Corry's Homecoming

We are just a couple of miles before reaching the Sacramento Airport, in which is about a 15 minute drive north of Sacramento.

We arrived at the airport and saw these niffy police Segways.  Kinda cracked me up!!

We entered the airport and found American Airlines terminal and a fun roulette baggage claim area near by (advertising one of the casinos in California).

There was going to be about an hour delay for Corry's plane, so we sat, waited and people watched.

This was my favorite people watch shot...waiting for Daddy to return from a military deployment, we imagined.  I'm just sorry we didn't see the reunion!!

It was getting closer to the time of Corry's arrival.  A boat load of people just arrived on a jet before Corry's, waiting for their luggage at the roulette baggage claim in the background.  AND a bunch of us were waiting for the next flight to arrive.  After watching many reunions with family and friends...the hugs, the tears, the laughter...I'm now convinced that airports are one of the happiest places on earth!!

After waiting and waiting and realizing that perhaps something might be wrong, since there were just a handful of us left, and everyone else had reunited and already left the terminal, Cliff decided to ask one of the ticket ladies behind the counter...and low and behold normally this would have been the gate area for Corry's flight, but because of construction they moved it to gate 22!!  We were late by about 10 minutes we figured.  We rushed to gate 22, swimming up stream against all of Corry's flight passenger buds hoping we hadn't missed him.  We arrived at the gate and there were just a few left waiting for their loved ones.  Just as we arrived I saw Corry's feet...then his legs...then his chest appear from the escalator, and exclaimed, "There he is!!"  Cliff and I rushed to meet him with hugs and laughter.  It was totally God's timing and we could not have orchestrated it so perfectly if we tried.  I didn't get any of the reunion on film...just wanted to be in the moment.

It felt so good to see our son...we're so glad to have him home in the states...we're so thankful that God gave Corry to us.  We are so proud to be the parents of an Air Force Reservist!!  Thank you, son, for your faithful service to God and country!