Weekend update
Matt and I had a great trip back to Virginia for my mom’s and sister’s birthdays. We had a wonderful time, including some hilarious Wii antics with my mom and sister. (Check out the pictures) Neither of them had ever played before, and it turned into a full contact video game pretty quickly.
We were quite glad to miss out on all the snow here in Richmond and enjoy the 50 degree weather in Virginia. I have to say though, as we were driving home I realized this was one of the first times in my life that I did not dread leaving the comfort of my parents’ house.
As much as I love and miss my family, I am finally in a place in my life where I am happy. I know at least part of it comes from having a job I love and enjoy going to everyday, but my life in general seems to be in a really good place at this point. I have a great group of friends, I have found new and exciting hobbies like knitting and racquetball, and I have gotten to experience things that never would have been possible before, like my trip to Brazil and the supper co-op we participated in over the past few months. My boundaries have been stretched, and I look forward to the exciting and unknown things that wait for Matt and I in the future.
I never thought I would say it, but Richmond, Indiana seems to agree with me. It may not be the biggest town or have all the amenities one could hope for, but I feel like it has opened up a world of opportunity to me that wouldn’t have been there had we not ended up here.
March 14th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
If someone had told me a little over a year ago that I would not only be staying around Richmond after I graduate in May ‘08, but that I would actually be excited about it I would have thought they were crazy. But you’re right … Richmond has grown on me. Yes, it may not be as enticing for the outdoors-y part of me as Virginia was or the Pacific Northwest would be, but for this season of our lives I think it is going to be a great place for us to live, grow, play, and love.