I am with John Stewart on the whole Passover vs Easter as a father of mixed faith (sorta neither faith however following stories of both). This is a video from a few years ago however its still as funny today as it was then. So true. Passover is such a harder sell than Easter. Just look at the photo of our Easter spread that is the setup for our egg hunt with the girls tomorrow. On the Passover front they may get some soup and chocolate covered matzoh.
Passover
Good Friday
Today is Good Friday, and also the first night of Passover. MC and I went to Michael’s dads for the Seder. My parents thankfully gave us a lift in their car so we did not have to take the subway.
Today was special because it was the first time we had told anyone other than our parents and one or two friends that MC was pregnant. The amnio results were in and we felt confident in finally being able to tell people. MC did not want to make a scene but as I warned her my sister no matter how you tell her she would react very loudly to the news. Carrie did not disappoint. Neither did Lauren. It was definitely a happy occasion. I think everyone was happy except for Zachary. He was disappointed to hear that we were having a baby girl. He was hoping for a little boy cousin to play with, possibly boss around a little bit. We had to disappoint him.
Overall the Cedar was good. Obviously the most memorable part of it was us giving the news about the baby, so it’s kind of hard to remember anything else memorable that happened.
The Holiday’s, Well Sort Of
Tonight I went to my parents for the first night of Passover. It is a holiday to me in the sense that I get together with my family and that it is a Jewish holiday. I of course don’t celebrate it in the traditional way (aka I don’t at all). It is good to see everyone though. Lots of little kids running around now a days. Morgan, Zack, and the twins are so funny. Evan is very cute just staring at everyone but she (yes it is a girls name too I am told) is too young to do much.
I didn’t eat very much. I never really do at these get togethers. The food is not the usual stuff I would eat. I was really tired so I was glad that I got a rid from Andrew back to my place. It is nice having quasi family live nearby, especially if they have cars!
Overall a good night, even though I at the time when I was tired it didn’t feel that way. Of course any night when I can get a hello and goodbye hug and kiss from Morgan is a good night! I will say it again, she is way too smart for her own good.
As for work, it was the normal fare today. I had a bunch of meetings. Then uncovered stuff that should have been setup better than it was, and a few minor issues crept up. Because of the holiday I didn’t stay to take part in a test that was planned. I hope it goes well since if it does we can prove to others what we have been saying for a while that VMware should be used more in our environment. I will see how it went when I get to work tomorrow.