weekend

friday we (mom, dad, & em) met the boones & brian at stage coach park in la costa. we played some frisbee and imagine if, ate yummy picnic food, and danced to the jazz music concert. afterwards we all went back to the boones house for ice cream and apple pie. unfortunately a fog bank rolled in and we were unable to see any fireworks. the shows probably weren't that exciting compared to the riveting game of screw your neighbor the nine of us played around the kitchen table. even though mr. boone was hand writing and mrs. boone was playing for blood, the ultimate showdown was between mom and brian in the end. mom was champ, brian was chump (or loser, according to mrs. boone.) suffice it to say, we all laughed our faces off.

saturday i drove up to santa clarita listening to the sweet tunes of tchaikovsky and mozart. i made it to starbucks and had almost finished another chapter in my book and downed my grande coffee frappuccino light by the time laurie called. she came by and we chatted it up for awhile. eventually i looked through the window and across the parking lot and saw my roommate from my freshmen year walking hand in hand with her husband (whom i hadn't seen since i was in their wedding [one of the happiest days of my life] three years ago.) i ran out of starbucks with my arms flailing. the four of us had dinner at good ol' corner bakery, one of my sc favs, then went and changed for kristi & brian's wedding at placerita.

when i first found out that kristi and brian were engaged, i was ecstatic. they are just one of those couples that you look at and can't help but know they were perfectly designed by God for each other (and ultimately for Him.) their sense of humor, wit, service, and tenderness in both of them exhibit their uniqueness as God's chosen people. i know He was very pleased when they committed to Him yesterday evening to commit to each other for the rest of their lives. brian has always had a great smile but i seriously thought his smile grew ten times bigger with kristi, his sweet wife, by his side. precious.

after the wedding heather jumped in my car and we went to alhambra where matt and heather have been living since getting married. we watched olympic trials for awhile, chatted, and then eventually went to bed. i think we all three were pretty tired. but it was good to see them again and i really appreciate them letting me spend the night.

i left around nine in the morning to head to a church in east l.a. that i have been wanting to go to. i drove by the same block several times before i eventually found the building. once i found the building, i couldn't find the entrance. once i found the entrance, i couldn't find parking. so i decided to go ahead and drive back to cbad. i listened to a sermon from ciu on the way home and when i walked into my home church their sermon was just about to start. then i went out to lunch at a new mexican place which was pretty yummy.

all in all, it was a good weekend. i have my own level 3 students in my own little classroom beginning on tuesday. i'm thrilled and nervous. but God is cool, always.

you can see some pictures here.