A New Adventure

This morning I am sitting at my new kitchen table in an apartment cluttered with half-empty boxes. It is New Year's Eve, and Daniel and I are going to be experiencing this day both for the first time together and for the first time in our new town, Oakton, VA. We aren't really sure what we are going to do tonight, but it will probably include splurging on a nice meal and walking around the beautifully-lit streets of Washington D.C.

Last night we took the metro into town, walked around DC, and looked at the Christmas tree in front of the White House. The huge tree was surrounded by model towns and trains driving all around it. Surrounding this were mini trees representing all of the states.




This is the first New Year that we actually get to have a completely fresh start; we are newlyweds living in a new town in a new apartment, starting new jobs, finding a new church and new friends, etc.... I hope to add new hobbies, consistent blogging, new work-out schedules, and new healthy eating habits to that list too.

I feel so, so blessed. We were able to have a wonderful Christmas season with both of our families in the middle of my graduation, packing, and moving. My family graciously offered to make the long drive to DC with us to help drag our stuff in a Uhaul and to keep us company; this ended up being so fun and helpful! We are living in a nice, cozy apartment in a very nice area of town at a very reasonable rate for the DC area. I am starting a job with a great company in which I'll be able to continue learning and developing my business skills. Daniel gets to put much more focus on his thesis, writing about a topic that fascinates him (the Just War Tradition), and he gets to do freelance web design on the side, a new skill that he has picked up and really enjoys.

I hope to be writing more in the New Year so that we can keep our friends and family in Texas and around the world updated! We love you all.