Visits Here and There

 It's been a busy few weeks for us...

A Visit Here

Sometime in late March Sis. McGriffin contacted me to let me know that she and Pastor Mac would be flying to Los Angeles, then taking a cruise up the coast to Canada.  They were going to fly in a couple days early.  They had Thursday, April 28th, completely free so we invited them for a visit.  We all went to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and enjoyed a very delightful day. We took them to dinner at Santour Kabobery, one of our favorite restaurants here in Simi.  I did not take a single picture, but a good time was had by all!

A Visit There

For Mother's Day this year, Les wanted to go see his mom.  We flew to Nashville on Friday, May 6th.  We were suppose to get there around midnight Friday night, but a flight delay in Dallas had us arriving well after 2:00 Saturday morning.  We had already planned to spend the night in Nashville before driving to Cookeville on Saturday.

We spent Saturday evening with Bill and Dolly.  For those who were in our recent Adult Sunday School class, this is when the title for Les' lesson came about.  "The Baptist and the Bootlegger" came about as Les' dad was reminiscing about his parents and the way God changed their lives.

 

We attended First Church of Cookeville on Mother's Day.  The pastor's wife, Sis. Adrienne Hodum, did an excellent job talking about Mothers' hands.   We spent the rest of the day eating and visiting.

We met up with Les' sister, Lisa, and her husband, Rick, for breakfast on Monday morning.  Our visit extended to a trip to their house and a few hours of uninterrupted visiting.  None of their four kids were home at the time, something that I'm sure is going to be the new normal as their youngest will turn 18 this Fall.

We swung by Bill and Dolly's for one last visit before heading back the Nashville and flying home Monday afternoon.  Again, I didn't take a single picture, but a good time was had by all!

Another Visit Here

On May 17th, we had more visitors!  The Indy Macs - Les' brother, Lance, and his wife, Monica, along with their youngest daughter, Hannah, flew in from Indiana.  The guys did their typical male bonding on their bikes (four rides in four days) while we ladies did what I like to call "mall bonding."

While Les and Lance were cycling, we ladies spent Wednesday at the Los Angeles Fashion District.  I'm still calling it the Garment District, but I guess they're trying to sound a little more upscale.  We spent several hours wandering and chatting without doing any spending.  I finally bought a skirt, but the rest of our money stayed in our wallets.

 

On Thursday, while Les and Lance were cycling, Hannah wanted to go to a Zara store.  This led us to The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks.  Of course no self respecting shopper can go to a mall and just go to one store!  We spent a couple hours browsing and Hannah and Monica both found some goodies at H&M. 

Thursday evening we headed to the Santa Monica Pier.  It was a cool evening and we enjoyed wandering before settling in for a late dinner at Bubba Gumps.

 

On Friday, while Les and Lance were cycling, we found ourselves at Nordstrom Rack.  We also went to our local coffee shop, Dr. Conkey's.  Les and I have bought coffee there several times, but this time we also got some of their truffles.  We were not disappointed!

Friday evening was the first service of our Missions Conference.  It was also the Indy Mac's final night in town.  Hannah really wanted to go to the Griffith Park Observatory.  It is currently only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so Les and I went to church, while the Indy Macs enjoyed an evening in Hollywood and at Griffith Park.

Saturday afternoon it was time to say goodbye.  As you can see, we took lots of pictures and a good time was had by all!