Sorry with the no posting. I have no excuse.
Since the last post, I have spent time in Miami (during the hurricane) eek! Miami is a lovely place, but it's definitely meant for people who are patient drivers (which I am not. I require drivers to go faster than 20 mph, I require street signs that label streets at intersections. I know, diva, right?). I had fun visiting friends, and tried lots of new food while I was there.
I've also been to LA to visit friends (Jenny's party) and crash at my aunt-to-be's place. On Sunday, we went to St. Sophia's and I was amazed at how over-the-top beautiful it was. Our church here is relatiely simple (as far as orthodox churches go), so when I saw the overly ornate St. Sophia's, my mouth hung down to the pew for most of the service.
The whole place is decked out in gold. Father John calls it "God, hollywood style" but I thought it looked like a Catholic drag queen. It was really pretty, but over the top.
So on the way back to Las Vegas, Dim and I stopped in Victorville for breakfast. I wasn't hungry, but Dim had El Pollo Loco on the brain. We ended up with four extra pieces of chicken which we gave to a homeless guy on the freeway ramp. He had a happy yellow mutt with him that accidentally scratched me when he jumped up to say hi (the dog, not the bum, although that would have been amusing) The scratch is healing well after swelling a bit, which was disconcerting. I used an antiseptic wipe from Kat's Kenyan first-aid bag and all is well. No tetanus or rabies (yet) but here's hoping!
So I'm back, and my sabbatical is over. I'm teaching again, which is fun. I really enjoyed the time off. I needed it.
Posted by Jen at August 26, 2004 9:46 AM