Pasadena for the Holidays!

We traveled from Mesa to Sabrina's area of Southern California in two days, spending one night on the way in Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset on the mountains!

We always enjoy our times with Sabrina, "hanging out" with her good friends (who have now become our friends as well)

Eric, Kate, Meg, Rog, Sabrina, Josh and Geoff all went to Altadena and "Christmas Tree Lane" on Christmas Eve, to see the lights and just enjoy the atmosphere, aided of course on a chilly night by a prior stop at Starbucks!

On Christmas morning we were joined by Josh, one of our good friends here who could not make it all the way back to Virginia for his family's Christmas; we were happy to be "family" here together.


We managed some geocaching, too, introducing Josh, Eric and Geoff to our hobby. They helped us reach our new milestone: 700 caches found! Yeah!

Sabrina loves a party; so, she sent out invitations to thousands of her friends. We had another "wild" night as the next pictures attest!


Most of you know that Pasadena is world-famous for its Rose Parade on New Year's Day. What many do not know is that thousands stake out territory on the sidewalks and curbs the night before and camp out, sharing food and fun with friends and passers-by. So, after the excitement of our party subsided somewhat, we packed up our group and went downtown and joined theirs.
We visited with Chris and John and enjoyed their hospitality for a few hours, ringing in the New Year with thousands of new friends. We did NOT stay the night, however, opting for comfortable beds instead. But the next morning we made our way back to the parade route to enjoy the fun.These are magnificent floats which all require at least some flowers in their preparation.

The Marine band received a standing ovation!

Thanks for being our friends, for praying for us as we travel this country, and enriching our lives...

Meg and I wish for each of you God's richest blessings and a very Happy New Year in 2008!!!