Day #1 - Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

5:15 pm: Colonial Caca....


This is a strange way to start a blog but it was sure to grab your attention (and mine while walking). I could have started with a picture of my daughter, she is my pride and joy. But there will be many photos of Liliana in the days to come. I could have also put a picture of my two former collegues and friends who are here with me. We are three mama's and six kids, but I figured I would upload a picture of them tomorrow. Today it will be caca. It is ironic because I am a optimistic person and shouldn't put something so negative on my first blog. But then again, it made me think about LIFE. We had a GREAT day here in Williamsburg, VA. I am with Jodi and her son Cody and Desiree and her FOUR kids Natalia, Jaxon, Logan and Camden. We drove on Colonial Parkway, one of the most scenic roads I have been on in a long time. We stepped foot in JAMESTOWN, the first English settlement in this country. We wandered around WILLIAMSBURG and tasted and viewed history on every street corner. We came back to Jodi's beautiful timeshare and broke bread and swam in the pool - well, the kids did, my Miami blood thought it was too cool. And then I thought about the CACA. There is shit in this world but it's smell does NOT over power the beautiful scents all around me. It's bleak color does NOT beat the vivid colors of nature. It is ugly especially next to the beautiful scenery and people I was blessed to see today. It is big but pales in comparison to the grandiose world that GOD made. So, I saw caca today but I refuse to allow it to overcome the BEAUTY that I smelled, saw and witnessed today. As I walked the colonial streets today, I stepped over this caca and focused on the BEAUTY around me. What do you focus on?