Dropping off Daniel

We were up and going at 4:30 this morning!!!! We are glad we were as the highways were all backed up because of bad fog. Even with leaving way early we were still late for the 3 hour check in they wanted. It wasn't an issue though but we had no time at all at the airport with Dan. We got his bags checked, walked him to security and then he had to go in to get to the gate and check in. That good bye was the hardest thing I have ever done. Knowing I will not see him, hug him, hear his laugh for the next two years is soooooo hard. We did get a bit of peace today. As he was checking his bags a woman walked up to me and said "so where is your son going to serve?" We were all surprised. She has two out on a mission right now. She was going to be on the same flight with Dan. He has a layover in Texas before going on to Utah. Kinda ironic as that is where he will be serving. She said she would help him get his bags and see that he was on his way to the right gate. It just made me cry harder to know we were being looked out for. What a sweet sister. We just got back and I checked my email. That sweet sister let Dan use her blackberry to email us right before they got on the plane. We have seen such a big growth in him these last few months. In just the last month he had such a peacefulness about him. He was ready to go. As it got closer and closer I was more and more thinking what am I diong?????? Today saying I was a basket case at the airport is an understatment. People were looking at us like something horrible was going on. We do have a few pictures we managed to snap before everyone lost it completely. I will try to post them in the next few days. If you want Daniel's address at the MTC and then in Texas email me and I will get back to you.