Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2008. The day after Thanksgiving to be specific. As I described in last night's blog posting, Peter and Mattie had a post-Thanksgiving day tradition of taking out our holiday lights and decorating our commons area. Each year the light display grew in size. When I tell you our plaza was glowing at night, I am NOT kidding you. In fact, I think our lights inspired other people to decorate their balconies. After Mattie died we stopped putting up lights and guess what???? So have other people around us. Lights inspire more lights!!! One of our wonderful supporters who is a former neighbor still tells me today how much our lights meant to him during the winter season.
Quote of the day: Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look deeply into life, and you'll always find despair. ~ Irvin D. Yalom
Peter and I are now back in Washington, DC. It took us close to six hours to drive back and we hit all sorts of traffic. Not only traffic, but I-95 Southbound was closed for part of the way. So thanks to GPS and Peter's navigational skills, we found an alternative route home. Needless to say we are thrilled to be out of the car! I am signing off for today. I know holidays are challenging for so many people which is why I hope our readers had peaceful holiday moments.
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