While life at the finca is beautiful and grace filled, opportunities for frustration and exhaustion of body and mind are also readily available and present on a normal basis. Recently I was having a rather long day. Nothing was working out as I planned, as per usual. I decided to take a break. So I met Scott Satterlee for a coffee at a little coffee shop in downtown La Ceiba. He happened to have his laptop with him, and the café had wifi, so I took a moment to briefly check my email. I received an email saying I was tagged in a picture on facebook, so I logged in.
My simply amazing friend Marianne Zorio stood at the top of my news feed with news that would change my entire day around. First off, after a strenuous year of getting her RN at Mason in a post-bacc program she got a job as a nurse in Alexandria, so big congratulations to her. Second, the Nationals successfully finished the season with the best record in the league. Third, and most importantly, Teddy won the presidents race during the 4th inning stretch of their last home game of the regular season.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Nationals, every 4th inning stretch there is an epic race of giant bobble head versions of George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Teddy Roosevelt from the bull pen towards home plate. The Nationals came to DC when I was a junior in high school, I turn 25 in January, and Teddy has never won. Ever.
While many might have lost hope after a seven year dry spell, Teddy did not. Teddy raced ever game. And finally, he won. I was very excited for my friend Marianne’s new job, very excited for my baseball team’s great season, but in all honesty, I was most excited about Teddy’s win. It gave me a new energy and a renewed sense of hope for the day.
I now simply say thank you and congratulations to my amazing friend Marianne and my favorite Nationals bobble head Teddy, for brightening my day and granting me hope during a time of frustration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvJfIV6nK9s
Editors Note: I do realize the fact that the race is highly rigged, it simply is beside the point in this situation :)
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