Minutes to Memories

It has been a very enjoyable day:

* It began with breakfast at the Bayview Gourmet with my friend, Bruno, and two Episcopalian priests, Wayne Ray and Harold Roberts.

* It continued with my weekly meeting with my youth minister, Trent.

* It continued with chaperoning my daughter's field trip to the library. While there, I met with Nicole Grundel, a fellow board member with Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and we had a wonderful visit. We did more catching up than work, but that was worth it anyway.

* It continued afterwards with taking Hillary to the Ocean Springs Homecoming Parade. All of us hear in Mardi Gras country know how to have a parade, as the picture above demonstrates. Hillary came home with LOTS of beads, candy, and toys!

* It continued after that with a lengthy telephone conversation with my friend, Michael Lasley, who teaches at Pepperdine. It was really good to talk to him again.

* It concluded with dinner and football at Tracy & Shanna Havard's house tonight. They also invited two other sets of family friends, the Bosarges and the Ruffins. Southern Miss was getting kicked, but the food and friendship was fun.

Lots of neat people in my life today... Really good stuff...