Well, we are back!! :) Two weeks ago Sunday, we drove to Leoni Meadows for our annual Central California Conference Ministerial Retreat. It was supposed to be a 3 hour trip. But after getting lost and driving through snow and closed roads (yes, you read it right *Closed Roads*), we made it in SIX HOURS!!! ... sigh ... It was pretty scary driving, especially at night and with a 7 month old baby! At some point I was actually making a mental list of the things we had in the car that would help us survive through the night in the car in the middle of the mountains - water, food, electric blanket, flashlight, and raisinets! :) LOL
But thank God we made it out of those "valley of the shadow of death" type roads into the campground. Late and hungry. But we made it! (And I love my car more and more everyday!)
We spent 3 days there with all the pastors from our conference and their families. It snowed almost every day and it was coooold. brrrr... It was Isabella's first time in the snow and she enjoyed looking at all the kids running around and playing in the snow.
On Wednesday, we drove to Sacramento and took a flight to Seattle, Washington. Sandy, a friend I met on 2Peas, picked us up from airport. On Thursday, we went to the Space Needle and enjoyed a gorgeous view of Seattle in 360 degrees! We also rode the monorail into downtown and walked down to Pike Market Place, where we enjoyed a wonderful variety of little shops ranging from crafts to fresh fruits and vegetables to fresh salmon!
On Friday, we went to the Snoqualmie Falls and ate lunch in a little restaurant in town. We also found a cute scrapbooking store! What are the odds?!! hehe :) In the afternoon, we drove to Bellevue Mall and walked around.
Saturday afternoon, Sandy and I spent time stamping and she showed me some different techniques like embossing and stamping on flowers. It was so much fun!!! :) Billy was so sweet and watched Bella while I had some girl time with Sandy. Ciara, Sandy's Golden Retriever, also had fun licking Bella's face and getting pet by her.
On Sunday, we went with Sandy to her church - Four Square Pentecostal Church. It was a wonderful worship service. And the facilities are gorgeous! And the mother's room was a dream!!! It was my first time at a Pentecostal Church and it was really different than what I'd expected or heard from other people. After church, we went shopping to Ben Franklin, Paper Zone, Impress, JoAnn, and Michaels!
Monday was a yuky day. It was raining/snowing most of the day, so we decided to stay in the hotel and relax. Plus we needed to pack and get ready to fly out Tuesday morning. Overall it was a wonderful trip and I was so glad I could meet a "Pea" in Real Life! :)
Well, back to reality in Merced... Bella did pretty good waking up once to eat and going right back to sleep in Seattle. But Tuesday night she went back to her old self, waking up twice and staying up for about an hour at 2 or 3 am crawling and crying... so we might be moving to a hotel room soon! ;)
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I think you just need to take her shopping more, that seemed to tire her out! lol!!! (And yes you can tell Billy that was my recommendation, heehee---he'll believe it, right?)
I LOVED meeting you too! What a FUN weekend I had with you and your family!!!!!! Now I gotta find some time to come to CA... :)
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