Well, here we are at our last full day at the MTC. It seemed strange not to go to classes all day. I actually slept in till about 7:30 or so. Tom brought me some breakfast to eat in bed.....delicious. We spent the morning trying to come to terms with packing everything up again.

At noon we met Alan's parents, Doug & Irene to go to lunch. Alan's grandmother was with them. They took us to Olive Garden. It was great. What fun to visit with them. Then they dropped us off at Steve & Peggy Foster's house so we could visit with them for a little while. They weren't expecting us because we could never find their phone number to get a hold of them. We crashed their getting ready for their daughter's wedding in their back yard tomorrow. It was a fun visit and we caught up on each other's life.

Then Doug & Irene picked us up and took us to See's Candy to get some chocolates for Kathleen. Their son, Tommy had mentioned how much she loves See's Chocolates. I hope we go the kind she likes. If not I'll just have to eat them for her (ha ha). We really enjoyed the time with Doug & Irene. They are such wonderful people!

Tomorrow is D Day (departure day) and there is much packing to do. We are going to make sure our bags are within the weight limits. Wish us luck. We are anxious to get on our way to the beautiful Philippines. The avocado's are in season..yum. See you all on the other side of the date line!