No Polar Vortex Here!

It is still gorgeous weather here.  There has been some snow at home, but we are enjoying weather in the 70s in San Diego!  It gets cooler at night and when we walk along the beach, the water takes a bit longer to get used to.  Maybe we bring a sweater if we are out at night, but that’s not bad.

This week we got to see some friends.  Our dear friend Judy was only in town for a couple of days, but made time to have lunch with us.  It was so great to see her in person and catch up.

The Doolittles were in town on business.  Julie’s dad was one of Craig’s college professors and was instrumental in Craig deciding to go into city management.  John used to be our Congressman when we lived in Northern Cal and Craig worked with him then.  John was a huge advocate for Roseville and Placer County.  We sat in their tour.  John was a good sport and dressed up like a soldier in our Outfitting room.  He asked a lot of very informed and interesting questions.

We went back to Balboa Park this week.  There was an art exhibit called “Gauguin to Warhol: 20th Century Icons from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery”.   Here is what the website says about it:

Featuring masterpieces by more than 40 monumental artists, Gauguin to Warhol includes works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe, Salvador Dalí, and Frida Kahlo, among others. The scope of the show begins in the late 1800s, featuring milestones of Post-Impressionism by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin, and extends to the mid twentieth century in America with Abstract Expressionists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner, Willem de Kooning, and Robert Motherwell as well as prominent Pop artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Through an impressive and encompassing array of works, the exhibition showcases the major aesthetic and philosophical themes of 20th century art.

It was terrific.  I didn’t love all of the art we saw, but I do love that we saw it.  They don’t allow photos in the museum, so all I can show you is a picture of the outside of the beautiful San Diego Museum of Art.

While at Balboa Park we saw an artist we often see at La Jolla.  We even bought one of his prints for our office at home.  We hadn’t seen him for a while, so that was fun.

My wonderful Mom will be celebrating her birthday this week.  Happy Birthday Mom!!  I love you.

Picture from last May when Mom visited.

This week our spotlight is terrific Sister Larson from Utah. She is studying nursing.  She has worked at a skilled nursing facility in Utah County.  Sister Larson always keeps us laughing and makes every shift more fun.

She is learning Mandarin right now from her companion.  She is a very hard worker, diligent and a source of strength for many.  She can always be counted on to be where she is needed and doing what needs to be done.