our first “homeless” week
so, we spent our first week in irvine. good friends of ours set us up in the house of a couple good friends of theirs… ok, that sounds confusing but hopefully not too confusing 
thanks friends for this awesome gift.
we arrived there raggedy and tired from yet another full day of packing, moving things into whatever crevices we could find in the crates and john’s truck, and cleaning the house for delivery to the landlord.
from the bottom of my heart, i want to thank everyone who came out and helped us, pack, lift and clean. we could not have done it as well and as fast if you weren’t there.
are these the gates of Heaven? no, but close 
… our irvine destination
the entrance to my dream home 
view #1 from our room/guest house
our room is through the doors on the right
view #2 from our room
second set of doors to our room
the kids stayed in the main house. their rooms are through the doors on the left.
while in irvine i had a manicure, a pedicure, a facial and haircut - it’s about 3in shorter. i hardly ever get these done, so it was a real treat
after irvine, we stayed at the embassy suites in arcadia, which is near pasadena, where we came from to begin with, and where we hope to go back to, unless God has other plans.
now we are staying at our friends melvin and lilia while they’re out of town. look at the size of the squash they grow in their back yard! niiiice
being “homeless” hasn’t been too bad after all… haha
keep dreaming!
June 16th, 2006 at 8:34 pm
Yeah, Irvine was niiiice… and those squash were amazing!
June 16th, 2006 at 8:36 pm
when we were there those squash were only flowers!!! Those are HUGE!!!
Your hair looks really cute…very summer like…short and swingy!
Hope you have a great week house-sitting!
June 16th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Nice digs there in Irvine!! You weren’t kidding!
That works out great that you can stay at Mel and Lil’s house while they are away. I’m glad you have yet another place to stay.
btw.. I agree with Deana - super cute hair!
June 16th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Thinking of you guys. Let me know if we can help.
June 17th, 2006 at 11:41 am
What an amazing journey! At this rate, it would be funny if I find a place in California before YOU do! Glad you have a family of adventurers!!
June 17th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
I’m so bummed I missed you!! I LOVE the updates….that house was gorgeous!!
June 17th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
Sounds like a relaxing venture of homelessness so far
I think pampering is quite possibly one of the greatest ideas ever. hee hee hee… much love~ 
June 18th, 2006 at 11:42 am
God is providing, yet i know it is still difficult to be “homeless”. it is refreshing and inspiring to know you are finding the good in the situation. our family conitues to pray for your family. stay the course, elizabeth btw your hair looks great.
June 18th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
CUTE HAIR!!!!!
I wish I were homeless…..
miss you!
June 18th, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Oh my goodness, I cannot believe the size of the squash! WOW! I had no idea I was growing monster squash over there…were they tasty?
Yes, cute hair!…and nails. Amazing how looking pretty makes everything seem a little brighter.
June 22nd, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Awesome house
Awesome squash
June 24th, 2006 at 4:56 pm
Dang!!! Being homeless now has a new definition!! =) If that’s the case, I wanna be homeless too in Irvine.
June 29th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Hey Niza! Alex mentioned that someone offered you an RV for awhile. We might have a place for you to park it, if the offer is still good. Please email us if you’re interested!
Kathryn
October 29th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
Hi Niza,
Tobee here in S.F.
I just read your comment on my vox about having a hotspot in S.F. and YES we are interested.
we’re been out of the voxtropolis loop right now because, well, we’re busy like everyone else in ministry, but if Alex is in S.F. and has time to meet, of course we’d like to talk to him about what is takes and what it looks like to host a hotspot, etc…
Please feel free to contact me tobee@vanderwall.com anytime!
(or let me know how to contact you &/or Alex).
thanks & many blessings,
tobee v.