Where to begin....Well it rained the ENTIRE time we were in Malibu. Doesn't seem right does it? This winter they have gotten 27 inches of rain when they usually get 9. I think about 15 inches fell while we were there. I guess I shouldn't complain seeing as how lots of people's houses have gone sliding down the mountainside because of all this rain. I guess a rainy vacation doesn't qualify high on the list of major problems! You will be happy to know that on Saturday Clint and I did go to the beach. We had to stomp through mud puddles on the boardwalk to actually get to the ocean and we stood there in the pelting rain for only about 5 minutes but we did see it. The crazy thing was even though it was gray and raining it was STILL beautiful. We decided God was gracious to us by not exposing us to Southern California's full beauty. It would have blinded us.
In a nut shell it was a great experience. Here are a few of my favorite moments in no particular order:

Brian, the guy interviewing Clint, took us to a restaurant right on the ocean about 15 feet away the waves were rolling in. As we sat there eating fish tacos, a seagull came and landed on the window ledge and watched us- that part was a little weird.

I really enjoyed meeting with Brian. He is from ACU and knows a lot of the people I know. It was good to talk to someone who could talk to me about something familiar. It has been a long time!

When we woke up Friday morning we couldn't see the ocean because of all the fog in the valley bellow. Our hotel had an entire wall of windows that opened on to a balcony. The hotel is on the highest point on a mountain and the campus is scattered over the hillside. As Clint and I stood there talking, the fog lifted and we could see the entire campus and the ocean. There were still clouds over the valley but over the ocean it was sunny and the light was reflecting off the water. It was truly breathtaking!

Friday night we went to eat with Brian and his friend Mary Meador (She actually is Debbie Meador's sister for those of you who know her). Also the head guy in the office, Rick and his wife Tony came. We had Mexican food and I ate a guacamole soft taco. DELICIOUS. Tony is originally from Texas and she and I had a grand old time. It was really encouraging to talk to someone who comes from the same church heritage that I do. I have been so starved for friendship that it was great to get a chance to talk and have fun with a group of people. Both Rick and Tony said that they knew several people that they would like to put me in touch with who could help me with network and with the licensing questions I have. I feel like if we went there I would not be alone in the quest for a position.

Saturday Clint and I went to look for apartments. While we were in Camarillo we saw strawberry fields. Brian told us that there are 3 strawberry harvests in the year. STARWBERRIES...in February! Later in Malibu we saw a man on the side of the road selling strawberries and we pulled over. I asked where they came from and he said Camarillo! There were delicious. What a great place where you can buy strawberries from your own back yard on the side of the road!

They don't have streets there. There is no Malibu Road or Malibu Street. It is Malibu Canyon....Malibu Canyon. Just rolls of the tongue doesn't it?

They also call all of their highways "the (and then the number)” as in " you take the one south and then merge onto the 110.

Overall the place is beautiful. I did not like Los Angeles. I did not like the traffic. But we looked at an apartment complex in Camarillo that is nestled in the hills and is surrounded by a strawberry field. That part of California seemed normal and peaceful. I feel like we could live there.
They say they will let Clint know on Thursday or Friday if they are going to offer him the job. I am excited to see which way this one