So it’s official. War begins in 48 hours. I’m feeling anxious about it all. Mostly because I suspect that the war just won’t be over there in Iraq. There is a possibility that something awful might happen here in the US….and working downtown Chicago in a tall high-rise building is making me quite nervous. So I’m feeling really lonely right now. I called both my sisters and got voice mails. I tried calling my nephew who is in the military (currently stationed somewhere in Mississippi), and also got his voice mail. I didn’t really expect to get him live, but I just wanted him to know that I was thinking about him. Gosh, I wish we were all back together….living in the same town, if not the same house. I wish my mother was still alive to make me feel safe. I wish I had a relationship with my father. I wish I had a boyfriend to reassure me that everything is going to be ok. At times like this, I just wish I didn’t feel so alone in the world.