The Athanasian Creed really isn’t that long. I was thinking that yesterday during church when we said it. Every other year it’s always seemed long. I used to dread Trinity Sunday because you knew an already long service was just going to be that much longer. Our church services can go almost an hour and a half, which I still think is long compared to other area services. Maybe someday I won’t think an hour and a half is long either.

Yesterday I went to a reception for a high school friend who was recently married. She played the violin for our wedding and we both played clarinet in the band. A few other girls from my graduating class were there. With the exception of the twenty plus years we’ve lived apart, it’s funny how we all still relatively seem like the same people. One of them mentioned getting botox now. I almost asked where is it in town that she goes, as I have at times wondered about looking into it myself. We zoomed with a couple of other classmates who hadn’t been able to make it that day. It was a little weird and sometimes hard to hear but it worked.

It was a nice time and I didn’t end up feeling tired afterward so that was good. I’ve mostly stayed away from the camp things so far, taking care of my own meals and feeling a sense of focus on the room tasks I’ve started. I’m not doing a garden this year or anything outside needing any additional upkeep. The boys and I took a several bags to goodwill before lunch. After that we made a very quick trip into Walmart for clear shallow storage totes. I’m going for uniform storage this time. The idea is for everyone to have their two or three bins to keep their personal items that don’t need to be in bedrooms but they aren’t ready to get rid of.

We went swimming again this afternoon. I got in this time and it felt good to do so. I used to tell friends or family when they came that they have to get in or else they’ll get old. What I meant by that is there comes this point with outside water where if it doesn’t look the cleanest you stop getting in. That’s not why I got in this time. I was hoping it was going to be good for my nerves. Sometimes there are turtles but I didn’t see any today.