Last Thursday night, I attended the 2nd annual Coffee and Chocolate Soiree (more pictures here), a fundraiser for Central Valley Justice Coalition, an organization raising awareness of and seeking to prevent human trafficking in our valley. Our daughter-in-law, Christa, is heavily involved in volunteer work. It was held at a cool venue in the artsy Tower District, and as we learned more about the extent of human trafficking, we also had a chance to sample lots of fabulous chocolate and other treats.
As I've mentioned before, Christa is a gifted communicator, and we are proud that she is using her talents to raise awareness and also educate girls and work toward prevention.
Brian, Theresa, Jason, Jane, me, Christa, Jill
I posted this on Instagram with the caption: "If you have any questions at all regarding my party affiliation, this is it." Enough said. And if you want one of these (and they are super soft!), you can find them on Instagram, @sewstateuniversity.
Our son, Aaron, has known Tricia, the mother of this cute little guy, for his entire life. Tricia was six weeks old when we started going to the church we still attend. Besides church, they went to high school and college together. So when Tricia and her husband went to Portland, Oregon, on vacation, they found the brick in Pioneer Square in memory of Aaron and Christa's first child, Caleb. So special.
Every year, very good friends from Calgary spend time in Carmel, one of our favorite parts of the California coast. We left Sunday morning to meet them there. And it's that time of year when traveling can be somewhat treacherous due to fog and low visibility. It can get much worse than this.
The shop windows were already decorated and it seemed so festive.
We had a wonderful time with Russel and Ingrid.
The next morning, Mark and I found a spot in Pacific Grove to watch waves. It was gray and foggy, and the waves were really crashing, although it's always hard to capture that in a photo. The biggest waves always show up right after you have given up.... We turned the classical music on, and watched for about an hour.
A few miles down the road, in Monterey, it looked like this.
Seen at Levi's cross country meet yesterday, these t-shirts worn by parents from another participating school. Look closely. First of all, "elementary" is misspelled, but also the name of the school is Storey, not Story.
And then on the front, "your" rather than "you're." Now I'm wondering if their son's name is actually Nathan.
Have a lovely weekend.
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November 15, 2019 at 1:48 AM
I so remember being on the cruise with you after Caleb's death. Blessings.
Well, all of those t-shirts you highlighted in this post are priceless, if not all for the same reason. Oh my!
My dad was stationed at Fort Ord when they first got married and my mom still talks about the grey days and how she had to run home on her lunch hour to take in the laundry so it wouldn't be wet again when she got home from work.
Chocolates AND a great cause???? It doesn't get much better than that.
I saw a shot from SF this week and it was socked in with the fog. Glad you enjoyed yourself in spite of it.
Wow....those shirts are pretty pathetic.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Cindy.
I find those t-shirts highly disturbing.
Your daughter-in-law is amazing! And those elementary t-shirts -- oh my word...
The Grammar/Spelling Police are probably swarming the place right now, over those T-shirts. Glad you had a great week, and a lovely little trip. Sorry the fog was so dense--scary driving!
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