Another year has passed yet again...

Well, another year has come and gone yet again. As we look back over the year and think of things that we should have done, and things that we could have done differently, we wonder "Where has the time gone?" Each month flew right by at a dizzying speed which left our heads spinning. It is only a small matter of time before we will be seeing 2013 turn into 2014. After everything that we have all been through, we will never be the same. We were all given something at some point this year, whether we wanted it or not. Does it really matter if we wanted what was given to us? Of course not! Even if we got a toothbrush for our birthday rather than a new iPod, car, or whatever else we may want, we must be thankful for it. It is the small things that matter the most to us. Cherish ever moment as if it were your last. Life is too short to spend any amount of time being mad, sad, irritated, etc. We must remember to be like a duck. The things that irritate us are water and when water hits a duck's back, it just rolls off. Let us all make a decision to spend as much time being happy and joyous as possible in the new year.
Happy New Years!

The Potomac in Georgetown... at night!

Photos taken at the US Botanical Garden in Washington DC

  

Fountain at World War II Memorial

Waterfall at Smithsonian National Zoo