Evendays

We stuffed ourselves on desserts last Wednesday afternoon. I normally hate mingling, but there was the promise of sweets and we gave it a shot and came out winners. Big time.

There was fruit of all kinds. There were three different kinds of mousse (raspberry, chocolate and white chocolate) and two or three cakes that had three layers of chocolate in them. There was mille feuilles and cookies and cakes and wafers and, well, everything but ice-cream and cherry cobbler. (European desserts are small, but very rich.)

So we mingled. Our Pepperdine student buddies gave some speeches. Really excellent, informative and short, and then we got to mingle again, meet some of the nicest people in the world (who were not just there for desert), many on the Board of Regents who came to see Pepperdine’s Lausanne facility, meet the students and the staff, and mingle.

I learned all kinds of things about my sisters and brother (a later post) who are all Pepperdine alumnae. I met some of their neighbors, some of their teachers, some of their spiritual family, one of their ex-bosses. A great time.

We waddled home, glad to have mingled. It gave us the chance to catch up, and to receive encouragement from unexpected places.