Around the House
I want to start this journal entry acknowledging a very amazing and historical event - the Inauguration of President Barack Obama! Like many of you, I was glued to the television, watching the events unfold. On Alaska Time, this meant I had to be up at 6am - and I had no trouble waking. I recorded the events for Steve, so they he could watch them when he woke up (he was sleeping off night shift).
There is always something amazing about Inauguration Day. Regardless of who the new president is, the fact that we have leaders - often of opposite or adversarial parties - who can hand off power in a peaceful way, with a lot of celebration, makes me proud to be an American.
As I watched the festivities, I found myself tearing up with emotion, that our country had elected an African American to the position of President of the United States. For that alone, it was a very memorable day. Seeing millions of Americans, in the streets of our capital (my friend Michele and her daughter Maddie were there!), celebrating a new hope for the future made me feel joyful. Inauguration Day is a new day for all of us in America and the world.
Today I give thanks for a new chance, a new day, and a brand new president to guide us over unpredictable waters with a steady and gracious hand.
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I love when the snow falls. It’s so pretty! Some of you might think I’m nuts for loving snow, especially living in a place where we get so much snow. But the reality is that, when it’s really cold, it doesn’t snow. We haven’t had a pretty snow in a while, and I’ve been hoping for it after the warm up we had over the past week.
The warm weather melted a lot of the snow, revealing the uglier, less fresh stuff beneath. We needed something pretty and pure to cover it up, and on Monday night it happened. I stood out there with Sedona for several minutes, feeling the snowflakes on my face. Beautiful.
