Well, I had good intentions of keeping daily updates while my family was out visiting, but that didn't work out haha. We stayed pretty busy during their short visit! I'll give you a semi-quick recap though.
Friday:: We went up to Burbank to tour the Warner Brothers Studio. I thought this would be fun, but I ended up enjoying it even more than I expected. We got to see the outdoor city sets where they film different movies and shows. We also got to see a car and costume museum that have been used in their productions. I learned a lot and it was really exciting for me to interact with the place that has produced some of my favorite tv shows.
After our studio tour, we went to Universal City Walk to have a late lunch and some great seafood! We then went on out to Venice Beach to experience all kinds of crazy. Haha, there's definitely some interesting people there. I enjoyed the experience, but I'm not sure my parents would say the same.
Saturday:: We originally wanted to do Disneyland, but I was told to avoid going on weekends so we decided to do Knotts Berry Farm instead, in hopes that the lines wouldn't be as bad. Michael and I still spent a good portion of the day waiting in lines, but we made it fun and had a good time doing the rides. We were also able to catch a couple shows while we were there. One was an ice skating/dancing show, the other was on Native American culture.. both right up my alley haha.
Sunday:: On Sunday morning we went to the early Saddleback service, so my parents and Michael were able to hear a Pastor Rick sermon which was very good as usual. After church we drove down to San Diego to visit cousin Jennifer. She took us to a beach where Michael and I tried surfing for the first time. I can't say I was very good, but I sure had fun trying! I came away with a few bruises on my arms and legs, but it was worth it. Jennifer then took us out to see the Sunset Cliffs and it was right around sunset so that was very beautiful. We then went to Rubio's and had some fish tacos. YUM! Finally we were able to go visit my grandma's cousin, Lawson and his wife, Bonnie. We stayed and visited with them for a couple hours. It was neat hearing some of their life story.
Monday:: The family had to be at the airport at 2:30 this afternoon, so we spent the morning getting things packed and getting my car in for an oil change. We wanted one last good meal together so we stopped at the Irvine Spectrum shopping center on the way to the airport and had a nice lunch at Dave and Busters. I'm guessing they're about ready to get on their second flight back to Indianapolis right now, then they'll have to drive back home late tonight. Again, please pray for safe travels back home for them.
It was so great having them out for a week... getting that refreshing taste of home, and also getting to share my world out here with them. I can't believe I'm down to only 5 weeks left here. I know the time is going to pass all too quickly...
There's been a lot of photos added to my album, so check them out!
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