I flew from Provo to Oakland with Morgan Rogers. She was surprising Sierra Trump. Kris picked us up at the airport around 3:30. Traffic was horrible and it took us forever to get home. Poor Morgan. She was so excited to see Sierra and she doesn't know our traffic. We finally got to Kris' where Maria and Sierra were waiting. Maria told Sierra they were picking me up. The girls squealed, then just hugged and cried. It was so cute. Maria left with the girls, then Kris and I got on with our sister vacation.
We just visited while fixing dinner. Doug got home and gave me a big welcome hug and filled the spa for us. We watched TV. I got introduced to a show they like called "Naked and Afraid." It's a crazy premise. They drop two strangers off, a man and a woman, naked, in a jungle or on an island. They need to find food, water and shelter and get by for 21 days. We just chilled and made plans for the rest of the week.
Tuesday was the day with Kim. We got to her place around 9:00 am. We walked their dog, Lucy, then went to the mall for lunch after freshening up a bit. We had a great time, just catching up. Kim is a great friend. It's like no time passes at all when we get together. We walked around the mall a bit because Kris had some returns to take care of. The funniest part was that Kim, who is 5'11", decided to wear platform sandals that day. While walking in the mall, with her between us two shrimps, I asked "Did you REALLY have to wear THOSE shoes today?" We got a good laugh out of it. She's elegance, class, refinement, old-fashioned values and kindness all rolled into one. I love that girl. Then it was time to go pick up her kids from school, so we went with her. We also drove by our old houses. It was a great day. Kris and I got home and worked on dinner and chilled. She had some Relief Society stuff to work on, too. We went at night to see the movie "Heaven is for Real." It's a great movie about a kid who had a near-death experience at the age of 3. The family wrote it into a book and now it's a movie.
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| 1870 Tanglewood Way. My bedroom was the one on the top left |
I love the good things her ward does. It's the gospel in action. There's a lady, who isn't a member, but uses the resources at the Bishop's Storehouse, including the employment center. Thanks to the workers at that center, this lady has a new job as a manager at McDonald's. They catered lessons to her and helped he in mock interviews. A brother in Kris' ward, who serves at the storehouse, would give this lady rides whenever he went. Kris' RS presidency also goes early in the morning every Friday to get day-old bread from Panera Bakery. They then deliver the bread to families in need or to families who just need a "thank you." They make up to 30 deliveries every Friday. Wow, what service! It was great to hear what they're up to.
On Wednesday, we went on a long 6-mile walk. It was beautiful. We had a great time and followed it up with donuts and donut holes at Donut Wheel, Kamiko's favorite. Then I got my haircut. It had been driving me nuts. I met Kris' Sandy. I have Sandy that cuts my hair and Kris has a Sandy. It was a nice afternoon. We finally got in the spa that Doug had filled just for us (not really, but he wanted us to think that). After a yummy dinner of steak salad, Kris and Doug took me to ice cream at Loards on the way out of town to go meet up with Maria in Tracy. I spent Wednesday night and Thursday with Maria and the girls. Of course, I saw John, but he's not a girl, so he doesn't really count.
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| We're old, but we've still got it. Actually, it was really hard for us to climb these and Kris kinda hurt her shoulder. We're old. |
Maria and I went out Thursday morning to take Abby to school and to pick up some delicious strawberries. She gets them right by her home in Manteca, at a field where they're picked daily. I ate them right in the car. Not all of them, but a lot. We went on a quick walk, then got cleaned up for a day in Old Sacramento with the girls. I'd never been to Old Sacramento. It was really fun. It's right on the waterfront and has lots of cute shops. A candy shop, a sock shop, souvenir shops, etc. We also had lunch at Farrell's ice cream place. I was too full for ice cream, but they sang to Morgan, complete with sirens, lights and drums. It was great. I got a delicious cheese and garlic stuffed sourdough loaf to take home to Kris and Doug's for dinner. We met up with them in Tracy again.
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| THE sandwich. Oh, this is only half. Maria and I shared. |
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| Syd, Morgan, Sierra and Maria |
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| Yes, these were sitting in my lap! |
Thursday night we had fish, veggies and BREAD. I then introduced Kris and Doug to my TV find, "Call the Midwife." It's a show based on a midwife's diaries. She worked in the East side of London in the late 1950's. I really enjoy the show. It's got strong female characters, since it's mostly about nuns, midwives and women giving birth. Oh, and we went to Loard's Ice Cream again because I needed to try a second flavor. I need to move to Livermore, because Kris and Doug go to Loard's every Friday for date night.
Friday morning Kris went off to work and Maria and Morgan came to get me. We headed to the airport and came back home. When I got home, Melia asked me "What's for dinner." THE OFFICIAL END OF MY VACATION!
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