I've been finished with classes for just over a week now and have thoroughly been enjoying the break.
It began with a trip to the Crystal Cathedral to see their annual Christmas show called, "The Story of Christmas." Complete with 7 flying angels, camels, horses, sheep, goats, and a water buffalo, it was quite an experience.
Other highlights thus far include a quick trip to the Santa Barbara area with the folks for a Blind Boys of Alabama concert. We spent some time in Solvang, California as well as our new favorite area of downtown Santa Barbara.
After wrapping and decorations were finished, we spent Christmas Eve with our family tradition of chicken pot pie and had the Chungs over for dinner. Christmas morning brought the opening of some great gifts including some gift cards, money, and several new additions to my library including Bonhoeffer's "The Cost of Discipleship," Nouwen's "In The Name of Jesus," Kotter's "Leading Change," a Kempis' "The Imitation of Christ," and Lamott's, "Traveling Mercies." We spent the day watching movies together including "Little Miss Sunshine." The day ended with our Christmas dinner outside on the back patio! It was very good...
Along with some shopping trips to Old Pasadena and the first movie of the break seeing "The Good Shepherd" at the Krikorian in Monrovia its been a good time thus far. Continuing to have sweet tea and home cooked food adds to the joy of being home.
For now, I'm off with Mama Henck to go be old folks and see the 10:15 a.m. showing of "The Queen" in Covina. At $6 for the movie, I think it'll be good!
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Glad to hear you're enjoying the break. I like the library feature! You'll have to teach me how to do it.
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