Busy Weekend

I'm feeling the pressure to post (Kirsten!!) but will have to be quick about it. . . I'm sunk knee-deep into my book and haven't been doing much else with my non-work/sleep time this week. ;-)

Last weekend was filled with all sorts of things though! Ben was off on his (now) annual ski weekend with friends, but was kind enough to model his new ski helmet before taking off. . .
I drove to Erik's on Friday after work and then we drove to Santa Maria on Saturday morning after HE got off work. We met with the pastor in the afternoon which was really good. He gave us a book and suggested we pick up another--between those two and the ones mom gave us we'll be busy well into the new year! It was nice to talk with him, and we went back to his church on Sunday for the service which was also good. It was also really nice to see Patrick & Debra, as I hadn't been up there since Thanksgiving!

Random inserted note: it's always fun to see Packer fans in places far away from Wisconsin, and California is no exception! One of Patrick and Debra's neighbors had a Packer helmet planted in their yard, and a worker at Best Buy was in a jersey--and Ben said the ski hill was FULL of green & gold! :-D

We headed back to Bakersfield on Sunday afternoon and Erik surprised me with a short stop at BigRock Canyon, which is part of some federal land I think. We drove back in and took a little walk. So nice to be outside!!Then we made our way back to Bakersfield and spent the evening with Steve & Laura, who have been close friends with Erik for a long time. I got to meet their beautiful children this time too! They are a really special family and it was great to spend some time with them.

The rest of the weekend is a bit of a blur. . . staggered off to sleep and got up to drive back south to close at work on Monday. Always hard to go back after a good weekend!

Alright, my book is calling. Love to all. Be good out there!