Fri Apr 14 - I haven't made much of a big deal out of observing Passover, because I just kind of wanted to go about it quietly. But for those of you who grew up with this, I know a little bit more about the experience now. At work, they surprised us with buying pizza and salad to make up for two-plus hours of meetings interrupting a big deadline day. I debated whether to eat at my desk or with everyone else, and just have my soup and matzohs. I opted to be there with them, and enjoy the company. One of the instructors in our department is from Venezuela, and he'd never seen a board of matzoh before. His comment was "Wow, I've never seen crackers that big" ... because of course, this looked like "soup and crackers."

So I had to debate internally "what do I say? Should I wimp out? Should I say what this really is? Should I explain why "we" eat these for Passover?" And I felt the tiniest sense of "we" in the experience. I hope I did you/us proud by my little explanation of the "bread of affliction" and Passover in general. It was humbling.

(And a little bit funny, since the devout Mormon in the group was happy to actually hear the "why" about matzoh for the first time.)

Anyways, I'm a little in awe of participating and getting a sense of what you face every year. It's pretty amazing.
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So my To-Do list is frighteningly long for the weekend. Go home, pack overnight clothes and things for the weekend. Go to the studio and pack a bunch of equipment. Go to the airport to pick up Ken, and head to his home, where I'm delivering Ken to his wife and then going straight to sleep. Eye doctor's at 8 am tomorrow morning. Set up for the band in the afternoon. Play and enjoy the big birthday bash. Tear down. Figure out if I'm doing anything for Easter for me personally, or just enjoy it quietly alone. Unpack equipment at the studio. Probably work a few hours in the office to finish "today's" deadline. Collapse.

Rinse. Repeat?

*giggle*

Happy weekend to you all, in whatever celebrations or family or friends you might be enjoying.
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Today's Blessing That I'm Thankful For: Dayle and Ken, for being such a wonderful part of my life.
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Exercise: Just running around today. It was raining, and I never ventured out for a walk.
Weight Loss This Week: Fri 4/14: 15.4 (down -0.6 from Thu)