A Busy Week

This week was, seriously, the busiest I can remember. At least from a social perspective. Over last weekend, Max and his new wife Christina came up for a day or two. We explored the Boston area, went to Harvard Square, and watched the Pats beat up on the Ravens (which they weren't that happy about).

Monday night I had a Vikings (U6 practice) and a run afterwards.
Tuesday night I met up with Matt Levitt, my co-clerk at the SJC, and went to the gym afterwards.
Wednesday night I went to see "Waiting for Superman" and ate dinner at the CBC.
Thursday, the day I meant to rest, Bill Norton, my old law school roommate, came into town.
Friday night I played my first soccer game after hurting my knee (more than two months ago!) and then went out Hogan's Run afterwards.

Saturday morning I had a Vikings game at 9am, watched Maryland play BC (for a 24-21 victory) and then went out to a friend's house in Watertown.

And then on Sunday, he rested.

This weekend...

...actually, this weekend there wasn't a lot going on. Steve had a friend in from England all week, which entailed a lot of going out, so we've mainly been recovering.

The Burros had a soccer match on Friday, which they dropped 2-1. Did I tell you I hurt my knee? During the second to last game of the Spring season a kid blocked my shot and hurt my knee a bit. I went to the orthopedic doctor a while back and he said it probably wasn't serious and I should come back if it still hurt after two months. So I'm going back. Maybe a slightly torn meniscus? Strained ACL? I can walk, do the elliptical, and even run without problem. Is the side to side maneuvers that are problematic. We'll see what he says when I go back in.

The Vikings also dropped their game on Saturday. Our records hasn't been so good this season...

And that's pretty much it. I don't have off for Columbus Day, so it's into the office tomorrow.

Oktoberfest

So, the big event this weekend was a dual Oktoberfest/Farewell Party. The two became combined out of convenience, and the desire of the leaving party to not attract too much attention. In any event, both went well.

First, the Oktoberfest component. We ended up having 20-30 people show up, and almost everyone brought some tasty Oktoberfest beer. This complimented the little stock I'd been accumulating for the party very well. My favorites? Hooker, Victory, and Wachusett (a local brewery in Westminster, MA). Much fun was had by all.

The farewell party was a bit tougher. The farewelling was for Fred and Karen, friends of mine and Steve's, and their daughter Charlotte. Fred's company, Malvern, has strongly suggested that he move to, well, Malvern, England for a few years. Unfortunately, there's not a lot to do in that part of the island.

Even worse, during the farewell party Fred and Karen's babysitter rang them up, and they had to leave early. Nothing worse than having to leave your own party, but, as always, Char(lott)e's in Charge. Ha.

Incidentally, I originally met Karen through Jennifer Moody, who is a Westminster chick (she was good friends with Jenny Pogue, from down the street). They played soccer together at Radford University. And so Karen ended up on my soccer team, of course.