Had a wonderful weekend! We witnessed J.'s and T.'s baptism after attending 11:00 mass. I remembered all the responses and actually enjoyed the ritual. (Something like visiting a foreign country: I was keenly interested and wouldn't have missed it for the world, but I don't want to live there.) It rained a bit off and on, but didn't spoil the christening or the party after. Lots of people there: Besides J.'s and N.'s family of six, there were N.'s parents, J.'s Dad, wife, and daughter, Rachel (who was godmother for both), friends Carl (godfather) and Diana and Chris and Holly, the former with two little doggies, the latter with 7-month-old Evan. Incrediby, some of them stayed overnight--they had 13 people in the house--and there's only one bathroom. Oh, well, young people are adaptable and they all seemed perfectly fine with it. Lots of food and drink and fun with the kids followed the ceremony, of course.
Left the area about 10:30 and got home in good time--about 3:30--to find a message from Leslie inviting me to a barbershop singing group at 7:00. Would I go after our long trip south? Absolutely. Jumped in the shower, had a bite for dinner, dressed, and was out the door at 6:20.
The all-male group was so good. They're called "The Boardwalk Chorus," although they meet in Galloway and all except one are surely in their sixties and seventies. It was wonderful fun to be there are hear them; we chatted with several after. Got home a bit before 9:00, had my p. and w. and went to bed to sleep like a log.