in all the years that i worked in corporate america in san francisco...one of the things i remember most that brought excitement to the office...was the blue angels practicing for fleet week...they would fly overhead and everyone would stop what they were doing to catch a glimpse of the incredible speed and timing...and if you couldn't see it...you definately heard it...
when i had my corner office...with its big windows...my office would be the prime spot...you literally could sit there...and in seconds they would appear...right outside...so close...so fast...so scary...
saturday i had the opportunity to go to the blue angels air show...now this is a whole different experience...to sit and see the whole show up above...i just sat in awe of the formation and synchronization...and at such speed...
it was quite the full day...it started with the "parade of ships"...it would have been nice to see the ship tours..but that was scheduled for sunday...this was followed by the air show...one of my favorites was the "canadian forces snowbirds"...they looked like 9 red birds soaring through the blue sky...
but everyone was anticipating and waiting for the highlight of the day...the grand finale..with the blue angels...and they did not disappoint...
all in all...my favorites were the nose-dives...i held my breath every single time...saying a silent prayer that they would be ok...
it was also an emotional day...there were hundreds of thousands of people there...family and friends gathered...there were many moving moments...at times overwhelming...a sense of pride and respect for the armed forces...there were times that some would walk by in uniform...and it was wonderful to see such thankfulness and respect poured out towards them...
it reminded me of a sermon that i had heard a while back by pastor Joel Osteen...he had been talking how he had gone to the mall...and as he sat and watched all the people bustling around...he couldn't believe that we were a nation at war...i remember how it hit me...as he poured out his heart...of how we are just living our lives as if nothing different is going on...and as i have always believed that you should continue to live your life dispite what is going on...it changed my prayers....to include those fighting for our beautiful country...those that are willing to give their lives for our freedom and safety...
it was a fun day...i met some wonderful new friends...saw some excited acrobats with "huge" machinary ;o)...and it helped me to remember...to keep our military in our prayers...and to honor them...
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