Social Saturday

 Wifey claims to be an introvert, which many people don't buy. I think it's more accurate to say she just prefers to socialize less than I do -- especially if it means "doing more than one event in a single day."

Well, yesterday we drove the new manly Caddy SUV up to Aventura, to Mo's. My nephew of another mister Scott and his lady Sam were in town, for a pair of funerals, sadly. But hey -- ya gotta eat! So we met them and Dr. Barry and Donna, and later Paul, Patricia, Patricia's son Joey, and their new puppy Wolf joined the table.

It was terrific -- talking about life, and how parents mess up their kids without meaning to. But mostly it was great to catch up on the life of the two young D.C. journalists -- Scott works for WTOP, a top radio station in D.C., and Sam works for CNN. There were no Trump supporters at the table.

After, Wifey learned that the passenger seat in the new SUV reclines all the way flat, like an airplane Business Class seat, and took full advantage, while I drove home. After naps, we were ready for party #2 -- a celebration of our neighbors' daughter starting her Peds residency.

They're a delightful Persian family, and their girl Ghazal is a gem. Tall and beautiful, she wants to be a pediatrician, and did a "couples match" with her boyfriend, a tall, very gringo Floridian from Merritt Island, who wants to be a neurologist. They're headed to U Maryland, Baltimore for training together.

The family and friends were so warm and loving -- and knows how to party! They had a bar set up, and the most delicious kabobs and desserts. Ghazal's Mom tearfully thanked all of us for helping to share G-d's blessings of her wonderful kids, as well as the soaring of the futures of the future FSU Med students in attendance. There were shouts of "Inshallah" and even some uulating! It was so heartfelt and moving.

Wifey and I talked mostly with Jose and Lupita. Jose is Wifey's neurologist, and now Chief at UM. He cared for Wifey after her stroke. Lupita and he med in Mexico in med school -- though she never practiced medicine -- opting for full time mothering of three wonderful sons. The middle one came by, too, and also shared great news -- he was accepted to start med school, too, in Milwaukee! We met him when he was a mere tyke, and now he seems poised to follow his parents' footsteps.

Jose and I talked about our backgrounds. He's a Mexico born Sephardic Jew. His parents were from Syria, and like my late father in law, Jose's Dad fought in the Israeli Independence War. After that, he was a foreign service man for Israel, before ending up in Mexico. Jose had amazing tales to tell of his family.

Though Wifey grumbled about "another party," she had a wonderful time, too. It was impossible not to -- surrounded by the warmth and exultation of families celebrating the accomplishments of amazing kids.

I plan to email Mohammed this am, and tell him we were truly privileged to be included.

I joked with the proud parents that we should change their street name (they live across the street) to "Young Doctors' Way." We pledged to meet again in four years, after Jose and Lupita's boy matches with a residency. I think Jose hopes he chooses Neurology, too.

So it was a social Saturday. Today -- a quiet Sunday planned. This week we have lots of grandkid activity planned -- Joey is off to Texas for work, and Wifey and I plan to help out D1 a bit. Talk about proud parents!

If something is better than watching your kids soar, I have zero idea what it is. And yesterday, that was on full, beautiful display.