A Day in a Year in a Life / Day 178

27/June/2015, Day 178.  Saturday.

Today was Dodong's dedication at the Midtown SDA Church.  But before that happy event began, the day got off to a rocky start. At 3:00 am Kuya vomited all over himself and the hotel bed.  Yuck!  We cleaned this mess up as best we could, but after that Sweetie, Grump, and Lola really didn't get much sleep.

We were up early, (needless to say!), and after a quick breakfast we all got ready for church.

The dedication itself went very well, and Pastor Robinson's sermon, (on CHOOSING to have the right thoughts in your mind), was very good too.  Here are some pics:

Sweetie, Dodong, Grump, and Pastor Robinson

After church we were all hungry, so we headed out Garners Ferry road to the New Bangkok Restaurant.  When we lived in Columbia we used to eat at this restaurant, which was called Bangkok at the time.  Now it is under new management, so it is the "New" Bangkok, but the waitress told me they have the same cooks, and the food is still super delicious.  We ate a HUGE lunch, then did what everyone should do after over-eating, namely, go shopping!

The first stop was the Mast General Store in downtown Columbia, which opened after we moved to Georgia.  While there we bought t-shirts and lots of candy.  Next were Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market, both of which also opened after we moved.  These two stores are very close to our condo, (an Earth Fare, which is still open, is within easy walking distance), making that location even more desirable, in our opinion.  We bought a piece of jackfruit at Whole Foods Market which was very yummy indeed!

After shopping we took a quick nap at the hotel, then drove back to five points to meet several of our friends at Harper's Restaurant.  Although not too hungry, (we had a HUGE lunch, remember!), and by now very, very tired, (remember Kuya's antics in the wee hours of the night!), we had a great time.

Back at the hotel, we all quickly fell asleep, getting some desperately needed rest for our drive home tomorrow.