A Long Overdue Visit

Yesterday (Wednesday, August 8) my cousin Cheri Andrus came to visit us.  Cheri is my mother's sister's daughter (Aunt Marion).  We tried to remember when the last time we saw each other was, and neither of us could.  It's been many years.  Cheri and Brent returned just about one year ago from serving a mission in Rwanda.  They were the only missionaries in Rwanda!  Their experiences there are so fascinating.  The Church is growing fast in Africa.  The people are hungry for what the gospel offers.

Cheri and Brent were in our general area on business and came to Oxnard and we had lunch together.  It was so enjoyable.  They are very missionary oriented and we had such a nice visit.  When I was growing up, Cheri would come to visit in Paris with Aunt Marion and Grandpa Naisbitt.  I LOVED it when they came.  She and I played many games of Clue - just the two of us. Crazy, huh? 

Well, she looked great -- too thin -- but good.  She has braces to fix her bite, which was messed up due to a mouthpiece she wore to prevent her from grinding her teeth at night.  Not fun.  Brent said she'd lost weight  - she says because she doesn't want to have to clean her braces after snacking.  Hmmm, maybe I need to get braces and I'd quit snacking?  (No, thanks - I'll figure out some other way :)

We had lunch at Yolanda's

Cheri said they may be in this area again for business before we return home.  If so, they will stop by.  That would be so great!