Pre-Thanksgiving Fun

We went to Disneyland on Tuesday evening, and met Jeff & Erica Amann there. We enjoyed dinner and conversation at Naples, in Downtown Disney. Then we went to Disneyland, caught the Christmas parade, rode the Jungle Cruise (recently updated), got dessert, and watched the fireworks. This was our third time of viewing the spectacular 50th anniversary fireworks…. 20 minutes in length, using the whole park with laser lights, and Tinkerbell quite dramatically flying around. And then it snowed. Silently, fluffy puffs, falling like a gentle blizzard around us. I love that! I really miss snowfall at this time of year, so this helps.

On Wednesday, Glen had a meeting with World Vision in Los Angeles to discuss future business. We took the train to Union Station, and then the Red Line to the area near World Vision offices. We found a Thai Café for lunch. It was rated “A” and was busy, so I thought it would be a good place to eat. I had Yellow Curry Chicken and Glen had Pad Thai noodles.

Glen then walked me back to the train station, and I headed back to Union Station to wait for him to finish his meeting. There wasn’t an obvious place near World Vision to hang out, so off I went. Union Station was full of activity, being the day before Thanksgiving, so I had a great time people watching. I collected information and impressions to build characters and settings and mood for future books I may write. That is fun for me. I also read some, unwound and sat quietly, worked on this and that, and enjoyed a few hours to myself.

Glen arrived around 5:15 and I met him at Track 9A to catch the 5:20 train to get back to our truck and head home. He had a verbal contract with World Vision for the next year! We celebrated in our hearts and conversation and thanked God for caring for us step-by-step. This was a big day, a new work agreement, and affirmation of God’s blessing in Glen’s business, time in the city, unusual food, and a train ride. We had fun.

We attended the Thanksgiving Service that night at church. Glen read a psalm of Thanksgiving. Many people shared what they are grateful for, which is so encouraging to hear. We worshiped our God and joined together with other believers in a time of thanksgiving, which was important to us. We went out for dinner with friends after church. Juan Gonzalez, our young friend, waited on us, just a week or so into his job there, which Glen helped him get.