A Celebation amid Sorrow...

Last week was one filled with the most dramatic emotional highs and lows possible...my husband's sister has a beautiful home in Belle Harbor which is part of the Rockaways in Queens, New York City.  Last week also we were part of the middle class  in south Florida who returned Barack Obama to the Presidency.  I am filled with sorrow for all those in NY and NJ who have suffered and continue to suffer such a heart wrenching loss (my sister-in-law is recovering but some of her close neighbors have died going down to check out their basements, and others have had their homes burnt to the ground - behind her house - or lost out to the sea - only 2 blocks away).  We continue to have hope that the next few years will be positive strides forward, and that Americans can see what it's like to have two parties work together.