Disney & Dinner

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If my memory serves me right, I think the date was Monday, February 20... and a group of us went to Disneyland during the day... and a formal dinner in the evening! The occasion: Ashley's 16th birthday.

The Shubin Family is very close to many of us on staff here at The Rock... as well as to so many others. Bill & Tina are both on staff and their two daughters are not only very involved in our youth group, but they also help around the office and enroll each year to attend our "intense" missions trips known as "Airborne!" (This year, "Airborne" is going to South Africa). So we celebrated Ashley's birthday with The Shubin's and with other friends!!! The plan: Disneyland!
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Once we arrived, one of the first rides we went on was Space Mountain, which is probably one of the best rides in the park. And as we were in line, we saw a lone Disneyland employee standing by herself watching the lines. She was standing in the middle of a large open area (which is the same area as the picture above... with Ashley standing in the middle of the circle). So, the employee was standing in that area... and I just decided to do something random. I took my cheesy disposable camera, hopped the chain and walked out in the open square to approach this girl. When I got to her, I showed her my camera and asked, "Can I get a picture with you?" And after a brief, two-second awkward silence, she hesitated and then said all suspicious, "Sure." So I stood next to her, reached out with the camera ahead of us and snapped the picture. Enjoy...

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Then after Disneyland, we all went to a very nice restaurant called The Summit House, located in Fullerton. This restaurant is amazing. It sits on a hill overlooking the entire North Orange County valley... and the food is awesome! I ordered "escargot" for an appetizer... Yes, "escargot"... and it was really good!!! And then I topped off my appetite with a huge steak. Oh, and their creamed corn is excellent. (In fact, I think you can get the recipe on their website). But there is always room for dessert!! So I ended up a "creme brulee." Let me tell you... I ate more than I needed to eat, but the food was too good to pass up. (Is that called gluttony? :-)

All in all, this was a great day. Happy Birthday Ash... and thank you Shubin family!!!

[Click here to visit The Summit House website.]