Holidays for The Half-Jew

At no time in the year am I more aware of my Half-Jewishness than during the springtime holidays. Passover and Easter are quite on top of each other, and which I celebrate depends entirely upon who invites me to what function. As a dyed-in-the-wool Agnostic (not to be confused with atheist), I can go either way -- I just enjoy holidays and festivals. I don't spend it with the Christian half of my family, and their Easter is just a small chocolate & jellybean morning for the kids anyway. I've been out of regular touch with the Jewish half for long enough that it would be awkward to visit. So I just spend it in town and it's a Passover-Easter toss-up as to which side gets me.

The Jews have won for the past 6 or 7 years and I've been to seders each year (usually vegetarian or vegan seders). This year there hasn't been one that I knew I was invited to, so I haven't quite decided what to do with my weekend.

The December holidays are easier to layer, and I've even hosted very successful Channuchristmas parties myself. But the spring holidays both have a somewhat more serious edge, and you just can't interface them comfortably.

I know I'm welcome for services at the open and affirming First Congregational (I know because the gay Deacon says so!) but my heathen hide hasn't graced a church pew in a quarter-century, so I don't remember if there's any protocol to that.

I'm going hiking with Andy on Saturday afternoon, and have Monday off from work. Just a non-denominational dinner out with friends might be the nicest holiday option, if anyone is in town and interested. Let me know!

Eyes Taped Open

I'm going to go to bed so early tonight. It'll probably still be light out. I can't wait; this week has wiped me out. One of the things I always forget to be thankful for about singlehood is the absolute freedom to hit the pillow any time I want, and no one can stop me.

Except I'm not sure if I'm entirely single or not. I seem to be somewhere halfway between single and boyfriended. Every time I say that this current situation just isn't going to work out, we have a lovely date, like last night. We have another date tomorrow to go hiking in the afternoon and probably to dinner afterwards. Well, I put my foot down that he had to make time for me on weekends, and he did indeed toe the line. This will be the first date that we're not at a show or noisy event, and will really be able to just walk and talk.

Unrelated: Would anyone be interested in Sunday dinner out? stephkarto and I think it would be swell, and maybe you do too, especially since Monday is a state holiday for many of us. I was thinking it might be nice to try out the new restaurant 400 Highland in Davis, but if that's too pricy I'm wide open to other suggestions.