Friday, July 29, 2005

News from Eric and Laurel

BUSY AT WORK
I'm delivering my first sales training class next week on Tuesday and Wednesday, so that's exciting and a bit nerve-wracking. What's even more so is delivering my first Underwriting class, the program I've spent the last three months working almost exclusively on developing, the week after that (8/9-8/12). So it's a busy time here at work.

NEWPORT BEACH TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE
The temple open house is going on now. I participated in our ward's parking assignment on Monday (I took a day off work for it). I got some sun, but it wasn't as hot as it had been, so it wasn't so bad. Tuesday evening we went through the tour with Rachel and Loren and their kids (and Soy and Taylor, Loren's neice who's Beka's age). It was a very neat experience. The temple is very intimate and very beautiful.

FUN AT HOME
Last Friday night we bought a video camera and a computer. We're having fun editing the random footage we've shot. Laurel is happy I've finally donated all the old computers and parts I had lying around. We gave three computers and a monitor to the Goodwill last Saturday.

LAUREL'S PROJECTS
Laurel has been taking care of the house, which is looking very nice these days. She's also decorating the baby's room. Pictures to come. She also recently did a drawing for her brother Anthon's wedding, coming up in a few weeks.

FAMILY TIME
Our upcoming FHE topics include child care, patriarchal blessings, temples, pioneer stories (actually that was last Monday's), and the Plan of Salvation. We're also planning activities such as making birthday cards, making a quilt for the baby, and touring St. Joseph's Hospital. We're also planning on a day of museums in Los Angeles (LACMA, the Tar Pits, etc.) for our anniversary weekend.

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