What a great start to the season... the Nationals christened their new stadium with a dramatic win, Ryan Zimmerman hit a walk off home run!
Theology in Heels
14 years ago
3.31.2008
3.30.2008
Noon, March 27, 2008
This year I have had the privilege of serving as the president of two Wake Law organizations, the Christian Legal Society and the Criminal Law Roundtable. Both organizations host lunch speakers (open to the entire school) on a monthly basis. Up until this month, I have been able to avoid any scheduling conflicts between the two groups... that ended on Thursday, March 27th.
Bet you would have never guessed that both of these were made by the same person!
3.26.2008
3.24.2008
Easter
At this point in our marriage, pretty much everything is a "first," so last Sunday was our "first Easter" as a married couple. We spent the weekend in Raleigh with Laura's family and had a great time. We attended a sunrise service with Laura's parents at Meredith College's McIver Amphitheater which overlooks a lake. After the service, the four of us went to Krispy Kreme for some hot doughnuts and coffee. I do not normally care much for doughnuts, but HOT Krispy Kreme doughnuts melt in your mouth and really hit the spot early in the morning. But as good as the doughnuts were, they paled in comparison to the wonderful Easter dinner that Diane made. Along with Bill, Diane and Will, Laura's Uncle Doug and Great Aunt Lucile were also there for dinner. We really enjoyed being able to spend time with everyone and not having to rush away as soon as church was over.
Our weekend in Raleigh also included watching basketball, playing games, a wine tasting, billiards, and dinner at Taverna Agora which is an excellent Greek restaurant that I would highly recommend to anyone in the Raleigh area.
Laura and I have been reading The Chronicles of Narnia together and were near the end of the The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when we left Raleigh for Winston. Laura read as I drove. As she read about Aslan taking Lucy and Susan to the Witch's castle (right after the Witch had sacrificed him on the stone table) and breathing new life into all the creatures who had been turned to stone by the Witch; Laura and I both thought that this was an appropriate and wonderful allegory of Easter. After his death and resurrection, Aslan began to make everything new again! He turned hearts of stone into hearts of flesh!
3.15.2008
Spring Break '08
It is Saturday, the end of my last spring break and 64 days until graduation. For around 21 straight years I have been able to count on this week long break every spring... but this one will be it (for a while at least). This last spring break was a great one, my parents came up and spent the week with Laura and I. We made the most of our time together and had a great week. Laura's spring break is in April, so she was not able to spend the days with us, but joined us for evenings and afternoons (once to our surprise!).
My parents arrived Sunday night and spent Monday morning resting and adjusting to the two hour time change (they traveled from the Central to Eastern time zone on the weekend of the Daylight savings time switch). After spending a couple of hours in Burlington Coat Factory
shopping on Monday afternoon, Mom, Dad and I went for a walk to Bethabara Village. I have consistently ran or biked by the village for the past 8 months, but haven't really taken the time to check out the history there. The village dates back to 1774 and offers some great insight into life in an 18th century settlement. This picture is of mom and dad standing in what remains of the 1763 apothecary shop (pharmacy). On Monday night we had dinner at our apartment and watched Invincible (which is a great movie that I would highly recommend).
On Tuesday Mom, Dad and I headed east to the Triangle. They had never been to Durham, Chapel Hill or Raleigh, so we decided to spend a day checking out those three cities. Bill Lahti (Laura's dad) works in Durham and was nice enough to meet us Tuesday morning and show us around the city. We
walked around downtown, through his office building (which is a renovated tobacco warehouse and a very
neat office setup) and then headed to Duke. It was also my first time on Duke's campus and I was very impressed with Duke Chapel. Our next stop was Chapel Hill, I wanted to let my mom check out A Southern Season, so we ate lunch at their restaurant and then let her do a little shopping there while dad and I walked around the mall. The next stop on our tour was the
UNC campus, we parked by The Old Well and then walked around campus. With the first two cities down, we headed to Raleigh to meet the Lahti's for dinner. My mom, dad and I drove to their house where we were meeting Bill, Diane and Will. The three of them greeted us at the door and then told us there was something we should see in the kitchen, I lead the way...to my great surprise, Laura was in the kitchen, she had decided to drive to Raleigh after school and meet us all for dinner. After enjoying dinner at a great Italian restaurant, we had to complete our campus tour with a drive through NC State. Dad, Will and I got out to check out the infamous Free Expression Tunnel. We arrived back in Winston 15 hours after we had departed for our tour of the Triangle, it was a great day!
