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lizzybennetChurch today was such a refreshing experience after by-the-book Idaho. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ticklethepear met me and helped me navigate the bus system so that I would find my way there without getting lost. I am so thankful for her help while I'm here. She's really helped to make the transition much more smooth; it helps to feel like I have a friend here, as well. I think I don't feel as lost because I know I have someone to call if I get in a fix. Today was a YM-themed sacrament meeting and all four of the young men spoke. Each one of them was funny, articulate and uplifting. It was a very inspirational meeting, listening to them and realizing the challenging lives they must have in comparison to the cake life I had growing up.
After church we caught a ride home with my newest lj friend,mortuus. I think this is the first time I've met a new lj friend in person before in the cyber world (if that statement makes any sense.) Either way, welcome and thanks for the ride home! I decompressed for a bit and changed out of my ridiculous church shoes (I have blister just from the small amount of walking I did to the bus stop. Ridiculous, I tell you!) I studied the maps for a bit and then struck out on my own to see how long it would take me to walk to the Library of Congress. It took about 15-20 minutes. I knew I was getting close when I walked behind the Supreme Court building. I walked a bit further and saw another huge, beautiful building. Hmmm, I thought to myself, I wonder what this is? It was the Library of Congress. der. I walked to all three buildings just to place them in my mind and figure out which one I needed to report to in the morning. I'd hoped they'd be open today so I could find the exact room I need to go to, but I'll just have to rely on the maps provided online. I can't decide what to wear which is silly. The night before I left I went through my whole wardrobe with Chris trying to decide until he finally blurted out in exasperation "You're a librarian!" Yes, well, just because I'm a librarian doesn't mean I have to fit the stereotype! Or, maybe I should, just a different stereotype....
I had lunch, by myself, at Firehook. I sat there feeling like quite the independent woman, eating all alone and watching the people walk by. I wonder how long it will take the newness of this to wear off before I really, really start missing Chris and the boys. I do miss them, but at this point I'm so overwhelmed by the uniqueness of the experience that I hardly have time to think about those emotions. I did get a bit emotional this afternoon when Petey told he missed me, though. *sigh* I miss those rascals. It's odd to think that of all the new people I met today (quite a few) none of them realize that I'm a mom.
ticklethepear met me and helped me navigate the bus system so that I would find my way there without getting lost. I am so thankful for her help while I'm here. She's really helped to make the transition much more smooth; it helps to feel like I have a friend here, as well. I think I don't feel as lost because I know I have someone to call if I get in a fix. Today was a YM-themed sacrament meeting and all four of the young men spoke. Each one of them was funny, articulate and uplifting. It was a very inspirational meeting, listening to them and realizing the challenging lives they must have in comparison to the cake life I had growing up. After church we caught a ride home with my newest lj friend,
mortuus. I think this is the first time I've met a new lj friend in person before in the cyber world (if that statement makes any sense.) Either way, welcome and thanks for the ride home! I decompressed for a bit and changed out of my ridiculous church shoes (I have blister just from the small amount of walking I did to the bus stop. Ridiculous, I tell you!) I studied the maps for a bit and then struck out on my own to see how long it would take me to walk to the Library of Congress. It took about 15-20 minutes. I knew I was getting close when I walked behind the Supreme Court building. I walked a bit further and saw another huge, beautiful building. Hmmm, I thought to myself, I wonder what this is? It was the Library of Congress. der. I walked to all three buildings just to place them in my mind and figure out which one I needed to report to in the morning. I'd hoped they'd be open today so I could find the exact room I need to go to, but I'll just have to rely on the maps provided online. I can't decide what to wear which is silly. The night before I left I went through my whole wardrobe with Chris trying to decide until he finally blurted out in exasperation "You're a librarian!" Yes, well, just because I'm a librarian doesn't mean I have to fit the stereotype! Or, maybe I should, just a different stereotype.... I had lunch, by myself, at Firehook. I sat there feeling like quite the independent woman, eating all alone and watching the people walk by. I wonder how long it will take the newness of this to wear off before I really, really start missing Chris and the boys. I do miss them, but at this point I'm so overwhelmed by the uniqueness of the experience that I hardly have time to think about those emotions. I did get a bit emotional this afternoon when Petey told he missed me, though. *sigh* I miss those rascals. It's odd to think that of all the new people I met today (quite a few) none of them realize that I'm a mom.
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