Our Road Trip

Here are a few random pics that we took on our way to California. Most of them were taken along Lake Tahoe. We spent Saturday evening there and on Sunday we enjoyed a beautiful, sunny afternoon wading in the water, taking a ton of pictures, and just enjoying a very special time!

(I’ll post some pics of the ATI conference next!)

Passing through some of the states, I had never seen so many windmills.

 

Sweet and beautiful girls and smiles

 

 

 

 

 

I loved this shot!

 

Apparently, someone was really needing their Starbucks!

 

Me, Mandy, Sharon, and Johanna

 

the whole group

 

 

 

 

Entering into California…..finally!

Fourth of July

Well, I’m back home – Chicago, that is! Mandy and I flew out of Sacramento on Saturday morning and arrived in Indy the same evening. It was so sad to leave California – it was a trip thoroughly enjoyed. All of us girls decided that we are California girls at heart! We headed to the IBLP training center there in Indy as Mandy was in charge of registration for a basic seminar this week. I was picked up on Sunday evening and arrived home late and tired. 

Monday was an exciting and exceptional day, however! I finished unpacking and enjoyed settling back in during the morning hours and then the staff here at HQ had a wonderful 4th of July celebration planned. It was a full afternoon and evening of volleyball, games, fellowship, a photography contest, picnic, and music! It was special for me especially since I missed celebrating the holiday with my family. 

Here are a few pics from the day and I promise I will post more pics of the California trip soon!

 

Relaxation and Fellowship

Bobbing for apples

of course, there’s always volleyball – it wouldn’t be an HQ function otherwise!

water balloons!

Picnic

 

too cute – he wanted just the right angle!

 

…and some amazing music!

California

Well, we finally made it! What a long but wonderful trip. We headed out early on Friday morning and were on the road for 19 hours! I’m surprised that I made it – haha – but it was a blessed trip and our group is so much fun. We had a good time listening to music, telling stories, playing catch-phrase, and enjoying the scenery even as we sat in silence. Sat. we hit the road early again and traveled till 10:30 pacific time. It was a grand moment entering the California border. After all, our whole trip was about 34 hours!  A few cheers were exclaimed and I think we sighed a breath of relief !

We travelled thru Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada before crossing into California. I have never seen so much barren land in my life – it was amazing to see hundreds of miles without any civilization in sight! But the scenery, especially going through Nevada, was gorgeous!

We settled into our hotel in Sacramento on Sunday evening and had a full day of setup on Monday and have been keeping busy these past two days. There are about 980 people registered for this conference. I’ve been having a great time selling books, meeting new people, helping with odds and ends, and living in the joy of California living with all the sunshine and warmth!

Here’s a few pictures with more to come soon!

Beautiful Lake Tahoe!

 

Stopped for dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Wyoming

…in Salt Lake City, Utah!

I LOVE California!!

the team of girls from HeadQuarters

the team of guys from HQ

Trio Special

This was another special sung at the Nashville conference. This song is very special and brings back wonderful memories as this was one we primarily sung during our time of ministry in Romania!

I’ll Fly Away/Swing Low

This is a video of one of the specials our trio sang at the regional ATI conference in Nashville, TN.