Sandy

Well one thing I have sure heard a lot of this week is "So glad you are home!"  This being in reference to the fact that we are here versus in the East facing the nasty weather and unwanted visitor, Sandy.

I too am glad that I am safe and sound here and not there braving the storm; however, it is weird. I feel  so connected there that it is weird. It is like being away from home and family when something bad happens.  I want to be there in some weird way. Not that there is anything I could do to help.  I just worry about things there.  I would like to personally look around and check up on things. I want to know that the crazy lady on 12th and G is safe and sound.  I want to know that the monuments are all okay because I love them.  I have had contact with everyone I know there and it seems everything is fine with all of them and I am so glad!

I see the news about devastation in New York and New Jersey and I feel so bad.  Anyone who followed our adventures knows how much I loved New York and D.C.  New York is such an energetic city.  One thing is for sure, nothing will get the best of New York.

I think of the wonderful weekend we shared with friends in their home in New Jersey.  I hope that area is okay and that there is little damage.

These places are no longer places on a map to me.  It isn't just stories in the news.  To me it's life.  The life of my friends and people and places I love.   So Sandy....buzz off.