Yesterday was the first church picnic of the summer.
Aside from the weather, which felt like January, I had more fun than I've had in....... a really long time. My volleyball team came out in splendid lower-than-last place, which I think is partly because most of our team people hadn't played since last summer; but I think the root of it was our name. Being called the 'Super Suckers' really didn't do wonders for our team's morale. One guy's comment sums it up: "Come on, we're the Super Suckers! Our goal is to get disqualified the fastest!"
I about quit the team. I didn't though, and we lost twice. Badly.
Losing dampened our spirits only temporarily, though, and I went on to have a charming day pushing adorable little children on swings, and trying to give equal attention to both their chatter, and the conversations of a friend.
I think the most rewarding thing a person could ever do, is smile at a young child.