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Well, my parents came in for a week around the beginning of August. This was their first trip out to the West coast and they loved it.... If we could only convince them to move out this way... We did all the touristy things, went surfing a few times and just hung out. There were several family dinners - all 8 of us - and great food.
Rebecca and her fiance' came a week later. It was a blast. Dave's new found passion is surfing. We must have gone 5 out of the 7 days they were here. They stopped at San Francisco, did Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge.
Let's see, what else? Between church, Bible study, worship practice, leading worship, studying for the Cisco certification and Tiffany possibly teaching part time at a college - we don't have much time for anything else. The 1-2 nights we get to relax at home - well, we just try to relax. In addition, Tiffany has me on her exercise routine - and we walk about 4 miles a night, 4-5 times a week. Not only is it good exercise, but it gives us alone time, or should I say, time to talk. Walks in California are much harder than Texas - lots of hills. However, it's not hot here, so it's generally more pleasant. Abbie sleeps during walks, and Josh loves taking trips in the stroller. I've lost a belt notch, but have gained 3 pounds - hopefully it's muscle - but I'd attribute it to surfing regularly and walking.
This weekend we plan on taking a trip to Santa Cruz for lunch, then afterwards we're meeting a guy who owned a surf shop - I'm trading a computer that I fixed for one of his surfboards. October 12, we're going to see David Crowder band play in Modesto; we've got company in/out of the area over the next few months.... it's fun.