Kanka Report

Not too much new to report from the Kankas this week. I'm still on the job hunt and applying for jobs daily. I haven't had much feedback from that final interview that I had posted about earlier except that I am still in the running and no decisions have been made yet. They told me that there is one other candidate they are considering. It makes me feel good to know that I'm in the final two even if the job doesn't work out. I went on a different interview yesterday, and it went really well. (At least I felt that the interview went well.) It was for a position that would assist with events and planning for a marketing team. The company was in a beautiful building and the people seemed really friendly, which is always a good sign. I have another interview scheduled for Thursday with a company in Burbank. So praise God for these few interviews, though I'm still praying for more. Thanks everyone for the prayers, please continue to pray for me in the job hunt and for God's complete guidance in the process.

James had been kept busy working hard. He really enjoys being on set and getting to know the people who work behind the scenes at "Clean House." He has been pulling some really long days, but seems to always have a smile when he comes home. That's always a good sign. He has also managed to get a really great farmers tan, and he sports it well. He's now wearing SPF 50 to work every day!

Last week Friday, James and I decided to check out Griffith Park. It is an amazingly huge park! It is located on the mountains where the Hollywood sign is. This park has a lot to offer including the LA Zoo, a train museum, a carousel, pony stables, a golf course, a greek outdoor amphitheater, a baseball field, tennis courts, picnic areas, hiking trails, and even an observatory! I'm sure there is more that is offered at Griffith Park but we could only see so much on our exploratory trip. We decided to see the views of the city and check out the observatory. It ws incredible! The view on top of the mountain looking at the city was wonderful. You could see the smog here though which is strange, and interferes with the pictures making them look hazy. At night the observatory allows you to stargaze through their telescopes. We are definitely planning to go back and take advantage of this opportunity. After walking around the observatory we decided to take a hike by the Hollywood sign. It was beautiful but the haze made it difficult to get a great shot of the sign. All in all it was a fun day to go explore Griffith Park and see all that it offers. We're already planning a trip back, and the best part is it's only a couple of miles away!

Lately on Sundays we've been exploring the CA beaches. So on Sunday we decided to make a trip out to Malibu and check out Zuma Beach and Point Dume State Beach. It was a lovely trip. The mountains around Malibu are so different than the ones by us in LA. These mountians were a little more lush and a little more rocky. The homes in this area we also massive and extravagant. It was fun to drive by and look! When we got to the beach it was a little overcast but soon it cleared and was a beautiful sunny day. Zuma Beach has big cliffs around it and James and I decided to crawl around/through a cliff to get to Point Dume which gave the feel of a private little beach/lagoon. It was fun. In the pictures you will see one of the cliffs is white from bird poop...aside from this it is still quite beautiful. While we were there I managed to get something very strange stuck on my foot. It looked like tar and I'm scared to research what it really was.... It wouldn't come off despite my vigorous attempts to scrape and scrub. Finally I was able to get the last remnants of it off in the shower. So gross! Luckily it didn't ruin our fun trip and we had a lovely time at the beach. Here are the pictures from the last few days, enjoy!