Excitement and Exhaustion!

E and I have shared a lot of excitement about this week of house hunting and Richmond exploration... and at this point that excitement has turned to exhaustion! We started the week by meeting our realtor and a mortgage broker, went to the local mall and received a call to go have an impromptu informational interview at a local university. That was a great surprise and even turned into a job interview later in the week... a great feeling to know that there are opportunities in this community and it may be easier than I thought to land on my feet. This is great relative to our house hunt which is contingent on my employment!

Elliott also had the opportunity to meet his new colleagues for the first time. There are a lot of great people in the Richond FHWA Division as well as a lot of opportunities to learn.

We have eaten at and seen a lot of fun places! The best sandwiches are at The Black Sheep it is so yummy and we can't wait to retry it for brunch. The cuban reuban was arguably the best sandwich we've ever tasted. At Acacia you can eat a fine dining meal from their $24 prix-fixe meal, appetizer, entree and dessert- it is a steal and in a great area called Carytown. I love, love, love a great meal and I am so pumped about the concentration of awesome restaurants here. E and I are also the proud members of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts- ha! While at the Picasso exhibit (which was awesome-even E liked it) we realized what a great deal membership was and are looking forward to visiting whenever we want. Plus there is a great restaurant in the musuem that you get 10% off at as members... sold.

We went out to see 6 homes on Thursday morning, we'll have the opportunity to go out again tomorrow morning which we are both looking forward to. There is something special about having the opportunitiy to find a place to call home, a place to cook, a place to share with friends and family, a place to grow together. It is even better that we will be spending our second wedding anniversary looking for a place! It is safe to safe that we want visitors as soon as folks can come see us!

All in all this week has been very productive; house hunting, job interviews, first job impressions, shopping, eating, exploring and celebrating two years of marriage!