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The last couple weeks have been a flurry of business, yet with an overwhelming, ever-present sense of God's grace.  Seriously, I have yet to even be stressed; I'm just enjoying spending time with people here before I transition to new community in D.C.

I went to Oklahoma a couple weeks ago to visit my sweet friend Natalie and her husband, Matt.  Natalie and I have been friends since kindergarten and had a great time catching up.  They just moved from D.C., so they gave me lots of super helpful hints on living in the city!  Here are a couple pictures that Natalie took while I was there.  There are others on her blog.

Last weekend Mom and I went to New Orleans for a couple days because I really wanted to see my grandparents before I move.  It was a GREAT trip.  We visited Oak Alley Plantation, the WWII museum, ate lots of delicious Cajun food, and visited a lot of family.  The trip ended far too soon, but Mom and I both had a blast.

The Grandparents with a Model A at Oak Alley.

At Oak Alley.

The WWII museum with the grands and Dad's Aunt Gloria.  My grandpa is a WWII veteran, so he got to wear a "WWII Veteran" necklace and people thanked him for his service the whole time we were there.  It was really neat.

 
Until next time...

The Next Adventure

March 1 will find me in a new city. This city, to be exact.

Yep, I'm moving to Washington D.C. To do what, I'm not exactly sure. But the details are coming together quickly and, once again, the Lord has richly provided for me, down to even the small details.

The quick story on how I came to find two amazingly awesome girls to live with: on a roommate website. I know. Sounds creepy.

Now here's the longer version: I e-mailed Future Roomie about the room because it sounded like a reasonable price in a great part of the city and in her post she said she attends Capitol Hill Baptist Church, which is where I'll most likely attend. In my e-mail, I included a very brief description of me: I graduated from UT, lived in Uganda for six months, am Texan, and have a friend, Natalie, who attended CHBC when she lived in D.C.

Her response came a day later, with a brief description of herself: she's Texan, went to school in Tennessee, loves Africa, and knows the same dear Natalie. How cool is that??? We talked yesterday about details and it just sounds perfect. I'm ridiculously excited!

The house is a 1909 row house in Capitol Hill (a really nice area of D.C.).  I'll have my own bedroom (which includes bright green walls) with hardwood floors and general 1909-era cuteness. It's just a couple blocks from the Metro, so I won't need a car and I still can't get over the fact that I'm affordably living IN the District!

So today, as I enter three weeks of what is sure to be hectic planning, packing, and organizing, I am really just thankful.  I have been praying the last couple weeks that the Lord would work out the details of the move so that it was unmistakeably HIM that was orchestrating. I am so amazed at how wonderfully He surprised me and I can't wait to see what He has in store next!

More details to come...