Where does the weekend go?

Josh and I have had a fun filled, relaxing weekend as we prepare for the fall quarter to start Monday. It is crazy how quickly a weekend goes by!

Friday night after I got off work we headed down to Anaheim to see the Angels play a little baseball. Surprisingly they were playing none other than....Texas! How funny! We had a great time! We ate hot dogs and sweet potato fries (one of the only places I will actually eat a hot dog), did a lot of people watching along with watching the game, and had some good conversation. It was the perfect way to start our last weekend of summer.

Yesterday we decided to head down to Malibu for a day at the beach. The drive down is so beautiful. We were reminded again of how close we could live to Graham and Ashley. Now every time we drive by their old apartments we have a moment of silence recognizing how much we truly miss them!

As soon as we turned on to the pacific coast highway we realized it might now be the best day for the beach. It was really foggy and actually quite cool. We went to our favorite spot at Zuma and hoped that it would clear up soon. After an hour of sitting on the beach I still had all my cover up clothes on and a blanket wrapped around me because it was sooo cold! We decided it wasn't going to clear up so packed up our stuff and headed toward Santa Monica where we thought we might spend our afternoon.

As we headed back down the highway we noticed a bunch of people turning into a place called Paradise Cove. On a whim we decided to check out where everyone was going. We drove down this narrow winding road and came out to the most beautiful beach area we had ever seen. What an amazing place!! Judging by the cars in the parking lot alone we knew this must be the place where the wealthy go to lay out and be seen! There were quite a few people there with their long lensed cameras taking pictures and we felt sure we were surrounded by some famous people but are so clueless we would never recognize who they were. I guess because it is a small cove and set back enough it didn't have any of the fog and haze and made for a perfect sunny beach day! We have to say we have found our new fav beach spot!

Tomorrow marks Josh's first day of class as a PhD student. We are both excited and a little nervous. We were, however, reminded today at church that God has called each of us to unique walks of life so that through us He can be made known. University life seems to be where God is calling us and this is the next step in that journey. We are so grateful for where He has brought us in our life together so far and are looking forward to experiencing how this step will grow and change us and where it will lead us in the future!