Post Monterey

Post Monterey. Sounds kind of depressing. It kind of is. Well I just want to tell you about the awesome time I had in Monterey. I received a lot of opinions about my going alone. I really appreciate all the people who gave me their thoughts on the subject. I am surprised however to the opposition to my going alone. I really did have a great time. I stayed in a really nice hotel that was within 5 mins of the wharf, walking, and about 25 mins away from cannery row, also walking distance. Saturday morning I left the hotel at about 10:30 or so. I headed first to my favorite spot, 17 mile drive. I like 17 mile drive so much because of how beautiful and diverse it is. There is of course the beach and the water, of which I got some amazing pictures of. There is a lot of trees and rocky terrain. There are also some of the most gorgeous homes that I have ever seen. I visited two of my frequent spots, Spanish Bay and the Lone Cypress Tree. I also stopped in a place in between those spots. I don't really know if that part of 17 Mile Drive had a name, but it did have a lot of gorgeous scenery. I got a lot of amazing shots from this part of the beach. I also tried some road shots while I was driving through. After I left 17 Mile Drive, I had lunch at Paradiso. I then went over to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This is a place I have been to in about 15 to 20 years. I seen a lot of really cool and exotic exhibits. There was a new area that had a lot of different sea horses. When I think of sea horses I think of the sea horses everyone sees in the books and stuff. MBA had a lot of exotic looking sea horses. I took a few pictures of the more exotic ones. After I left there I had to make my traditional stop at the Ghirardelli store for a hot fudge and banana sundae. After all that food and walking around the aquarium, I was ready for a short nap before dinner, which I didn't have until about 10 pm. I had dinner at Bubba Gumps. I got back home at around 3ish. I had a great time on my trip and I am anxiously waiting for my next trip to the coast. Most of the pictures I took are posted on my Picasa page. Your all welcome to click on the picas link to check out most of the pictures I took. I would appreciate all of your comments to this post and also to the pictures I took. Until next time. Ciao

Monterey day one

Well here I am, finally, in the great Monterey. I am in a place that serves the best clam chowder on the bay. I have a window seat with a great view of the bay at night. My hotel is within walking distance of the wharf. All I had to do was cross one street. It took less than five mins. of walking. It's raining here. Well, currently just a drizzle. The weather report is predicting 4" in the next three days. I am looking forward to having a great time here in Monterey. Tomorrow I plan on going to seventeen mile drive, maybe going to the aquarium, and if weather permits, I want to go on a whale watching tour. I'm staying at the Marriot. I am staying in a really nice room. Well until next time. Ciao

Happy Thanksgiving

Wow. Here we are at thanksgiving time already. Every year I like to to take a little extra time to be thankful, but this year I have a lot more to be thankful for than normal. Maybe it has turning another year older has made me more conscious of the blessings all around me. I think I've become more thoughtful, more thankful for everything I have. A lot has happened this year to me this year that causes me to be thankful. A successful surgery for my mother is on thing. A steady job is another. There's the great church I go to that I'm immensely grateful to go to. There's my family. I'm really thankful for the friends I have. I'm thankful for the new friends, the old friends, and the renewed friends. I'm thankful for so much. This post would be one very long post if I wrote everything that has happened to me. I'm most thankful for the God who loved me and saved me. I'm thankful for what God is going to do in my life in the future. I'm also thankful for you my readers. Have a Happy, Great, Wonderful, and Blessed Thanksgiving. May God continue to shower his blessings on you. Until next time. Ciao

My next trip- hopefully

Ive been thinking about my next trip lately. Last year, in July, I did a solo trip to Monterey, CA for three days. I had an incredible time. Usually I like to take trips with other people, but I wanted to see how it would be just going by myself. I had three days to think and enjoy the solitude that I needed at that point in my life. Everything had gotten so cluttered because of how busy I had gotten. It was nice to slow down and get everything back into perspective. I was able to get away and just enjoy life with no pressures. Well I've decided that it's time to do so again. So in the middle of December I'm going to make my way to the coast. I know there are some people that disagree with me, but I think its good to take at least one trip by ones self. Please comment and share your opinions with me. I really would like to know everyones position on this subject

Day three

Well I just got home from having a great lunch with friends after this mornings preaching. This mornings services were great. Both Bro. Booker and Bro Hyler preach awesome msgs. Afterword I went to lunch with some friends that I only get to see once or twice a year. I had a great time of food and fellowship. Its always great to fellowship with God's people. Anyways it's already 4 pm and I've got to leave again for tonights service. Until later. Ciao

Day 2 of WCC

Well I'm into the middle of day 2 of WCC. I'm at the church waiting for some of the food to come out of the oven so that we can take it downtown. We've been down here at the church since about 10 this morning. We'll probably get home somewhere around two or three tomorrow morning. We all have a crazy night ahead of us, but I hunk I'm ready for it. We had an excellent lunch from Dog House Grill today. Of course they always have great food there. Well until my next post. Ciao

Wcc day one

I'm at WCC right now watching the toddlers again. I think they put me up here because I blend in with the kids. I tried checking myself in, and it might have work if nobody knew me. Oh well maybe next year. It's been a crazy week getting ready for this, but now that we're here, I'm glad that I'm here. I don't get to be in church very often, but I can still feel the power of the church services. This conference is a lot of work, but I really enjoy doing everything I do. I'll try and keep you all posted on my experiences this year.