Well, PDub and I are officially settled in; all of the boxes are unpacked, and the pictures are hung. The next thing on our list is to make friends. Our best friends are hundreds of miles away, and typically dead bodies need a good burying before that length of time (not that I would know). For our game plan, we selected this Memorial Day weekend. Here, I must take a time-out for a tribute to our troops and what better way to do this than with the use of Zac Brown Band:
Salute the ones who died
The ones that give their lives
So we don't have to sacrifice
All the things we love....
Like our chicken fried, cold beer, jeans that fit just right, and yes, the radio up!
On this weekend, our pool opened for the first time this season (of course, I started working out three days prior to this, gotta get that beach body!). We expected to see and meet plenty of new faces, or at least, that's what we thought. We are pretty introverted individuals which handicapped our friend-making skills. Saturday morning, I refrained from being the first one in the pool this season and allowed the youngsters a go at it instead (really PDub wouldn't let me). We eventually made our way to the pool for a little Vitamin D and some water immersion. As I watched the kids dive down for their sticks, I couldn't help but reminisce.
I'm sure most can attest to this but especially my childhood friends. Nearly everyday of the summer, we were at the country club pool playing gutter ball, underwater tag, and sharks and minnows. It didn't matter what school or town you came from, you were immediately accepted into this group and close relationships were made. Even at break time, the clubhouse would be full of kids shoving tables together, eating mini tacos, and playing card games (B.S. was our selection). At age 25, making friends isn't as easy as it used to be. I mean PDub didn't even want to play underwater tag with me!
After failing poolside, we decided to try pew-side. According to their website, the selected church for the weekend claimed to have a contemporary service with a congregation composed of 100 individuals in their 20s and 30s. The website was accurate, and we fit in perfectly. With so many prospective friends, we of course lost all courage and bailed out immediately after the service ended. From a positive standpoint, we found a church!
Luckily, my sister-in-law, or Doubles Shark-Whisperer (found this on a PADI Scuba Diver Nickname website...deal with it, my friend), has just moved to Baltimore for a three-month rotation at Johns Hopkins. I like to call it her new nurse-ing home. Anyway, she and friends of a friend joined us for a pool/patio picnic on Memorial Day. As for these friends of a friend, I can officially say that the paperwork is complete, and we have adopted them as our own. AJacks and KielMac, we welcome you as our first friends! So we may not have made more friends this weekend, but we did have some good times with Doubles Shark-Whisperer, AJacks (this is so close to Apple Jacks...hehehe), and KielMac. If you live in the Arlington area and would like to join in my adventures (or just become our friends), please submit your resume (must have own shovel)!
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| Church of Clarendon |
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| Riesling anyone? |
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| Doubles Shark-Whisperer and PDub |
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| AJacks and KielMac |
