We really aren't that political, but

our weekend activities certainly don't reflect that.....

On Friday we hosted a presidential debate party. I served my world-famous turkey meatloaf sliders (they are covered in pancetta and slathered in arugula mayonnaise), proscuitto, arugula and goat cheese bruschetta, and TJ's puff pastry treats. Fortunately, we had not one, but two Sarah Palins attend our party! A good time was had by all and for once in my life I correctly estimated the right amount of food needed (never forget the 20lbs of cole slaw). Fenway was very social, but for some reason Ortiz freaked out and hid under the bed the whole time (maybe he is an anarchist).

Saturday morning, we woke up early and drove nearly an hour to Greensboro to watch Barack Obama and Joe Biden at a rally. We figured it would be pretty cool to tell our future children that we saw (albeit from very far away) the first african-american president (or at least nominee)--not to mention I needed an excuse to wear my "Scientist for Barack" button. We stood next to 20,000 of our closest friends and heard two great speeches. Regardless of your political affiliation, you have to be impressed by the impact Barack has on people--we saw teens and children genuinely EXCITED to be at a political rally and many groups of people who don't traditionally vote there in full force (minorities, young people). We saw a couple of kids there holding Nader signs---I wanted to tell them not to waste a vote on him (in 2000 I was an idealistic 18-year old who voted for Nader--and after talking to some friends this is a common mistake of youth).

Sunday was spend lazying around, playing tennis, watching football and SNL clips (too funny).

I will try to make non-political posts, but it is difficult because I feel so vested in this election. I am sure I will become a jaded cynic soon.....