Glimpses of Last Week

Here are some events from our week.

The Battalion is open all day, every day of the year.  Over a week ago we realized the window in the Outfitting room was cracked.  Incredible that no one knows what happened!  My guess is that someone hit it with the musket, but that is only a guess.  This means the window had to be sent out for new glass.  Too bad that window is part of the script!  It was rather embarrassing to pretend to be opening an imaginary window, and then close it again when it starts raining in the video.  Ah well.  It is back now. 

I had to take a picture of two pioneers helping to push a car down the street.  Our Sisters saw a need and ran to help, even in their costumes.  They are very good at service!

Elder Robinson gives a lot of advice. 

We finally took the Old Town Trolley Tour after being here for 10 months.  It was really informative and fun.  We hopped off at the Hotel Del Coronado and Balboa Park.  It was great.

This is the beautiful beach behind the Hotel Del

A bakery opened nearby that started in Taiwan.  Many, many Asians love to go there.  You can get pastries yourself or there are large cases where you can order cakes and desserts.  We have been there several times.  We decided to go there after our shift last night so we could bring in some Asian treats for the Asian Sisters we work with on Sunday morning.  We got there at 9:30 p.m. and it was packed!  Most of their pastries were gone, but we managed to get some and stand in a long, long check-out line.  By the time we left, there was a HUGE line of people waiting to get in!  They had to limit how many people could come in because it was so crowded in there.  We enjoyed the pastries this morning with Sister Wong (from Hong Kong) and Sister Chung (from Taiwan).

First, pick up a tray, a tray paper and some tongs.

Second, wade through all the people to find something, or lots of things, that look delicious.

Just know that at 9:30 at night, there isn't the selection like earlier in the day.

How beautiful are these?

Stand in a long, long line to pay.  Then feel sorry for the long, long line of people waiting to get in.

My cousin Becky and her husband Kevin take a “wintermission” every winter to some place a little warmer than Utah.  They came to San Diego and we got to see them!  They went to church with the Goeringers, another senior couple they are friends with from home, and then came to the Battalion.  I gave them the first part of the tour, and when I was called away, Craig gave them the rest of the tour.  It was such fun to see them again!

This week Elder Dallin H. Oaks, one of the Twelve Apostles, came in to the Battalion.  They didn't have time to go through the whole tour, but they got a quick walk-through and several of the Sisters were able to meet him.  Such a great experience!  We wish we had been on shift to meet him, too.
 

It has been raining a little today.  We will take it!  Prayers answered.

Today in Sacrament meeting we sustained a third counselor to our Bishop.  The third counselor was the Group Leader of the new Mandarin unit.  Our Mandarin Sisters are so happy and we consider this a miracle.