Weekend Happenings

Well, before we tell about our weekend, we feel it important to share this picture...it's quite monumental in our lives...license plates that aren't from Ohio:)









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This weekend we had a great time, as Jeff took a break from his writing. We checked out a kimono show at a Japanese garden, and enjoyed walking through the gardens...











It didn't take us long to realize that the gardens were built over a water reclamation plant, a.k.a, sewage plant. So, the warmth of the day filled the air with a particular aroma and we were drawn to visit the lookout point over the plant. Jeff loved the 'life ring' hanging on the railing:)









A highlight of the day was the kimono show where we learned about the history of the outfit and how to put one on. The instructor of the L.A. Kimono Club....yes, there's a club!....was a consultant for the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha". Needless to say, she knew her kimonos!










After the show, our mission was "kimono hunting" for the purposes of a picture:) Several of the models were strolling through the garden and we were able to get pictures with them:

Happenings since the last post:

Cindy spent last week in Van Wert visiting her family during harvest. For those who may not know, it was a time full of combines, tractors, wagons...and corn; lots of it! A highlight though, was spending time with our niece, who was pretending she was the Corn Princess.










After returning to CA, we met up with a college roommate, Heather, from Mt. Vernon. We had a great time visiting with her and her husband in Pasadena, home of the Rose Parade:











And, as you have probably heard, there have been some pretty devastating forest fires out here. They have not been too far from us, and Jeff captured this picture on Sunday when the smoke was so thick it was covering the sun and casting a fiery color in the sky. We were chalking it up as a new weather experience:)











We're pretty excited...the movers are delivering all of our belongings this Thursday....yea! We'll have some pics of our new place soon.

No better friends than Ohioans!

Last week was so encouraging since we met up with some friends from OU. Jake was out here for a work-related meeting, so we were able to spend time with him....we were so excited to talk with someone we knew that we took a picture of 'our first friend outing' in CA:)










Then we met up with one of Jeff's college roommate, Brian, and his wife Shalon and had a great time touring the Getty museum. It is definitely much more than an art museum...the panoramic views of L.A. and the ocean are quite spectacular in addition to beautiful gardens. We had a great time catching up with them!