Photos: (Click on the photo for a larger view) 1. Nate with Uncle David and Auntie Ro; 2. Alcatraz Island; 3.Us in San Fran; 4.Seals; 5. Making the famous Boudin sourdough bread; 6.Fisherman's Wharf; 7. No this is not a mop..it's a dog with dreadlocks; 8. Our family
My Uncle David & Auntie Ro (in the first photo) spent a year in China teaching English to the chinese kids. We were hoping to get our referral in time to meet up with them there but it didn't happen. However, they were very helpful to us as we prepared to go there and now we have a lot of stories to share. Yesterday and today at the viewing, we met up with most of our relatives. It's a strange thing to have your last memory of some of your cousins, when they were just kids, and then see them towering over you in their 20's and 30's! It was good to catch up with everyone and let Nate spend some time getting to know his Filipino aunts, uncles and cousins. Not to mention getting TOTALLY spoiled as well! Don & I just roll our eyes as he is very content to have everyone doing everything for him...they just love doting over him. Back at the hotel though....haha! We try to keep as consistent as possible and he knows he can't get away with much when he's around us. doh!
It was hard seeing my grandma at the viewing. They really did an excellent job with her...she looked good. But I still think of her as the plump, dark-haired lady with a funny sense of humor...not the skinny white-haired lady I saw today. I loved hearing her tell stories about my dad when he was a boy, and all the trouble he got into. hee hee!
Tomorrow is my mom's birthday and it will be nice to spend it with her since normally we would be several states apart. She wants to spend it at Ghiradelli Square at the famous chocolate factory....to which I did not object. ha! We're also going to check out Crossroads Community Church tomorrow and are looking forward to worshipping together for a change instead of leading. It was kind of a bummer to put the last of the sex series on hold though as we were going to answer various questions that people had...but we're trying to figure out a different way of doing that.
Well I am pretty tired so I'm going to sign off.
Sigué ("see ya later" in Tagalog).
1 comment:
Wow~ How brave you are to go by land rather than by air! We are probably going to move to Indiana and I can't even fathom what traviling by car would be like with Faith!!!! She doesn't do more than 30 minutes w/out saying "stuck" (because she is strapped into the carseat) over and over until we get somewhere she can get out.
You and Don (and your family)are in our prayers during this time of loss! However, at the same time---congratulations! What a blessing it is to know that your loved one is where we on earth long and wish to be every single day of our earthly lives!!!
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