Hey Everyone,
Sorry I haven't been posting as often lately. I'll try to do better.

Let's see. . .last weekend we drove down to San Diego (2 hours) to have Easter dinner with Jennifer Daley and Preston and Aaron. We had a great time and awesome food. Preston's dad was also there, along with several of their friends. We went to our new church for Easter service and then got down to San Diego around 1pm. We went downtown to the gas lamp district and walked around. After stopping for a refreshing beer at a sidewalk bar, we headed to Jenn's house.

This is a cool building across the street from the bar we stopped at.

Our new church is called Cornerstone. Check it out here: http://www.cornerstonechurchlb.org/
We have been going for a couple of weeks now, and like it much better than the one we had been attending. It seems like a better fit. We will start Sunday School tomorrow.

This next photo is a little old, but I don't think I ever posted a picture of Laurie and I ready for our New Years Eve dinner. A lovely couple. . .

Several weeks ago it was suggested that because several of our friends and Laurie LOVE the show Lost (I hate it), we should have "Lost parties" on Thursday nights. It has been a huge hit. Around 15 or so people gather at 7pm and we have themed dinners where everyone brings a dish. The most recent one was steak and baked potato bar night. Mmmmm. The week before was pan-asian night, and we have had mexican night in the past. Next week is camp food night, where everyone will bring their favorite camping food like hobo dinners, smores, beanie-weenies, etc. We always go to Ted and Jans (pronounced Yan) house. It's a really cool place, with a game room (pool, foosball, darts, etc), a nice back patio area with fire pit and pool, and big screen tv. We eat, drink, talk, play games, and some watch Lost when it is on.

This is Jackie, Ian, Steve (who all work for me) and Riddley in the kitchen.

This is Ted and Lauries arms at the table. They are filling Vietnamese Spring Rolls on Pan-Asian night. Ted was 9 years old when he and his family escaped Saigon 3 days before the fall of the city at the end of the war.

This is Jan cooking a Thai stir fry. Jan works for me, and rents a room in Ted's house. This is common out here due to the high cost of housing.

Here you can see Deborah and Morgan, with Laurie in the background. Morgan works with me and has been a great friend and advisor. He came to Habitat to head up the JCWP project, and stayed on to help with some strategic planning. He'll be moving on soon, and I'll miss him.

Several folks in the game room. There are some intense foosball games every week. I stink.

Today we went to look at some bank repo properties (for Habitat), stopped by Wal Mart to pick up some necessities, bowled a couple of games, and went downtown Long Beach for a bit of dinner. We ate at George's Greek restaurant, a LB institution. George (very old now) greets you at the sidewalk gate with a hearty handshake for men, a hug and kiss for women, and a huge smile for all. Laurie had Greek meatballs with veg and rice, and I had chicken covered in feta cheese and spinach. A little baklava and greek coffee for dessert, and the walk back to the truck (several blocks) felt pretty good.

Well, signing off. Take care one and all, till next time.