Sacrifices

Here I am in Baltimore visiting family to celebrate my youngest niece’s high school graduation. Today was the big party and I attended dutifully as any good aunt would. But then something terrible happened. After the party was over, suddenly, I found myself inside Camden Yards! I can’t explain it. All I know is that by the second inning, I was seated in the upper deck among a whole slew of orange-clad Orioles fans. Then I had to endure one Orioles homer after another, and even, you’re not going to believe this, but a few rounds of “The Wave.” The Orioles cheers were near about so deafening, a person couldn’t hear herself admiring George Sherrill’s capless head through the zoom lens.

It was a very, very hard night for me, as I’m sure you can imagine.

And seeing this…this was the hardest of all…

I won’t bore you with the rest of the gruesome details tonight. I want you to know how much I appreciate your kindness in listening to this difficult tale. Your compassion won’t be forgotten. I am going to try to pull myself together now and get a good night’s sleep so that I can face tomorrow.

Wishing all of you a most wonderful weekend and less difficult travails than I have endured.

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