Hi All!! Well, my kids think I’m difficult to buy presents for, especially for Christmas and my Birthday, and especially because they both live so far away, but a year or so ago, Jocelyn hit on a wonderful gift idea for me – she gets me tickets for the ‘Time Out For Women’ events sponsored by Deseret Books – And Christmas 2007 was no exception. The schedule for 2008 was in San Diego, February 2 but out of respect for President Hinckley’s funeral, it was rescheduled for May 10th. When Jocelyn bought the tickets, she never thought she would be getting a ‘2-holiday gifts for the price of one’ bargain – she originally bought them for my Christmas present but I was able to finally enjoy them the weekend of Mother’s Day – YEAH!! This year as a surprise, she emailed my friend, Christy Johnson (our Ward Choir Director) and invited her along too!! The event was on Saturday but so we could have more of a get-away weekend, Christy’s husband, Eric who travels a lot, used his points to get us a room at the Comfort Inn, downtown in the Gaslight District. It was a corner room, with great windows to watch all of the lights and excitement of the downtown on a Friday night.
After we settled in our room, we walked around downtown to check out some of the available restaurants and finally decided to eat dinner at Sammy’s Pizza. They have a selection of ‘exotic-types’ of pizzas and great desserts. We chose the ‘Thai’ creation pizza – it really had a great flavor and had peanuts on it – I would never think of eating pizza with peanuts, but we were up for something new and different. I want you all to know it was Christy’s idea to get the ‘humongous’ sundae for dessert!! After dinner we walked back to the hotel, it was getting dark and the ‘wilder-types’ were out on the streets, so thought it a good idea to get back to the room and in for the night. The hotel was only a couple of blocks from Qualcom Stadium (I think that’s what they call it now!), so we were able to actually watch the Padres play up on the big screens. At 9PM, we even got to enjoy the big fireworks display – such fun!!
The next morning, the hotel had a great breakfast buffet, so we ate hearty and then, started out for the short walk to the Convention Center. As we came close to the main entrance, you could see so many wonderful LDS women walking together, with a purpose, a singleness of mind, to enjoy a wonderful day of uplifting words and music. Some of the speakers were Emily Watts, Jason Wright and John Byetheway – The music was provided by Kenneth Cope and Cherie Call – they were all great! This event was on a more spiritual note than the previous one I had been to, which touched our hearts even more.
Jocelyn is a ‘Sweetheart Girl’ and always gets the ‘salad box lunch’ for me, and this time was no exception. The day had started out cloudy and over cast, so when it was lunchtime and the sun was shining outside, Christy wanted to head for the water. We ended up climbing 3 flights of stairs (boy, am I out of shape – my legs were like rubber when we got to the top) and at the top found an eating area with tables, chairs and umbrellas – what a find!! And to be able to look out over San Diego Harbor was an added pleasure. The sun was warm, the food was good and the company was the best! The program ended at 4pm, we got on the road and made it back home by 5:30PM. The ride home gave Christy and I some special, quiet time to talk about family and friends and to allow our friendship to grow. Just being around Christy makes me want to be a better ‘Daughter of God.’ Thank you Jocelyn for this wonderful Mother’s Day gift!!
After we settled in our room, we walked around downtown to check out some of the available restaurants and finally decided to eat dinner at Sammy’s Pizza. They have a selection of ‘exotic-types’ of pizzas and great desserts. We chose the ‘Thai’ creation pizza – it really had a great flavor and had peanuts on it – I would never think of eating pizza with peanuts, but we were up for something new and different. I want you all to know it was Christy’s idea to get the ‘humongous’ sundae for dessert!! After dinner we walked back to the hotel, it was getting dark and the ‘wilder-types’ were out on the streets, so thought it a good idea to get back to the room and in for the night. The hotel was only a couple of blocks from Qualcom Stadium (I think that’s what they call it now!), so we were able to actually watch the Padres play up on the big screens. At 9PM, we even got to enjoy the big fireworks display – such fun!!
The next morning, the hotel had a great breakfast buffet, so we ate hearty and then, started out for the short walk to the Convention Center. As we came close to the main entrance, you could see so many wonderful LDS women walking together, with a purpose, a singleness of mind, to enjoy a wonderful day of uplifting words and music. Some of the speakers were Emily Watts, Jason Wright and John Byetheway – The music was provided by Kenneth Cope and Cherie Call – they were all great! This event was on a more spiritual note than the previous one I had been to, which touched our hearts even more.
Jocelyn is a ‘Sweetheart Girl’ and always gets the ‘salad box lunch’ for me, and this time was no exception. The day had started out cloudy and over cast, so when it was lunchtime and the sun was shining outside, Christy wanted to head for the water. We ended up climbing 3 flights of stairs (boy, am I out of shape – my legs were like rubber when we got to the top) and at the top found an eating area with tables, chairs and umbrellas – what a find!! And to be able to look out over San Diego Harbor was an added pleasure. The sun was warm, the food was good and the company was the best! The program ended at 4pm, we got on the road and made it back home by 5:30PM. The ride home gave Christy and I some special, quiet time to talk about family and friends and to allow our friendship to grow. Just being around Christy makes me want to be a better ‘Daughter of God.’ Thank you Jocelyn for this wonderful Mother’s Day gift!!
Thank's to all those who made this Mother's Day a special day!! - Andy, Ninha and the kids for the lovely flowers, Jocelyn for the fun get-away, Ed and Marie for a wonderful 'Omaha Steak' dinner, Cindi for the special and unexpected message she left on my answer machine - I LOVE YOU ALL!!
Till next time,
Love,
Cassy
