June 30

Packages are fun, but the real gift was quality time with my treasured friend!

Thank you, Tricia for sharing your big heart with me today!

June 29

1000 pieces + several hours working side by side = a super fun summer day
We're pretty proud of ourselves for putting together a whole puzzle in one afternoon!!

June 28

Thankful for good food, great fellowship, and even better friends!!
Loved our DC double date with Jennifer and David!!

June 27

Thanking God for the gift of family and friends who have made this day extra sweet!!

June 26

~Hooray for a great new discovery after a morning spent exploring Georgetown with the Halls~

June 25

~Making sweet memories with special friends~

June 24

~Loving getting to spend time with the Hall Family in our very own Stars Hollow~

June 23

Hooray for a super fun movie date with Emma!! 

June 22

~Walking here to pick up dinner is definitely one of my favorite parts of life in the Village~

June 21

Victory on our last morning of adventures with Jaime!!

Look who made it inside!!

Thanking God for guiding us through rush hour traffic, a close parking space, 

no waiting in line AND a table at Georgetown Cupcake!!

June 20

So glad and grateful for the chance to see buildings like this in real life!

Way to be beautiful, Library of Congress!!

June 19

~Celebrating God's perfect choice for Dad to our girls~

What a treat to spend a beautiful day in Annapolis and feast on delicious crab cakes!!

My favorite quote of the day from Emma: "This smells like my childhood"

And then...an evening adventure to the Lincoln Memorial....

Making all the minutes count soaking in as much history as possible with these two!!  

June 18

~Today was our "down day" and I'm feeling doubly blessed ~

@ostatebelle treated us to a delicious, homemade dinner and dessert 

and also evening Terrace Time with these two is pretty terrific!!

June 17

So grateful for the opportunity to spend the morning touring the White House!!

And the afternoon "reading" the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and the Bill of Rights!

What a beautiful day of history in our nation's capital!!

June 16

  

What an impactful day at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 

We all learned so much from Holocaust survivor, Susan Warsinger!

These two teachers seemed pretty happy to meet one another!

June 15

What better way to kick off #missleegoestowashington than a day at Mount Vernon?!

June 14

~So impressed with the sights and sounds of the Marine Corps Sunset Parade~

Iwo Jima Memorial~ Arlington, Virginia

June 13

Celebrating time together with this sweet girl and her equally awesome Mom!

So thankful for true friendships that span time and distance!!

June 12

My new favorite "I just moved and yes, it's exciting, but all the new can be a bit overwhelming

and so emotional, and why do I always forget that it takes a full year to feel at home in a new place" book!!

Thank you, Christie Purifoy for having the just right words to describe exactly what I'm feeling.

Thank you, Lord for your faithful presence in all the places we've called home.

"I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living"

Psalm 27:13

June 11

What a great new discovery! 

Enjoyed a wonderful walk around Roosevelt Island with these two

June 10

Loved that Bess called us so we could share Friday dinner together!! 

June 9

~Thankful for a spontaneous dinner out and the short walk to Guapo's~

June 8

~Hooray for a little afternoon treat for us Village People~

June 7

WOW!! Just WOW!!

Thankful for an evening of big laughs and Georgetown adventures with Emma and the Della ladies!!

June 6

What a beautiful day for exploring the 'hood on foot!!

June 5

I wanted desperately to have a full view of this beautiful sunset and at first was disappointed,

 but then found myself captivated by the stunning reflection in the windows all around us. Thinking this is a good lesson about being content, seeking to know and experience God more fully, and learning to find beauty in the things around me that are different and unfamiliar. 

"For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. 

Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known."

1 Corinthians 13:12

June 4

Thankful for a fun afternoon creating with Emma! 

June 3

~Grateful for a picnic with our BSF children's team and these sweet gifts of words~

June 2

Hooray for a new library card, sweet treats from Peets, and time to read outside!

June 1

~Fun afternoon taking in our favorite exhibits at American History Museum~