It only takes 1 minute to connect with someone……

Going to the Laundromat can be such an experience….you basically have two choices:

1)  to go in with your head down and focus on the job at hand or

 2) you can let your guard down and meet the people who are there for the same reason you are…to get clean clothes…or maybe fate brings you together to teach you a lesson or to give you a snapshot of how others live their life…

It was definitely time for us to hit a laundromat while we were in Morro Bay – the laundromat wasn’t the cleanest one I have been in, but it wasn’t the worst either…

There was a young Latino family there doing their laundry.  Mom & dad with their 3 little girls and 1 newborn baby boy – I watched this family help each.  I saw several loving acts passed between them from kisses to the baby- to helping mom gather the soap & laundry baskets. All 3 of the little girls took turns caring for and feeding the newborn – while mom was busy folding clothes and feeding quarters into several of the machines.  Keep in mind this was a Thursday night at 8:30pm and I thought to myself imagine having 4 kids and not having a washing machine….the things we take for granted…

The girls shared a book and continued taking turns walking the newborn around the machines.  One little girl had her eye on Bill and eventually climbed up on the chair next to him – don’t know what it is about Bill, but kids flock to him.  Bill asked her what her name was and she answered in a quiet voice Carla – then Bill asked her about the book she was reading – Goosebumps – I caught the mom looking at us and smiling.  Carla continued to watch us as we finished up our laundry. 

When it was time to go she watched us walk to our van – I saw her leaning up against the glass and I waved….she quickly put her head down and then she was looking at us again and I said to Bill she wants you to wave to her, so he smiled and waved - her face lit up and she had the biggest smile and wave for him... we didn’t get to know the rest of the family’s names & we do not know where they live – but we are connected to them in some small way..