My days as a Crosswalk Lady

The morning was still. Clouds were in the sky. I looked up and smiled as little drops of rain came down. It was a peaceful feeling in my heart. I knew it was the end, the last day of this chapter in my life. I felt the calm, the sadness, the happiness, but mostly peace. Isn't that what we want to feel in the end of something?

I will always remember each child. I might not know there names, but their sweet little spirits will always be in my heart. I learned so much about that corner. I knew the people, the cars, how fast the light changes, i watched the sun move in the sky showing me summer to winter and back to summer again. I knew everyday what the weather had in store. I watched cars and people come and go, and come and go again...

Ralph was a man that rode his bike to work every morning. He was married, from Utah, and always smelled somewhat of alcohol. His nephew caught a 300 pound fish in Florida during Spring Break this year. He went to Texas three weeks ago to celebrate his Moms 89th birthday. He called me darlin instead of Alex because that is a boys name...

One lady, not just one lady, one of the nicest people i will ever meet would bring us water and punch when it was hot outside and hot pastries when we where freezing outside. We had to communicate through her son because she only spoke Spanish. She will always be in my heart and i will forever be thankful for her kindness.

So many children i will remember... three brothers and their two sisters that have beautiful eyes, a group of girls who annoyed the crap out of me but always made me smile and gave me hugs, a brother and sister i yelled at every afternoon for being so late but every morning they made up for it somehow, one boy commented on my hair every single day.."why you wear your hair like that?" "why did you paint your hair again?" "i like you better with your hair straight".....so many children with so much love....

Yes, being the crosswalk lady was memorable, exciting, and sometimes rough, but i will always be grateful for what it gave me. Memories, friends, laughter, frustration, a pay check, everything you could just imagine from standing on a busy intersection corner, my corner, everyday...I will remember it just that way.........