Today was a great Sunday. Lily and I slept in and that felt luxurious. We listened to church between 10 and noon and loved the emphasis on focusing on practical application in a religious journey.
After church, I packed the car with fishing things, bought some wax worms and meal worms at Petco and headed to the lake. The idea was that I’d have some time alone to figure out how to use my fishfinder, get set up, and focus on catching fish before everyone showed up and it got more chaotic. I did figure out how to use my fish-finder which was super exciting. I was able to find a spot that had fish around it. I had a bunch of bites really quickly, and within 40 minutes, I caught a beautiful bass.
Then everyone showed up which was really fun. Betsy, Micah and Pipa stopped by, and we also made friends with Joe and his son Zeek, who were fishing next to us. Lily reheated Borscht (which she had just cooked) on the Coleman stove and passed it out to everyone, including our new friends. As is usual for my birthday, we used Betsy’s recipe which was so fun. It was delicious as always and so fun to socialize. I’m not sure if the noise of the group scared away the fish because we didn’t catch any more, but it was a really good time and I was happy for the one I caught earlier. I’m starting to feel more confident fishing (I’ve been asking for tips relatively incessantly whenever I talk with a fisher). I should also note Lily loves making and passing out food out-doors, and she was really happy handing out borscht on the dock.
At home I watched some TV with Lily. We’ve been watching Chef’s Table which is one of the best TV series either of us have ever seen because the cinematography and storytelling is so powerful and moving.
After that I stayed up until 12:30 putting all the things away from our fishing adventure and also cleaning the garage. I was dying to clean the garage this weekend and thought my opportunity had passed, so I was so grateful to God that it worked out for me to get that done. I felt really happy about it.