everyone.

I have been in a funk lately. I am not sure why. I wonder if September 11 has anything to do with it and all the media hype about the 1st anniversary. Some of the radio shows are asking its listeners to remember where they were when they heard, how they felt about the event and how it has changed our lives. I was between Edgewood and Wills Point Texas, with Charlene Bice. We were going to the Wills Point Central Office to retreave some orders for the frame migration we were doing. The computer in Edgewood was not working properly, so we had to drive 12 miles to Wills Point to get the next batch of orders. My cell phone rang. It was Jerry. He told me that a plane had crashed into one of the WTC towers. While we were talking, Jerry asked if there was an airport close by because he could see another plane around the towers. When it hit the second tower, we knew it was no accident. I tried to call Meredith, when I was unable to reach her I called Jenny. Jenny had already talked to Meredith and she was still in NJ on her way to her voice over lesson about 1 mile from the WTC. Meredith was unable to get into the city because the tunnels were closed. I called and spoke with Danny. While we were talking, Danny watched his TV as the first of the towers collapsed. It was about this time that we reached Wills Point. Charlene was hungry and went to find something to eat. I went to the barber shop to watch the TV that I remembered being there. Charlene joined me, watched some of the coverage and then went back to Edgewood. We were called back to Fort Worth. The higher-ups decided that all unneccessary work was to cease. So, we had a crew meeting for the rest of the week. Yeah, this is why I am in a funk. I am sure of it now.