Good times!

Okay, so I realize I haven't written on here in ages. I've been busy - reading my friends' blogs, playing Zelda, working, you know, with life in general. Actually, it was reading my friends' blogs that motivated me to write this.

So, this past Thursday, I had the chance to meet up with an old high school friend, Bria, and her husband Kris. The two of them got married earlier this year. I sent Bria and some other high school friends and email early last week to update them on how life out here was going. Come to find out, Bria and Kris were getting on a plane to DC. I was totally surprised to hear that they were coming to town!

We decided to go walk around Georgetown and get some dinner. We met up in Rosslyn and walked over to Georgetown and took a stroll down the main drag there. It was fun to hear about how their lives are going and all of the new changes with work, buying a home, etc.

We also had a chance to talk about politics, both international (read Russia, Ukraine & Belarus) and domestic. It was interesting hearing Kris in particular talk about one of the presidential candidates. I enjoyed his perspective and learned some things I did not know that helped me view that person with less animosity.

Beyond the political, we also talked about movies and our various occupations. At some point, Bria asked me more about what my experience has been this past year with getting ready for law school and dealing with setbacks related to the LSAT. She has a family member who is experiencing many of the same challenges in another field. This led to a discussion about trials and faith and practical strategies for dealing with these kind of problems. I was grateful for the exchange of feelings and insights that occurred. I love how close I feel to people after we share lessons that we have learned and the faith that keeps us going.

Before that night, I had met Kris previously, but did not know him well. I was grateful to get to know him better and to see how good things were between him and Bria. It is wonderful to observe my married friends and to see them thrive!