Originally Posted by Tala

Yes and yes.

I've stood on an empty pier, crying for friends who had shipped out and I've been the first person to the same pier to welcome them home. I've greeted fourteen ships, and each ship brought home friends and people I consider family. I bawl my eyes out each time.

I've walked down the welcome home gangplank once, and into the arms of a dozen friends who each held a rose, giving me the most wonderful feeling of love I'd ever experienced.

I'm kinda glad I don't have access to cable TV. I'd be crying profusely.