Weekend Away

This weekend we blew off church and the moms (Sorry, you guys!) and headed for very sunny San Diego. It was really nice to be away and not worry about laundry, dirty toilets and other compelling things. We actually got out on a sailboat Saturday afternoon. It was pretty cool. I didn’t even get sick! The only bummer was this old lady who was sharing the trip with us. She obviously did not know what she was getting into. She was pretty miserable the entire time. She even whined, “Oh, this is a nightmare!” I felt bad for her, but it was kinda’ hard not to laugh at the situation. Other than that it was fun, and Don was like a kid in a candy store. He was soooooo excited to be out on the ocean and even more excited that the captain let him steer most of the trip. That probably didn’t help the old lady’s nightmare ride very much, but he sure had a great time! We also visited Sea Port Village for dinner and walked all over Balboa Park. That place was amazing! They have an outdoor pipe organ that organists can come and play on Sundays. Now, I am not an organ girl, but the sheer presence of sound coming out of that thing was awesome. There was also a female trio that sang in the amphitheater, and one of their selections was actually When Love is Found. It is always so weird when you hear church songs outside the context of a service. I had to do a double take. We wanted to take in some of the night-life, but we decided to put off the Gas Lamp District until next time. So, my job before our next little jaunt is to research the clubs and bars downtown. So if anyone knows anything about cool night spots in San Diego, please recommend some.

So, now I’m back for another run-away week. The wind is so bad that I think I’m in for the night. I’ve never been to Chicago, but Las Vegas has to be a close second for the Windy City title. If there is one form of weather that I could do without it is definitely wind. It annoys the crap out of me! Plus, it gets my allergies going like crazy. My nose doesn’t need much encouragement to start running like a faucet. Pretty picture, hu?

Lots of church stuff this week: we’re still trying to finalize our summer schedule and our new and improved program for next year. There’s also Pentecost on Sunday. For those of you who aren’t churched Pentecost commemorates when the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles after Jesus’ ascension into Heaven. But at CTK, it’s a celebration of how different we all are, and we get to sing/butcher all kinds of languages. I don’t agree with this focus at all- if ya’ couldn’t tell! It will be another frustrating liturgy I’m sure.

Wednesday is the last day of Religious Ed!!!! Yippee!!!!

I indulged and bought Ben & Jerry’s at the grocery store. Yum! Yum! I can hardly wait to taste the cold, creamy, chocolate decadence as it melts on my warm, anticipating tongue… Oh, I thought I was alone.

Well, I guess I don’t really have anything else to say. Thanks for all the Prom input. We saw lots of Prom kids in San Diego, too. I even saw one or two pregnant Prom girls. Where would you find a prego Prom dress? Do they have special stores like they have special schools in Utah? (Yes, Utah has- at least they used to- special schools for pregnant girls. One of my cousins had to go there- another crazy family story whenever I get around to it!) If anyone hears about 94.1’s Second Chance Prom let me know.

That’s it for me. Talk to ya’ later…