Whether it is an attitude of contentment or the attempt to make each weekend count, I am not sure, yet I feel a satisfaction with life, as each of the past weekends have been with family. It started with a trip to San Diego with Eli for the Future Problem Solvers competition. Eli's team won first in the skit and 3rd in the writing competition. Later that week, he won the Math Olympiad for best in his class and scoring in the top 2% of all competitors.
We took Friday off, so we got to explore the Natural History Museum at Balboa Park. Then on Sunday afternoon, after the competition, we toured the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier as well as walked the piers. The harbor parks and tall ships, as well as the Navy statues were reminders of my nautical days in the Coast Guard.
The following weekend we had a soccer tournament in Palo Alto. The weather was perfect and the team played well. We lost to only an AYSO Elite team, that swept the competitive division in an earlier tournament.
Most recently, all 6 of us drove to Portland, OR for Anthony and Natalie's wedding. We drove down on Saturday and it was serendipitous to run into both Shirley and Arlene's family that evening. The wedding was grand! Both families are religious, so in many ways they match. Anthony has forged his own path, moved to Oregon, and started a new life together with Natalie.
For us it was a great weekend -- a long drive, yet refreshing!
