His Power is Made Perfect in My Weakness: 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!