Jeanine hosted a book signing party this afternoon for an author friend which drew about 40 people. No sooner had it ended, when 50 or so of Nicolai’s friends started arriving for his graduation party. It featured his band performing an outdoor concert followed by a dance in the basement and a brief interlude to witness the supermoon rising.

My day was filled with less reason to party. My soccer team lost our first match of the season in a penalty kick shootout in the divisional championship match to a team that we beat twice earlier this season. I played well despite the 100F temperature on the synthetic field (90F elsewhere) and ended with a respectable six goals on the season. Despite the bitter loss, our 11-0-1 record was enough to secure promotion to division one for the fall season.