Monday, May 5, 2008

first communion

big day in finkdom yesterday- owen celebrated his first communion. he was excited, and admitted to being a little nervous just beforehand, but did great. he and about 15 other kids received their first communion as part of the regular sunday mass. near the end of the service, the priest acknowledged all the kids, congratulated them and led the congregation in a round of applause. owen, obviously moved by the spirit within him, felt inspired to do this great little dance of celebration. so funny.

had a small gathering of family back to the finkstead afterwards for mimosas, bloodies, and too much food. weather turned out perfect, which kept the kids outside for most of the afternoon. only the allure of the new mariokart game owen got for wii (thanks gramma and big buddy!) was enough to keep them inside for any stretch of time.

favorite quotes of the weekend-
  • owen, at communion practice thursday night: "will i be able to go up for seconds?"
  • ciaran, responding to rachel's "disappointment" that she didn't know mimosas were available when opting for a bloody mary: "you never take the first food item offered you at the finks until you've seen the whole menu."
  • trooper kev, upon listening to my mom's description of the new time share my folks just bought into: "wait- lemme get this straight- you mean the indoor pool is indoors? that place must be amazing!"

3 comments:

N said...

Congrats to the big O! A big hug from the Salvaggio clan.

He's a man now. Oh wait. That's a Bar Mitzvah.


Ciaran has it absolutely right. You don't mess with that. The only alternative is to brick your drink somewhere near the SuperBowl cake and move on from there.

CEK said...

You could have listed the drinks menu of the Rainbow Room and Rachel still would have had the Bloody Mary. Half the reason the girl loves to fly is because planes offer her free V8.

eao said...

All of this talk of Wii's and game systems are a common theme.

I wonder, has a "life goes on" rule been implemented in the household similar to the law that ruled Clav 217?