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Sunday, April 8, 2012
Happy Easter!
It’s a Sunday morning, and I have been up now for hours. One of my most favorite rituals – attending sunrise service on the National Mall.
Honestly, there is nothing like it in the world. Something majestic about the sun rising over the Washington Monument and the Capitol in its wings.
The city is quiet and still that time of the morning, and you have an opportunity to watch the ducks hunting for fish in the Potomac.
Now, I was not alone. I suspect there were close to 6,000 people watching the sunrise with me – all looking to begin tomorrow different than yesterday. Even though the weather was only 45 degrees, there was a warmth that is always certain on this day.
I guess it is time for homemade blueberry buttermilk pancakes and then off to a traditional Italian diner with dear friends. (for those who do not know, I am half Italian—so this part is important) I love doing the over stuffed Italian meal to match my soul on Easter.
Thanks to those who have been passing around the National Anthem video. I see we passed 100,000 views! Hopefully, it will inspire people to give a little to organizations like that one.
Happy Easter everyone. Blessings and love to you all.
Friday, April 6, 2012
It's a good thing
Sometimes, things just take time. Now, not being the patient type, this is always a hard concept for me. BUT, we finally finished the video from February and the live recording of the kids.
Whew! I wish I could explain how many turns this small project took, but I would run out of Internet blog space. To give you a few highlights, the idea to record with a bunch of kids was formed by a man out of Baltimore, who quickly disappeared by the time the event was set up. (Still don’t know why?) Then, the ABA basketball team came to recue the project – so it had new life – but then the morning of the event, the players were called away. (What?!) Ok, so the show must go on, and it did. It was a blast!
What happened next was a matter of logistics. We needed to find the right producer (who would mix our live tracks for the kids), the right video editor, and hopefully a promoter who would shed some light on the little league team—because they need money to keep the program going. The promotion portion seemed to be harder than I would have thought. Organizations that I thought would jump at the chance to help out a small town, backed away. So after a couple of months, it was time to do the right thing. Take a look at the video.
I think you will feel the same way I did – this town is special. These kids are special.