Hello dear friends!
It's been entirely too long. I've discovered that I'm not really the "blog" type of person. See - in the past few months, a lot of personal things have been happening in my life, and I'm not much for advertising that for all the world to see and know. Thus, no posts.
That said, if you want details - email me. I'll try and update you on my life in a good, but vague way. Well, it's now summer. And so far, it's been a good one. That is a BIG deal for me, considering I've only had 2 good summers my whole life. Hopefully, at the end of this one I can add it to the list of good summers.
Spring was good. I'm still working at the same job as always...but I'm avidly looking for new work. I'm hopeful that something new will spring up within the month. I've gone on a few first interviews, and have another one scheduled for this Thursday - so God-willing I'll be working somewhere new within the month. :) That would be stellar! If I do get another job...and that job happens to be in DC, then I'll probably move into the city pretty soon thereafter. To be honest, I miss living in D.C. It's okay to live in the DC Metro area...but it takes about an hour to get into DC and then once I'm there, I have to be cognizant of time so I can be sure to make it to the metro stop at a decent time to catch a bus home. If I were IN the city, I wouldn't have to worry about all that. And it'd be a LOT easier to get around - just hop on the metro...not so much wasted time traveling. Right now it takes me a little over an hour to get to work (4 buses) and about an hour and a half to get home (3 buses + a 15 min. walk). Less time commuting would be great, as would living with ladies my own age. ;)
I know God has great plans in store, and I will continue to trust Him. He has the best plan for me, and I know that as long as I'm following Him all will be good. It might be hard, uncomfortable, and a little painful (or a lot) but it will be the best...because it's His will.
On another note, things with the man I am seeing are going quite well. We are pretty serious, and both pleased about that. In May, we flew to Kansas so he could meet my family - and that went really well. They like him a lot, and he fits. It's good. Real good. May was a whirlwind! We went to gold cup (horse races in Virginia), celebrated his graduation, went to his graduation and grad party, met his mom & sister-in-law & niece, made food for his party...ah, it was BuSy!
At my church I'm now on the "event-planning" team, so that has added to my crazy schedule, but it's been good. We've planned a few fun events so far, and will continue to do so as the year progresses. :) Hanging out with people and building quality relationships is always a good thing.
June has been good - a little less busy. Although, the man I'm seeing started Bar prep class and has been super busy with that...which has been hard. Less time together. But it's necessary. Passing the bar is a pretty big deal, so I am trying to be supportive and patient. :) What else? Oh, we celebrated his birthday a few weeks ago, and that was really fun! I gave him a frame with four pictures of us together and a nice card. The night of his bday, I took him a restaurant he likes and paid for the whole dinner. Afterwards, we went to a park. It was lovely.
Ashley came to visit me here in the nation's Capitol. That was fabulous! It was so fun to have a friend from Kansas come and visit. :) We did A LOT. On Thursday I met her at Union Station, where she came in on Amtrack, and we headed to the Capitol and took a tour there. Not near as cool as the tours I gave last summer as an intern. They do NOT show very much of the Capitol, I'm sad to say. I tried to show her more...but a guard caught us. Sad day. We also went to the Library of Congress and that was pretty sweet. I hadn't explored there before. Good times. Oh - and that night, we took a cruise of the monuments. That was relaxing and wonderful. It allowed space for us to catch up a bit on each other's lives. Friday was soo full! We saw most of the monuments that day. My man picked us up and we went to a nice restaurant and to a strange play called "Old Times". Look it up, it's an intriguing plot. I'm still mulling it over. Afterwards, we went to the Jefferson Memorial and FDR (which is great...it's a walk through). Saturday did not go quite as planned...but it was still okay. Sunday we spent the afternoon in Georgetown and that was good. We visited Georgetown cupcakes - so yummy! Went to the Kennedy Center for a free Millennium Stage performance and went up to the Terrace which provides a great view of D.C. , ate yummy savory crepes and enJoyed some sales at H&M. :) That night we relaxed at home and watched a movie. It was so good to have her visit and meet my guy. She liked him...and us, which is good. Real good.
Well, that's a LOT of an update for now. I'm excited for this upcoming weekend. We are headed to Kansas on Thursday to hang out with family for the 4th of July weekend. Friday with my family and the rest of the weekend with his. Look for some fun photos! And hopefully a few good stories. We'll see. Hope your summer is going swell, and you are taking time to take in the wonderful summer rays.