Wednesday brought another opportunity for the three of us to be tourist. Mom and Dad had not been to Childress Vineyards, and I am always looking for an excuse to visit my favorite local vineyard. We took a tour of the winery and ate lunch at their bistro. Wednesday night the four of us played Can't Stop, I would mention who one, but I hate to gloat.
By Thursday we had done enough touring, so we spent a good part of the day watching basketball while Laura was at school. Once she got home we went to play put-put. This has turned into an annual activity for the four of us, we always have a great time and my dad always seems to win, I am going to practice more for next years round! Brad Loftis (a family friend from the mountains who lives in Greensboro) came over Thursday night for dinner and basketball. We watched some of the tournament games and then played the domino game Mexican Train (once again, I would mention who one, but I don't want to gloat!).
My parents left on Friday morning...it was an incredibly quite day at the apartment for me. The week went by quickly, but we had a great time together!
My parents arrived Sunday night and spent Monday morning resting and adjusting to the two hour time change (they traveled from the Central to Eastern time zone on the weekend of the Daylight savings time switch). After spending a couple of hours in Burlington Coat Factory
shopping on Monday afternoon, Mom, Dad and I went for a walk to Bethabara Village. I have consistently ran or biked by the village for the past 8 months, but haven't really taken the time to check out the history there. The village dates back to 1774 and offers some great insight into life in an 18th century settlement. This picture is of mom and dad standing in what remains of the 1763 apothecary shop (pharmacy). On Monday night we had dinner at our apartment and watched Invincible (which is a great movie that I would highly recommend).On Tuesday Mom, Dad and I headed east to the Triangle. They had never been to Durham, Chapel Hill or Raleigh, so we decided to spend a day checking out those three cities. Bill Lahti (Laura's dad) works in Durham and was nice enough to meet us Tuesday morning and show us around the city. We
walked around downtown, through his office building (which is a renovated tobacco warehouse and a veryneat office setup) and then headed to Duke. It was also my first time on Duke's campus and I was very impressed with Duke Chapel. Our next stop was Chapel Hill, I wanted to let my mom check out A Southern Season, so we ate lunch at their restaurant and then let her do a little shopping there while dad and I walked around the mall. The next stop on our tour was the
UNC campus, we parked by The Old Well and then walked around campus. With the first two cities down, we headed to Raleigh to meet the Lahti's for dinner. My mom, dad and I drove to their house where we were meeting Bill, Diane and Will. The three of them greeted us at the door and then told us there was something we should see in the kitchen, I lead the way...to my great surprise, Laura was in the kitchen, she had decided to drive to Raleigh after school and meet us all for dinner. After enjoying dinner at a great Italian restaurant, we had to complete our campus tour with a drive through NC State. Dad, Will and I got out to check out the infamous Free Expression Tunnel. We arrived back in Winston 15 hours after we had departed for our tour of the Triangle, it was a great day!Wednesday brought another opportunity for the three of us to be tourist. Mom and Dad had not been to Childress Vineyards, and I am always looking for an excuse to visit my favorite local vineyard. We took a tour of the winery and ate lunch at their bistro. Wednesday night the four of us played Can't Stop, I would mention who one, but I hate to gloat.
By Thursday we had done enough touring, so we spent a good part of the day watching basketball while Laura was at school. Once she got home we went to play put-put. This has turned into an annual activity for the four of us, we always have a great time and my dad always seems to win, I am going to practice more for next years round! Brad Loftis (a family friend from the mountains who lives in Greensboro) came over Thursday night for dinner and basketball. We watched some of the tournament games and then played the domino game Mexican Train (once again, I would mention who one, but I don't want to gloat!).
My parents left on Friday morning...it was an incredibly quite day at the apartment for me. The week went by quickly, but we had a great time together!
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