And more good and bad

I had the opportunity to see several people today whom I haven't seen in many, many years. This was very good. However, the reason I got to see them was that we were all at the memorial mass for the father of four of them. And the husband of one, father in law of two and so forth. Mind you, it's a French family, so the event was pretty relaxed and a chance for people who haven't seen each other for a while to catch up. So a happy social time with a sad reason. Bob was a wonderful man who raised four wonderful daughters.

Weird seeing their children who were toddlers last time I saw them and now they're in college. It was also the first time in many, many years I wore a tie. Had to buy one for the occasion.