-visited south county church , a church plant in lorton, va, where many of my friends from high school are now on staff. the lovely complimentary breakfast spread would definitely keep me coming back :)
-got tricked into seeing district 9, a movie that only boys could possibly enjoy, about alien refugees living in slums in johannesburg (jo, you would hate it). i usually enjoy watching the trailers before the feature, especially with oscar season so quickly approaching, but this movie's trailers included the vampire boy-hating film jennifer's body, cirque du freak: the vampire's assistant, and zombieland. gross.
-we hiked up bull run mountain here in virginia with my parents. it's only a 4-mile loop, but there's rocky outcropping at the top, from which you can see shenandoah national park and the appalachian trail. there's some good hiking to be had on the east coast. our white oak trail hike with chris and daniela last year introduced us to some of the wonders of backcountry travel - the highlight was a series of natural waterslides and pools hidden back in the shenandoah mountains. fantastic. wish us luck - the next post should be from new zealand! - rachel
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Aww, dang. I am sorry we didn't get a "goodbye" after church dinner or something in before you guys left. I need to catch up on your blog too. You've been really good at writing consistently! I'm looking forward to your updates from NZ!
ReplyDeleteThis is a 2nd try to let you know that we missed having the opportunity to talk to you on the phone last night Rachel. We love you and know that God has a special work for you two and we can not wait to see what that work is! Love Mom and Dad H.
ReplyDeleteRachel it is such a unique coincidence that you would mention district 9. The men of the Community Life Team were just talking about how that was going to be our next team activity. Too bad there is no longer gender balance. Wah, Wah.
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