WELCOME HOME FROM RIDGEFIELD

Many Ridgefielders went above and beyond and made posters and signs welcoming Erick and the 3 other marines home. I don't think there was a bare telephone pole in town, some even had 2 posters. It was amazing to drive down Main Street and see all of these signs. It brought tears to the eyes, literally. There were posters lining our street, lining the road, from the fountain all the way to the high school and all the way down route 7. INCREDIBLE!!

Below is just a sampling of the hundreds of signs throughout town.

PLUS Erick is home!!! He looks great and seems to be in good spirits. I forgot to take pictures of him, but will take some this weekend. The whole family is heading to the Marine Corps Marathon in DC. Krissy, Kara and Kara's boyfriend, Alex, are running the marathon. Katie, John, Thomas and I are running the 10K. We asked Erick if he'd like to run and he informed us he'd prefer to just cheer us on.

A family in Ridefield makes these hearts for all of the active duty service members from Ridgefield. The hearts stay up while they are away and the families get them when their soldier comes home. This is Erick's heart with one of the "welcome home" posters under it.