Highs and Lows

I was a bit disappointed to realize it was Monday when I woke up this morning, but I suppose a new week is easier to face when you know it's only going to be a four-day work week (I'm taking Friday off). We had a pretty good weekend, although it had some unexpected moments. We did have some amazing weather all weekend, with blue skies, sunshine, and low humidity, which I always enjoy.

As I mentioned, we had tickets to the baseball game Saturday afternoon. It'd been about a year since we'd last been to one, so we were all looking forward to it. And as it was also Worldwide Knit in Public Day, I took my sock in progress to the game (though let's be honest -- I would have taken my knitting regardless). We had great seats along the first base line, with the sun behind us so we didn't have to worry about getting burned.

Shortly after I took this photo, something dramatic happened: A foul ball was hit in our direction, bounced off some seats, hit our friends' younger daughter in the face, and ended up in my seat. I'm happy to tell you that she's fine, though she has a pretty impressive black eye now, but they took her to Children's Hospital to get checked out just in case. And she got to keep the ball, of course! Because of this excitement, I didn't do much knitting because I thought it would be better to keep an eye out for foul balls. And it ended up being a really exciting game that the Pirates won!

There was plenty of time for knitting at home, and thanks to a good amount of time spent finishing Downtown Abbey (the series) and watching all of the first movie and part of the second, I finished my Rift tee!

I still have to block it to try to get some more room, but it does fit -- just not with any real positive ease. I'm hoping that once it gets wet and I stretch it, it'll be a little more comfortable. I can definitely see myself knitting another of these, though I might knit the next size up (or at least actually bother to get gauge). Once I get this blocked, I'll take some photos and do a proper write-up.

Finally, yesterday was our synagogue annual meeting, which officially marked the end of my second term on the board and my second year as board secretary. I still have to submit the minutes, but for all intents and purposes, I'm done. This moment is a little bittersweet; though the board has been a huge commitment in recent years and I've grumbled about the time it's taken up, I will miss being involved. What I neglected to mention in my last post, though, is that our congregation is currently involved in a process with another one (one that actually was formed years ago when a group split off from our congregation) of looking at a possible unification and the creation of an entirely new entity. So while I have to take a year off from board service, in reality, my synagogue may no longer exist in another year, and if we do move forward with this process, there will be plenty of opportunities to get involved in figuring out all the details. It's an exciting time, and we'll see what happens.

And now I need to get moving -- Mo has an orthodontist appointment at 11, so I need to try to squeeze in my run and a shower before then. Have a great start to your week!