The next day was travel day. I went to work as usual, kissing the girls goodbye for the week, and rode in with Karen. Chris and I were leaving from work to catch our flight, but wouldn't leave the office until almost 7:00 pm. I had debated heading home, and leaving from there, but didn't want to leave the car at the airport, especially since Jim had some plans and thought he could use the truck while I was gone.

The trip there was uneventful for the most part. The ride out to the airport was nice, Chris and I went over the customer issues, and I told her about...