Summer's Comin!

Day 95: I love the rolling hills and the greenness of Virginia. Perhaps I’m simply tired of winter, but the greenness of the green here is astounding. It just has this presence that envelops you as you drive down the road or look out at the hills. The train rides have taken me back to the summers of my childhood and the dirt paths through the woods promise adventure. The shirtless barefoot boys fishing on the inlets of the Potomac make me long for the days of Capture the Flag or bbq-ing in the backyard while playing catch with the family. You can’t return to those in a new place by yourself. I drove miles this weekend enjoying the scenery and gasping several times at the picturesque whitewashed churches that starkly stood out against their green surroundings of towering trees with the sun always shining through at the perfect spot and at the large Southern homes overlooking the fields, but nostalgia cannot be met. It’s memories lingering in the air with no chance of obtaining them anytime in the near future. After pondering for a while, the best mood that can be hoped for in response to this nostalgic moment that begs to be fulfilled is a sense of excitement. I can’t go back. I won’t have my childhood or college days again. But the future ahead of me, no matter how empty it looks in my book, is full in God’s, and all I can do is wait in excited anticipation for what is to come.

Day 94: Found a GREAT new beach! It's about an hour down a beautiful country road and took me to a State Park on the Potomac. It was gorgeous and I'm excited to go back this summer with friends!!


Day 93: I got Chinese and they asked me if I wanted a small or large WonTon...I thought it meant in size and said small. Apparently that meant I wanted a small box which was like 10. Clearly I would not allow myself to finish off these tasty little Heart Attacks...



Day 92: Happy Tax Day! Not really, but there were free blizzards outside of the IRS for the Blizzard's 25th Birthday! Perfect snack for while attending the Tea Party!

Day 91: Today I was on the phone with my dad as he walked into Herberger's. As he narrated his walk through the store, you would've thought he was being tortured: " I'm going into the perfume... There are women everywhere. Ick...This is like a disease. Everyone is looking at me...This is like a segregated church...They're all staring at me. ICK! Its like they're all saying, 'what are you doing here!?" It was pretty entertaining. (picture is for tomorrow's Tax Day Tea Party Rally)
Day 90: I missed the train today and tried to get to another stop rather than driving all the way to the end of the metro. Route 1 (pictured) was far worse than 95 and I missed several options to simply get back on the highway. It took me about 2 1/2 hours to get to work. Cannot wait to move closer.

Day 89: Ahh the Twins have their home opener today at Target Field! I'm not sure the tradition is to be continued, but for the Metrodome every year, they had "Breakfast on the Plaza" on opening day. You could go down to the Dome from about 6-9 AM and they would bring hot dogs, newspapers, chocolate milk, and donuts to the window of your car. My dad would bring us down when we were little and we continued the tradition in high school. 2 years in a row (and Bekah did it once I went away to school) we got them to send Wally the Beer Man (legend at the Dome) to our car for us to sing the Twins song for the radio and then he'd give us free tickets for that evening. Great memories. Wish I could be there today :) This is going to be a season to remember for the Minnesota Twins!!!