Catching up to speed...

It's been a long gap between posts, I know. That was never my intention, but, regardless, I'd like to jump right back into it. This post is a catch-up post, to speed up any reader interested on what's happened since arriving at our new home in DC till now:

We finally arrived at our new home in Fairfax, VA on August 14th.

After choosing our apartment solely by Internet from across the country, we could only hope for the best. We were thrilled to find such a beautiful apartment waiting for us in such a gorgeous and green town! Our apartment complex borders an expansive forest, which is a totally new thing for us and we're loving it!

Clark is enjoying law school very much. He hasn't been as overwhelmed as we had both expected him to be and he has even found time to start up a blog for helping beginners understand politics. Check it out if you get a chance! (Clark's blog: A Capital View)

I found a job here with ExxonMobil, working as a contractor for their Downstream Headquarters. I've been there for almost 3 months now and am surprised at how much I actually find learning about oil to be interesting. Who knew there were so many pipelines running through this country and that so many different kinds of products can come out of a single barrel of crude? It's all so fascinating and the way it powers every aspect of our lives is mind-boggling.

Taking a ride on the metro.

We sold both cars before moving out here and are now using only public transportation. Our apartment is a ten minute walk from the metro station and a five minute walk to the nearest grocery store. We've also found that for our bigger grocery trips, we can have our items delivered straight to our door. Since we live four stories up with no elevator, this has been a HUGE blessing. 

In our spare time, and when the government isn't shutdown, we like to explore the monuments of DC, relax on the National Mall and White House yard, meet up with Biola related friends in the area, make nice dinners, host friends and family at our place, and learn to speak Chinese through Rosetta Stone.

Jefferson Memorial is our favorite!

We hosted our first Thanksgiving together with new friends we made out here in Virginia.

We're both really loving life on the East Coast and are thrilled to experience real seasons for the first time. Fall was drop-dead GORGEOUS and we love-love-love the winter snow. Spring is just around the corner and I can't wait! We miss our friends and family from home, but Skype calls and visits out here have made the distance seem so much shorter. 

When Clark's parents came to see their boy!

When Lizzie's family came for a visit!

God is truly blessing our time out here and we are so happy to have the opportunity to serve Him here!