Did you think we'd dropped off the face of the earth? No, we haven't left for China yet. I got called in for jury duty! What an adventure. I spent seven days on a trial in downtown L.A. It was a law suit because a guy stole another guys recipe for pudding. I kid you not. When you look at the details, it was pretty serious stuff for the original creator of the pudding. In the end he was awarded almost $5 million. (No, I don't get commission.) The legal process was quite fascinating, and in the end I had a great time.
Here's some updates:
---Last Saturday Brian and I ran a race at Big Bear Lake. The elevation was 6,800 feet. I only ran the 5K because of the altitude. Brian was a "big, strong man" and ran the 1/2 marathon. He finished 9th in his age category, I finished 5th in mine. Neither of us finished in our best times, but we did it and had a good time too! Afterwards, we went over to Lake Arrowhead (about 30 minutes away) for lunch. I had to tease Brian as he climbed a staircase. His legs were so sore that he could hardly bend his knees. I thought it was pretty funny to watch. Next on our list, a 10K race at Manhattan Beach in October.
---We've had a big move! Our regular Sunday morning worship moved from a hotel ballroom to an official building. This has been great because the volunteers were getting tired of setting up everything (sound, children's areas, etc.) every week. They'd done this for two years! We are settling nicely into our new building. It has a great grassy play area that the kids enjoy and lots of rooms for meetings and classes.
---Summer still isn't over, dang it! Many people enjoy living in L.A. because of the endless summer. Brian and I are getting quite annoyed. There is absolutely no reason why the temperature should be over 100 degrees in September! But, it is today and will be tomorrow. We were teased with highs of only 88 degrees last week. We were daydreaming the other day about how nice winter will be when we will be able to sleep with layers of blankets. Of course, "winter" here only lasts for two months.... Dang it!
---Back to school time! Brian and I have enrolled part-time in community college. He found a wind ensemble that he is joining on Monday nights. He is quite thrilled to be playing his French horn again in a group. I was looking for a class at the same time and found a table tennis class. After attending last week, I'm not sure that I'll keep going. I wasn't too impressed with the class after the first week. If I don't go back, I won't be too heart-broken. The new season of Heroes starts in a few weeks!
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