The people you meet

I am getting so excited about going out to see Cody next week. I have missed that boy (man) more than you know. That smile that makes me melt is what I want to see more than anything. That way I know that he really is OK. I miss those little things. The way is eyes glow when he tells his stories, the little curl on the side of his face (when he has hair), hearing his voice anytime I need to...just a few little things I've taken for granted. We are all looking forward to this trip. Just pray for Mallary that her instructors let her take her exam one day early on Monday so that she can go with us. We plan on leaving after work Monday.
I titled this note 'The people you meet' because of people that Cody has come in contact with over the past couple years. As I wrote before, he had gotten to be buddies with Washington State and come to find out, he was a gang member. He has now gone back to his family and home. Hopefully everything will work out for him and maybe he will take a little bit of Cody back with him. As I was talking with Cody on Sunday, I told him about the kidnapping at MSU. This actually took place at his old dorm (the ghetto as he called it). After a while, he sorta laughed and told his story. He and his buddies (Hunter H and Clint) were going to the Sanderson Center to work out quite regular. Here, they made friends with this BIG black guy. They seemed to get along pretty well, as they always do with strangers. It got to be a ritual to go work out with 'Danny'. Well, the kicker is that Danny is THE guy that was arrested for kidnapping, sexual battery, and impersonating a police officer. WOW! Now, I have allowed my son to become friends with gang members and convicts! Haha What a protective mom I've turned out to be! Oh well, all you can do is raise them with values and hope and pray that these values hold firm in their later years. I know Cody is going to be ok because he has proven over and over what a true man he really is. I'm so proud of him and his values that he shows on a daily basis. He's told me about several other people that he is with but, thankfully, the others haven't seemed to be too bad. But, who knows, things may change.
Gotta go on to work now. Just felt that I needed to go ahead and get this little tidbit of information down before I forgot. Post more later.