oooohhhh I am so excited!!!

The RED SOX won on Thursday night by coming back from the largest run deficit in 79 years in the postseason playoffs. Seventh inning rally and then comeback in the 9th made it official - there will be a Game 6 and the Tampa Bay Rays are not automatically headed to the World Series.

We (and yes, I mean We), have been scorched by this red hot, young, powerful Rays team and to be quite honest, after watching the 3 games we lost to the Rays, we deserved to lose. The Red Sox did not look like they belonged. They were playing horrible. We were stranding men on base, nobody was coming up clutch, and our pitching was just plain bad. We were walking the lead-off hitters, they were blowing us up with home runs and stealing bases.

But this kind of drama and entertainment, you can't find anywhere else. At 12:15 am on Thursday night, I was trying to hold it together, the suspense was killing me. Were we going to blow it in the last minute? All the hard work, preparation to get to that point, was riding on the line - talk about intense. When you have a season that lasts from April to October, every game DOES count. And this game was the most important. Now tonight's game is the most important, and if we win, the next will be just as much.

Can they do it? Can they come back AGAIN from a 3-2 series losing streak? Well, they did it in 2004 to break the curse of The Bambino; they did it last year, when they were down 3-0 against the Indians and took the next 4 games and then swept the Rockies in 4. It IS possible. Although, I have my doubts (like any Red Sox fan) that they will make it this year because of the injuries and players that can't play.....but does anyone remember the bloody sock!!?!?!?! We've dealt through injuries before, I am just not sure we have really seen a team as good as the Rays, even though I hate to admit it.

Tonight's the night. 8pm. Don't call, I won't pick up. I'll be watching MY Sox.

Happy days!

Yesterday I travelled to Mt. Vernon just south of DC to attend the wedding of a dear college friend. At the same time, I got to see all of my college friends, and as we all said, it was like a family reunion. Folks came from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and DC.

Sometimes I am amazed at how these friendships have endured and remained strong through the years. We have known each other for 13 years. We have celebrated births, weddings and graduations; and we have supported and encouraged during losses and difficult news. I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends!

The wedding was beautiful. The ceremony was outside in the garden at the Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church. It was a sunny morning with birds chirping in the background. They had a string quartet playing, and as my friend walked down the aisle, all eyes were on her. She looked absolutely beautiful. Her bouquet had roses, orange calla lillies, berries and fall leaves. She looked so happy. They exchanged their vows - the promises, as we watched them make this lifetime committment to one another.

The day was autumn themed, with fall colors of brown, burgundy, and orange, and the food was scrumtuous! We had Virginia ham or chicken stuffed with apples and cornbread, steamed squash and zuccini, mashed sweet or regular potatos, cranberry and almond salad and bread.

The greatest part of the day was watching my two friends declare their love for each other and being able to share in their joy. They are off to Greece this morning, and I can't wait to see pictures of their trip!

Here is a link with some pictures of the location. I left my camera at work and couldn't take any pictures. I know!!!