Lunch time:
Fun at the Arboretum:
For the first part of our week, we visited with Adam and Shannon and their kids. Their oldest child and Madelyn were in the same pre-school class and became fast friends. Shannon and I would chat most days at drop-off and pick-up, and I thought that she always seemed so nice. I invited her over during the summer for a play date and invited her to a mom's Bible study that I was in. We became fast friends, too, and we realized we had so much in common. Unfortunately, they were only in the area for two years while Adam participated in a fellowship program with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commision, not the sports conference). They moved back to Dallas to be close to family, and I can't fault them for that, but we sure do miss them. John David commented that Shannon and I were basically the same person. He mentioned that our accents were so similar, which is interesting, but I had thought that in the past as well. Who knew that I could pass for Texas gal? Or that Shannon could pass for a SW VA gal? Here is another slideshow with a few more pictures from our visit with them:
When we left Charlottesville, I knew we were leaving some good friends, and I'm so thankful that we've kept in touch with some of them. When we moved to this area, I quickly realized that people came and went pretty often, and we weren't sure how long we'd be here either. We're still having a hard time calling this our "permanent" location, and we've been here five years. At first, I decided I would protect myself and not become friends with people who knew they were leaving soon. Then, I realized that people might be treating me the same way. Ummm...no fun! I'm so glad I got over that attitude because I would have missed out on a great friendship with Shannon. Long distance friendships are hard but so worth it!
Thanks for the hospitality Jon, April, Adam, and Shannon! We loved seeing you all!
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