I can't believe 10 years have passed since 9/11. I was a sophomore in college at the University of South Carolina at the time. I remember that I was at the music building on campus getting ready to go into my aural training class (which I hated). I had absolutely no concept of what had happened (why would I have?) and initially just wanted to use it as an excuse to get out of class (I'm embarrassed to even say it). But by the time I made it back to the student union and then back to my apartment, it was evident that it was more than just a ticket out of class.
This was tragedy.
I have grown to more fully appreciate the horror and the heroics of that day as the years have passed. I pray that the Lord would continue to make something beautiful out of this tragedy.
Now for football....
Today was the season/home opener for my beloved Kansas City Chiefs! My dad and my sister were unable to go to the game so my mom and I brought our cousins Donna and Andrea. We were excited for a fun girl's day!
Andrea is the PE teacher at my school and we have grown to be great friends!
The Chiefs told everyone to be at the game early for the pre-game show honoring and remembering the victims and heros of 9/11. It was beautiful.
This flag covered the entire field.
Robert De Niro led the moment of silence.
David Cook sang the national anthem. Beautiful.
We get a fly over from the Whiteman Airforce Base a couple of times a year. We all knew to expect it today, and they didn't disappoint. It always amazes me how you do not hear these planes until they have already passed you! There was also a surprise flyover at halftime from some fighter pilots out of Ft. Worth, TX. The crowd LOVES LOVES LOVES when we have a fly over!
And then the game started and all of the fun we were having stopped. We fumbled on the FIRST stinkin' drive. Geez Louise. It was long and hot. We left at the end of the 3rd quarter because we were down 41 to 7. UGH. And this is what I left with....
a serious sunburn. But I've already lathered up with the A&D so hopefully no peeling!!
It was a lot hotter than I expected it to be today. Here's what I looked like when I left the house.
After sweating profusely (and being forced to get a sun visor at the Chiefs store in the stadium), here's what I looked like when I got home...
Hot and sweaty! Some how amidst all the frustration of the game, I still love those boys.
And I absolutely love my country. God bless the USA.
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