Thursday, May 29, 2008

Vivian Bender Munson


I am in California right now. My husband and I went to a funeral in Boulder City, Nevada on Friday. It was scheduled at 8:30 AM at a Veterans Cemetery in the desert. We got up at 4 AM, stumbled through security at the airport, flew to Las Vegas, rented a car and actually made it to the service almost on time. It was a Russian Orthodox burial, with the priest singing and incense. Very interesting.
The Hoover Dam was only 30 miles away so we drove over to it after breakfast. What a fantastic monument it is, as impressive as I imagine the Great Wall of China to be.
We got home at midnight and the next day drove to Lake Tahoe where our church was holding a family retreat. The theme was rest, and did we ever need rest. We normally do not run ourselves ragged like that.
What are you up to?
Vivian