Thankfully it turned out to be a relatively uneventful 9/11 anniversary here. I didn't get to see a whole lot of the memorials on tv but what I did catch seemed tasteful and appropriate. Anyway it was probably good that I didn't watch too much because I may have spent most of the day in tears...

Part of the reason I missed tv coverage tonight (well, I guess last night since it's now Thursday as I'm typing this - eek, I better get to bed!) was that I had dinner with my family friends who live here in HSV. I hadn't seen them in some time so it was great to catch up and chat over a nice pizza dinner. :) They've been busy the past several weeks getting their house ready for sale (they're downsizing) but it was sold last week so they were able to invite me over. Hopefully we'll be able to get together again at least once more before I roll off this assignment.