Saturday, March 24, 2007

March 24,2007

Last month we celebrated the Oscars with a party at the Payne home.


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Everyone got dressed up and we celebrated with style!


This week, we will be meeting at Dena’s house, directly south of the Whole Foods Market - West LA


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Saturday, March 10, 2007

Next two weekends

We had talked about going out on Sunday evening, but Karen has decided to cook for an early St. Patty's Day dinner of corned beef and cabbage tomorrow, so we will be meeting at the Ing home (actually, you will be meeting, because I will be in Vegas for a convention).

Since we will be here tomorrow night, we will be going out next week, on Sunday March 18th, place to be determined.

Also, we are presently targeting the weekend of April 20th - 22nd for our retreat out to Palm Springs.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Upcoming Meetings

It's a new beginning in 2007, and since we seem to be growing, I figure that we should try to get the blog going again. If nothing else, at least we can keep our schedule up here and plan what we will do from from week to week.

That said, here is what we have on tap for the next few weeks,

Feb 18 - Sam's Birthday! We will be celebrating Sam's Birthday at El Cholo in Santa Monica! We will try to get there a little earlier than usual, about 6:00 pm. Please RSVP to Ben so that I can let them know how many are planning to come.

Feb 25 - Oscar Party! Emily Payne will be hosting an Oscar Party at her parent's home on Wellesley Drive. It's going to be a formal affair, so don't forget to dress up! The Academy Awards start at 5:00 pm, but get there early to see the stars walk down the runway.

March 4 - Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Ings. Chinese New Year is a two week celebration and we will be honoring the closing of celebrations for the Year of the Boar. We'll be meeting at the usual, 6:30 pm start time at the Ings.

Hope that you can join us.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Disneyland late summer

Maddy, Owen, Emily Payne and I just got back from a day at Disneyland on Wednesday and as usual had a great time! Sleeping Beauty's Castle is all done up in gold and the 50th Birthday Fireworks Show is spectacular! Since Karen missed out this time, we are planning on going again at the end of the summer (last week in August) when our SoCal Annual Passes go into effect again.

Planning ahead, I saw the following deal on mousesavers,

Late Summer/Early Fall Disneyland Annual Passholder Rates - For check-ins between 8/28/05-9/29/05, stay on Sunday and Monday nights at Paradise Pier for $89. Discounted rates will also be available for other nights of the week and at the other hotels. You must check out by 10/1/05 for the special rates. Must be booked 8/1/05-9/29/05, but a few people report success in booking it early. Ask for rate plan APD.

I thought that we might want to plan our SNG Disneyland trip to be an overnighter on the last Sunday of August, 08/28. Let me know what you think!

Saturday, May 14, 2005

May 15th at the Crawfords

We will be meeting at Matt & Kim's house this Sunday, same time as usual (6:30 pm).

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Matt & Kim Crawford
855 10th St. #104
Santa Monica CA 90403
310-393-2591

Friday, May 06, 2005

No Meeting on Sunday

This Sunday, due to Mother's Day, there will be no meeting. Enjoy time with your families!

Although a number of us were under the weather, we still had a great time last Sunday. Kelly Thiele did a phenomenal job at her recital - it is amazing to see how her voice and performance have both matured. Of course, now that she will be graduating, the tough part of actually finding a career will be her next obstacle, but with the talents that she has been blessed with and the support of everyone at church, we all hope that she will find success. Kelly told me that so many things felt so right about having the opportunity to perform her recital in her home church, in front of all the people that she grew up with. I think that even though I did not really grow up in the church (well, at least not as a child), I have to agree that one of the great things about the church is the feeling of love and support that we fell for one another. We are truly blessed by God.

Also, good luck to Emily Payne, who last Sunday headed off to work in the rice paddies in Japan. I am sure that she will have great stories to tell us when she returns. Keep her in your prayers.

This week begins Kickball with Katherine Palo. Hope to see some people there. Otherwise, our next meeting will be on May 15, probably meeting at our (the Ing) home.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Next Sunday's (May 1) activities

This Sunday, Kelly Thiele will be performing her masters thesis. We are planning to attend and follow up with an early dinner at a local restaurant. The suggestion has been that we go to El Cholo to do the early Cinqo de Maio celebration.

Recital will be at 4:00 pm in the Sanctuary, dinner following immediately after.

Hope that you can all join us.