Getting Back Out There

 With sleeping in and springing ahead, the clock is telling me that this Sunday is almost half over before I am even getting going. But that's OK. We make up for it by staying up late, and we have no agenda for today anyway.

Tom helped me pick some forsythia buds a few days ago and now after spending those few days in the house they are in full bloom. Bouquets of forsythia and Acuba leaves remind me of my Aunt Alma. She was the one who first introduced me to these early spring arrangements. 

Friday was busy being "out there". We went to breakfast as usual, then we did our weekly grocery shopping at the neighborhood Safeway. In the afternoon we went to Irene's track meet at Highline Memorial Stadium. It was a jamboree of the four Highline district high schools. Each athlete could do two events. Irene ran/jumped the 100 m and the 300 m hurdles. As an elementary PE teacher in the district, Jill worked the meet.

Irene came in a close second in a full field in the 100 m race, setting a personal best. She finished first in a short field on the 300 m. 

And Jill and Irene both looked good! 

We enjoyed being able to be there and sharing in their success. 

On Saturday morning I had a Zoom meeting with the committee planning our 60th high school reunion, scheduled for this coming July. I have not kept contact with my Molalla, OR school friends, so it has been good meeting with some of my old classmates and getting a little bit reconnected. I'm hoping we can find some of my missing friends. I'm also hoping I will be in good enough shape to be there.

Then later in the morning we geared up and headed for the light rail to take us to the stadium for my first of the season Sounders Soccer match. It was a sunny morning/early afternoon and I was happy to not have to hurry through rain. I don't hurry well. 

Our new stadium seats are great. This is our view. At the opening of each match the supporter section sings "The bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle, the fields the greenest green in Seattle". Today they were, and of course, Seattle colors are blue and green. 

Here we are, proof that I made it. I just have to hang on tight to the railings, and with my walking stick, people give me space. It was just two years ago that everything was suspended because of COVID. Now we are back, maskless except on the train, and for now, pushing the pandemic to the backs of our minds. Vaccination rate is very high here and, for now, break out cases are low. Masks are still a choice and some are wearing them. We will when we go shopping. 

It feels good to be back out there. Oh, and I almost forgot to say, "We won!"