Well, I made it here safely on July 23rd. My mom made the trek across the country with me and helped me get settled into my new house. While we were traveling we played a game to find a license plate from every state. We found all but 5 states: Hawaii; New Hampshire; Alabama; Wyoming, and Rhode Island. In DC my mom and I went to Target, Safeway, CVS, Politics and Prose, Bread and Chocolate, Chipotle, The Cheesecake Factory, and to Lucky Nails (for my mom's first pedicure).
Mom headed out on Wednesday, July 28th and I started working at the church. I am mostly settled into my office and my house, but it is all taking some getting used to. It is crazy to have a 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom house in Washington, DC all to myself. At the church my office is kind of off the beaten path, but that means it is pretty quiet. I even have my own bathroom in my office!
After being at the church for two days I took off with part of the youth for a retreat in Deep Creek Lake, MD. It was a fantastic trip with some really wonderful young people. We spent time on the lake and the youth even talked me into going tubing, which made every muscle in my body hurt for several days. I also got a nice sunburn to go along with the body aches. On the way home, the girls in my vehicle wanted to stop at a gas station. So, I took them to Sheetz for their very first Sheetz experience. It was really funny to watch them be so excited over a gas station, but all I could do was remember my first time at Sheetz!
My hope is to keep this blog going throughout the year to keep y'all informed of my adventures. So, more to come...
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So in your many DC adventures, you may stumble across some people I admire. First one is Dave Sonnenberg, pastor of Good Shepherd in Gaithersburg. He was a pastor in my childhood who continues to have great impact on me. The other is the author of this blog: http://thebarefootpastor.blogspot.com/ I haven't met her, but I've been reading her for several years :) She's an incredible blogger and also from DC! I hope things continue to go well for you! Love from the mountains.
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