Happy Birthday to Me!

Last week I turned 24. That sounds so much older than I feel. It seems like I just got out of college and now suddenly I have a "real" job. I was able to leave work a little early on my birthday which was nice. Corey came over to our house and he cooked up a delicious meal. It was a strange meal, but very good. We had: homemade mozzarella sticks, pot roast, mashed potatoes, and homemade mini donuts for dessert. Some friends of ours also came over to eat with us, Aaron and Acsa. (Aaron works with Corey) Over the weekend I relaxed and took it easy for the most part. On Saturday Corey and I went to Taste of DC. It is a street festival on Pennsylvania Ave where there are tons of food vendors and food trucks set up and also a rather extensive selection of beer and wine. The vendors all had $2 or $3 sample plates and also regular portions for sale. We ate a ton! Including a funnel cake and flash fried cheese cake.

Last night I went out to dinner/drinks for the birthday of a friend from church. She has been here working for the last year and a half, is in my small group, and is the leader of week 2 hospitality at church which I serve on. She has a job she really seems to enjoy and appears to have her life together in general. Turns out she is turning 23. I know I shouldn't be comparing myself to her, but it just seems like she is much more mature in some respects and that in comparison my life is not at all together. This is me being over dramatic, but it was very shocking to realize I am a year older than her. Not that I think my life is a disaster, but I am still living in the VS house which makes me feel not completely independent and while I don't dislike my job, I just know that I don't want to do this forever and I don't know what it is that I want to do.

Speaking of the house though, Cara has moved back in and Keith was going to move out today, but he has decided that he wants to stay. He found a place, but didn't know the people he was going to be living with and only chose the place because he could afford it and he felt like he needed to move out.  He hasn't been able to clear staying with our local mvs leadership because they are at a church conference or something. That said, I am pretty positive he will be allowed to stay. I am excited and it should be fun having a completely full house. With him staying, we have seven people in seven bedrooms. This also means that everyone from the house last year, except for Alisha Bender, is staying on as an associate or 2nd year MVSer.