7 days until the move, things have gone into high gear. Really enjoyed a great Fathers Day, got to have In and Out for lunch, Double, Double Animal style with Animal Style fries, that is going to require 20 miles on the bike today.
Jodi and the girls went through their clothes and toys one more time and really shed down a lot. Thank goodness were having another garage sale Saturday it is going to be much bigger than we thought. Jodi and I call this one the "Tahoe Gas Money" sale. Girls fly on Wednesday, Jodi is packing the suit cases so were on track there. We have a couple things planned over the next few days with their friends and then off to Minnesota. I am very proud of them, they have handled it very well. We have been open and honest along the way and we have allowed them to express their feelings and emotions about the situation to help them go through it. Abbey is most excited about just being there, she is a true Minnesota girl and I truly believe that she will probably stay forever. Hayley is very excited about being close to her cousins. She can't wait to be close to Jacey, Jackson and Brooklyn and play and be apart of thier lives as they grow up. There is so much we all are looking forward to but most of all as I have said many times, the draw of being close to family is huge and it is a gap no matter what you just can't fill.
Jodi thought I should do a top ten things I will miss about California, don't know if I will get ten but here we go.
1- Our church- Coast has been an awesome church, it is where I learned about the holy spirit which allowed me the foundation to do what I'm doing to trust god in faith to full-fill his plan for me. They are getting it right, no one is turned away because of who our where your at on the worldly spectrum. Everytime I walk into that place I know god is there, it looks differnt than most churches I have seen, but the precence of God is sitting their healing and preparing the next generation for revival in a land that greatly needs it.
2- The weather, ok I can't lie the weather is awesome. Consistently nice, the problem is the cost you have to pay to live here. I don't know how the 9 million people in LA County afford it? They call it the sun tax.
3- The beach- ok enough said on that one.
4- Our house- A great rental with great landlords, I have to say it probably will be the only time I can afford to live in close to a 2 million dollar home 4 blocks from the ocean.
5- Jodi and I's Starbucks walks- Sounds simple but this is where we really spent great times talking about everything and working through issues or plans with a cup of our favorite drinks and a seat over looking the Pacific. Will find some way to replace it but it will be tough.
6-Disneyland, I am a Disney guy. We enjoyed having season passes for two years I would say we went there well over 20 times. I loved our Friday nights going there to hang out and just chill, it was one of the few true escapes I had here.
7-In and Out Burger, all I cay say is yummy....need these in Minnesota!!
8-Hayley's 4th grade teacher Miss Teran. She took a decent student and made her exceptional!! She taught her first how to love school and then the learning became easy.She is a true blessing to all the kids she touches.
9-Everything with in walking distance and the weather to enjoy it. It was nice if you needed anythng to just walk out and get it.
10-Bike rides, riding up and down, Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan Beach was incredible. Miles of nice bike paths and incredible scenery. Though Minnesota has great bike paths, one just right outside of our door that takes us every where. This has allowed me a 44 years old to be in the best shape of my life and it feels good.
Ok, I got ten and all were pretty good. One thing missing in all of them was the family element, interesting? I will always remember these 2 1/2 years in Redondo Beach as a positive experience, no regrets we really enjoyed it!!!
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