The Journey Begins
Leaving Benicia
On August 5th we said goodbye to Benicia and to Michael. Mark and Barbara Thomas took us and our six pieces of luggage to the Oakland Airport. What a great service by them. They took their son's truck and we loaded the luggage into its bed. Our Ford Escape couldn't handle the load. They helped us schlep the bags to check-in and then we said goodbye to them before security. Thank you Mark and Barbara for willing to do some heavy lifting to get us on our way!
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| Six pieces of luggage - Friday night before we left |
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| Packing started... |
Reuniting With Long-Time Friends
We then flew to Salt Lake City where our good friends Van and Elizabeth Gessel picked us and our six pieces of luggage up at the airport. They were generous in their hospitality. Elizabeth is a wonderful cook and Van is a great sous chef and dishwasher. We reminisced, talked about family, laughed and cried. They did a really good job in preparing us for going on our mission and what to expect. We introduced them to a new TV show from England - "Midsomer Murders" which is a favorite of ours and they really enjoyed it. You can find it on Netflix by the way. On Monday morning they took us (and our six pieces of luggage) to the Provo Missionary Training Center (MTC) and dropped us off at 10:30 am. Thank you Van and Elizabeth for a memorable week end and for your enduring friendship and love.
Van Gessel waiting with us and our six pieces of luggage at curb side...SLC International Airport for Elizabeth and the van (no pun intended).
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Key Lime Pie courtesy of Elizabeth Gessel
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Looks like Lindsay has some key lime pie competition haha
ReplyDeleteThe Gessels are good people. Glad you could spend some time with them.
ReplyDeleteYes they are. I'm glad someone's reading this blog.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it can feel disappointing to write blogs to share with people and not receive comments. I've passed along the info to the kids as well.
ReplyDeleteYes. Thanks for understanding. I'm also not sure if everyone I invited knows how to access it now that I've changed it to a public blog. Also, that when they do access it they can add their email to receive updates when I do post something. I took your advice and added the Gadget to this blog to do that.
DeleteNow that it's public, it's even easier to access. You can tell people about the email option. You can post updates on Facebook with links to your blog (if you want) like Emily does. There are various options.
DeleteThanks Stacy. I'll put out another group email to everyone letting them know one last time. I did this before but didn't provide enough info I guess.
ReplyDeleteWith blogging, it's feast or famine sometimes. We've been blogging for over 10 years. We used to get way more comments. For years, it's been hardly any. It's still a nice way to journal.
DeleteOops, sorry, I've been replying by email. Hope you get this comment! Sooo good to hear from you, and I really enjoy the photos!
ReplyDelete(I'm less than a novice blog reader)
I think for the 2 years it's some pretty impressive packing to get it to 6 bags! love watching the journey. Sorry if I'm not a huge commenter. I've been showing the kids though & they love seeing you guys.
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