I just realized that I wrote this post and never posted it way back in March.  Whoops!  But I had some cute pics that I really wanted to post so better late than never I guess :)

I can't believe it's been two years almost since I've been back to Virginia.  Time just flies so quickly.  I guess every time I thought about going out there, my mom ended up coming out to Texas to visit.  But it was too long to go without seeing everyone else!  I'm sad I didn't get up to Fairfax to see everyone but I guess it's too much to do in one trip.

I got to hang out with Meg a lot on this trip which was so fun!  Before she was in college so she was always busy with class or field hockey.  Now that she has a job, we had more time to spend together!  We went out on St. Patrick's Day, hung out out her place, drinking wine and trying to play Friends Trivia (we both thought we'd win but both of us actually did horrible!)

I spent a lot of time with Mom too- unfortunately didn't get any pics of her- just her crazy room that we worked all week on.  I love to organize so we set about the task of cleaning up her scrap booking mess.  Here is the before pic:

I took off early on Friday to go see the King Tut exhibit at the museum in Dallas.  We couldn't take any pictures in that actual exhibit but we were able to in the rest of the museum.  There were a lot of cool pieces.

I got to Dallas a little early before meeting up with Laura Beth.  I went into this chapel near the museum to read and pray for a bit.  I haven't been into a Catholic church in a while and was struck by the beauty of all the architecture, stained glass and statues (most of the places I've attended for church in the last 8 years have been schools which aren't exactly known for their looks).  It kind of looks like something you'd see in Europe.  I ended up being there for the noon service and was amazed by the things I remembered.  I guess all those years as a child just stick with you.  When I first got saved, I was so anti-ritual and tradition because I never had any feelings or thoughts behind all the words I was saying and I judged others in that same light.  God kindly reminded me that He is everywhere and can be worshipped in any situation or place! So in the midst of the repetition and kneeling, I praised God for His goodness and faithfulness in my life.  It was an expected little oasis to end my week.  

I was also very close to some geocaches and almost found one but got sidetracked by a Starbucks.  Oh, well, maybe next time...