Venice Beach

Trey and I went to Venice Beach yesterday. Wow! I thought Austin had a large number of "interesting" people! I have never felt so out of place in my life. At least in Austin I feel like I'm one of the "normal" ones. We had a great time watching the people and some of the creative acts. We stopped for lunch at a little cafe, I think it was called the Candle Cafe, and met some new friends. Mark had just finished teaching second grade for the year and was enjoying the beginning of his summer vacation. His friend Duane seemed to be sitting back and enjoying the entertainment. Our short lunch turned into a three hour lunch, but we had a great time and had some great laughs.

Today we went to Saddleback Church, Rick Warren's church. We heard him give an excellent sermon and really enjoyed the laid back feel of the church. Personally, I missed the familiar songs from our home church, but I was moved to tears by the Saddleback choir and special vocalists. There was some tremendous talent up there on that stage!