Tuesday, April 21, 2009

A weekend with the T and David "Freebird" Freeman!

This past weekend I had the pleasure of traveling up to DC with David to see my college roommate of four years, Tim Lester, or more affectionately known as "T." He really showed us a good time around the area. It was really nice to get away from school for a little bit and appreciate true friendship in Christ! The weather was beautiful the entire weekend and we took full advantage.

When David and I arrived on Friday night, we immediately headed out to downtown Arlington to a restaurant called Uncle Julio's. The food and atmosphere were great, as we caught up on old times and enjoyed some chicken enchiladas. On Saturday, we traveled up to Baltimore for most of the day. We ate lunch at a nice restaurant in Little Italy and then headed over to Johns Hopkins for a lacrosse game. I had never been to JHU before and I must say it was a beautiful campus. After the game we walked around for a bit and even got to walk through the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame! The campus was bustling because it was homecoming weekend and there was some live music playing on the main quad. After that we headed back over to the Inner Harbor and walked around, enjoying the beautiful evening. The day was topped off with dinner at Witlow's in Arlington and enjoyed some more live music.

On Sunday, we went to the early service at Tim's church. It was youth Sunday and the youth pastor gave a good message on the Resurrection from 1 Corinthians 15. During the offering, a young girl sang a beautiful song. She had one of the nicest voices I have heard in a long time! After church we headed to Tim's for a quick lunch and then took the Metro over to Nationals Stadium for the baseball game. Tickets were only $5! Our seats were way up in the upper deck. The view was fine, but it was really windy! We were also blessed to be sitting next to a group of girls who were interns at a local non-profit organization. They were all recent graduates and were almost done with their intern program. After talking with them for a bit, we found out they were strong Christians! One of them, Emily, may even try out Tim's church sometime. It is neat how you can start with small talk and end up making friends in just a matter of hours, especially when you are among believers. The Nationals ended up blowing a lead in the ninth, but we still had a great time.

I am so blessed to have such great friends like Tim and David. We had such a wonderful weekend together. Of course when I got back in to Blacksburg, reality hit, and I had to work on my presentation for my foundations class. Six hours later and I was in bed at 5am! Things worked out in the end as the presentation went well and I was able to catch up on sleep afterward. One other note from this morning: I had an interview with William Fleming High School and I think it went really well! I have a good feeling about this job and will continue to seek God to see if that is where he wants me. I appreciate your prayers!! The rest of the week should not be too bad and then it will be time to hit the road again this weekend. My twin sisters and I are heading down to Charlotte to see our family. It should be a fun weekend! We can't wait to see you all!


Johns Hopkins destroyed Navy

This was David's first lacrosse game!

The T and Freebird Freeman!


This is a scupture in the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame
portraying Gary Gait's famous goal from 1988.

The Inner Harbor in Baltimore

My first visit to Nationals Park

Best buds at a baseball game

With our two new friends, Kristina and Emily!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

April 16th

Today marks the two year anniversary of the deadly shooting at Virginia Tech which cost 32 students and professors their lives. I will never forget that day; where I was and who I was with. I will never forget Dr. Librescu and his kind personality. I had known him for only a few months, but it felt like longer. I will never forget the smile that was always on Brian Bluhm's face. He truly exemplified the love of Christ to all he met! Though I will never forget the pain that we all felt that day, I will always remember that through it all, God was there. Our campus will certainly never be the same after the events of the 16th. Thankfully, when people think of that dreadful day, the pain will only be a small part of what they remember. They will remember the 32 stories of the beautiful lives that the victims lived. They will remember the way that the Virginia Tech community chose to come together instead of crumble. They will remember the way the students responded bravely in the face of media scrutiny. Over the last six years I have grown to love this place called Virginia Tech and pray that God will continue to work in amazing ways on this campus. Never take for granted the gift of life. God has blessed us with so much and we need to be thankful to Him for what He has done. Jesus came down to die so that we may live. Life is so short, so let's live for Him! I am praying for all of you on this day, Hokie or not. For today, we are all Hokies.




We miss you Brian!