Our Two-Year Anniversary

We're talking our two-year anniversary as residents of Virginia. (Today also marks our two-year-and-seven-month wedding anniversary) Wow, I cannot believe it's been that long. Two years ago today we were sweating in the southern heat and humidity as we settled into our new apartment, hours away from friends and family. Although I feel as though this place is becoming home, a big part of me still feels like the new kid in school (even though I don't technically know what that feels like).

This Sunday as I was introducing myself to visitors at my church (they had only been in Richmond a month, moving from St. Louis), it struck me that I can no longer play the "I'm-new-in-town" card. It seemed to be a pivotal moment for me, spurring me on to a more take-charge attitude towards my life here. I'm now legitimately able to suggest restaurants, give directions, and recommend things to do around Richmond. I don't have to be at the hands of the natives anymore. I've been taking a backseat to my life these past two years as my body has resided in Virginia, but my heart felt quite at home in Pennsylvania. Of course a big part of me does in fact abide in Pennsylvania, but that's no reason for me to put my life on hold until we one day move our belongings and ourselves back north.

So I'm looking ahead to year three with more optimism. We live in Virginia and it's high time I started acting like it. There are so many great things to love about our little suburb of Midlothian and about Richmond as a whole. Come visit and we'll show you! It's been a great experience for Jeremiah and I to set out on our own in a different place, growing together in newness and adventure and uncertainty. And here's to at least three to five more years in the south...