Wednesday I attended a Relief Society activity. Sad to say there were only 7 of us. Three members of the RS presidency, Sister Ardern (who was teaching--also the Area President's wife), Sister Bowan (whose husband is in the area presidency), myself and one other sister. It was a great lesson and then we had a salad luncheon. I learned so much during the luncheon also. Where to shop, what to buy, someone to take me to TayTay (apparently you can buy "real" quilt fabric there for $1/yard) and a few other necessary things to know. It filled up several hours of my day so that was wonderful also.
Tom said they had a practice fire drill at about 10:30 a.m. and he had to go down 12 floors of stairs. He was grateful we were not on a higher floor and I was grateful that I was not there for it.
Friday, as Tom explained, we went to the temple. Yes we did have to wait for a couple of hours but it wasn't so bad. What amazed me was how compact everything in the temple was. Each endowment room only holds 25 people. They are very small rooms and not much room to move at all. Fortunately the spirit was there and no one seemed to mind including Tom and me. The people are just so dedicated to attend. We asked a temple worker when the best time to come is and we went through everyday of the week and the only one he could really suggest is Wednesday morning because that is their slowest day. Too bad the Houston temple doesn't have as much traffic.
Then we came back and decided to check out the grocery stores and another mall I had heard about. My new favorite grocery store is a bit of a distance away and I could not go there by myself, but we were so excited to find that they carry our favorite organic bread there (Brian knows how wonderful the bread is and it is not much more than we were paying for it in Houston) also they had cook and serve chocolate pudding. Another favorite of ours. The store felt more like a Kroger than the other one we had been going to. But beware, if you ever get to go there--they charge you for samples. Tom took a sample of ice cream and started to walk off and she told him he owed her 5 pesos for the sample. I guess we have become spoiled in the states especially at Sams and Costco. We also found out there is a smaller version of this store about 1 1/2 blocks away from us. Not as nice and not as big, but for the most part it will work. We were excited to have it close so we could buy a watermelon. The sad thing is that none of the stores have all that we need or want. That means that we'll have to probably hit them all up in a couple of different trips. The store (Landmark) that we were originally going to is the only one that carries Raisin Bran Crunch and boneless, skinless chicken fillets and breasts--a must for me. The new store Rustans (the bigger one, not the one close to us) is the only one that carries our bread and pudding. Such as it is, I am just grateful that we can get these items at all.
We also had lunch at Chilis on Friday and then went again on Saturday for dinner. Their food is good and reminds us of home. Tom says the food here is actually better than Chilis in Tomball. At church today a friend told us of a couple a places we should try while we are living this close to the Greenbelt Malls (MallS--like 5 buildings--it is so confusing--Building 5 I have down, but the rest--oh my. I'm not sure if I have been through all 5 yet, probably because I don't have a clue which one is which) There are the 5 Greenbelt mall buildings, Glorietta Mall, which includes Rustans department store/grocery, and Landmark Department/grocery store. They are all pretty much connected by walkways. It is kind of a like a maze of buildings. On Saturday we had signed up to clean the building. Tom had heard about this street market that is only on Saturday (by the church) and Sunday (by our hotel). So we left a bit early so we could go the the market. Unfortunately the market was already pretty much closed down so then we ended up going to the church and waiting over an hour for someone to come and unlock the custodial closets so we could get things out to clean. It was such a hot walk over there that I was so wet I actually got chilled in the building with the AC on. Then today we walked back and forth to church again. It is about 1.3 miles each way. I couldn't help but wonder on our walk today why I bother showering and doing my hair because by the time I get there I have sweat running down my face, neck, and back--Yuck. Tom's shirt was soaked too. Fortunately we carry water with us and I had grabbed a few paper towels before we left so I could wipe off a bit.
Yesterday I had to buy a bigger purse. One of the many things that the sisters told me on Wednesday was what I need to carry with me at all times. Water, umbrella, hand sanitizer, grocery bags if you are going to buy groceries and the most important thing is toilet paper. Tom learned that on Friday. He was grateful that I had some Kleenex with me because the bathrooms don't have toilet paper. I don't know if I mentioned before that you can actually buy these little rolls of toilet paper that are perfect for carrying in your purse (you can see the little roll in the picture on the left). I have always hated large purses, but I seem to have no option if I have to carry all that stuff with me. Especially grateful to be able to carry water with all the walking that we have to do. It does keep us in shape though--that's my silver lining!Goodbye for now from the Hidden Gem of the Pacific
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Glad you found the bread!
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