The weekend of October 7-9 was a hectic one to say the least. It started with my parents picking me up directly from work to go to dinner for Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the Jewish calendar where we pray for forgiveness and atone for our sins. Like all Jewish holidays; the day begins at sundown so immediately after dinner we went to services. Yom kippur is a particularly interesting holiday in that many Jews will fast from sundown to sundown as a means of allowing for more personal reflection. After a long (and malnourished) Saturday of prayer my family went into Detroit to visit my grandparents and enjoy the long awaited breaking of the fast. We had our usual bagels and lox and settled in to watch the Michigan vs. Northwestern football game. Denard dazzled in the second half and Michigan pulled away 42-24. Unfortunately, since the game didn't start until 7:00 I didn't get home close to midnight (16 straight hours of on the go!). It was a long and tiring day - one that was certainly mentally draining enough to want to rest up Sunday, but there were other plans in store. After completing various other tasks all morning (a homework set and some exam prep) I caught the bus up to North to meet with my Smart Surfaces group for the first time since we had been formed. It was an exciting feeling knowing I had an official group and we all wouldn't be changing projects come Tuesday, but it also meant that we needed to get our act together as we started to plan out the rest of our semester. We had a great meeting where we discussed team goals, desires, and rules. I put together the basis of our powerpoint and everyone took a crack at spicing it up with colors and figures. I'm quite excited to work with this group the remainder of the year as we pulled it all together for a crisp looking presentation.
More is to come on our team roles soon!
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