Well, due to the recent neglect that our blog has experienced during the past several months, we will now try to revive our waning Internet social postings. And there is a lot to post.
Last Friday we moved to Lovettsville, VA, and although we realize the built-in cliche, we can't help but say, we "love it" in "Lovetts"-ville!
This came after long months of expecting and planning on going to Pittsburgh for law school, where we had a nice house chosen, and a scholarship to help with tuition. Two and a half weeks before we were to leave (rental truck already reserved), BYU Law calls us up and all but extends an offer if we can commit that we will go there. We say yes, until the next day, I email them back and tell them no. It just didn't feel right for us, although BYU is a much better school than Pittsburgh. So life is back to normal...Until a week later (a week and a half before we leave) George Mason Law (in Virginia) calls and extends an offer. We had a much different feeling about this school than BYU, and we were so excited and accepted.
So we keep our moving date, cancel the house and school in Pittsburgh (good-bye scholarship), and extend our route by a few hundred miles to Washington D.C. Bless Heather's heart. Now we have no home or substantial immediate plans. So, 2100 miles and 7 hotel-nights later, Heather, me and three tired but great kids found an answer to prayer.
It is a beautiful house on a beautiful property in Northern Virginia. Heather had spoken with the homeowner before we left, and for some reason, our conversations and thoughts kept coming back to it, although I wrote it off from the start because of the distance to law school. But, many prayers and answers later, we have moved into a dream house, and we love it. The owner, Hoa, has been so kind to us - providing transit options, area attractions, neighbor introductions and much more. She has become our good friend, and we feel so lucky to be able to work with such a great person.
Law school starts for me on Thursday, and I am really excited. Heather and the kids are having fun in horse country, and getting to spread their wings a little. I had to sell my classic 1966 Ford truck that I restored (one of the saddest days of my adult life) and I bought an older, cheap little convertible to get me back and forth to the bus which takes me to the metro, which gets me to the law school.
Sorry for the late and quick update - I will try to be a little more consistent.
