True Love

I found this story on Tara Z's blog. Amazing.

A girl without a State

This morning I had to relinquish my UT residency. To register my car here, I had to become a DC resident. A little part of me died when I watched my UT drivers licence get put through the shredder. I just gave up my right to vote for a Senator, discounted ski passes, and proof that I used to have long hair.

Tool Time with Destiny

A few days ago the knob on out dryer came off, and it was difficult to turn on with only a small plastic piece sticking out to turn. Last night when I got home, Callie told me that the plastic thing fell into the hole on the dryer and in an effort to get it out, another roomie took a bobby pin to try to fish it out. When metal is stuck into an electrical appliance sparks fly. Callie saw this happening, a mini-fireworks display, and said "don't touch it, Destiny will fix it when she gets home." (A moment of laughter)

Well, when I got home, I did fix it. I pulled out my handy allen wrench, unplugged the dryer, took the panel off the dryer, and fixed the knob. If the lobbying world doesn't work out, maybe I could get a job as a fix it person...

Wait a minute! I work at the bike shop tonight. How convenient.

Wait for it, wait for it....

Do you ever think about what would have happened if I had done this instead? I am sure that there are many who think about "what might have been." But I am talking about how different (for good or bad) life would be, if.... Sometimes this ends in fits of laughter, or "wow, I am glad that didn't happen," sometimes you just wonder....

I try not to focus on the past, and I can't think of a decision (for better or worse) I regret. I have learned from most, winced at some, and been very pleased at others. I feel like these most of these decisions have been inspired; the pawn that I am has been moved in places I didn't know existed.


I wonder how many times in life, we have the chance to take a leap, off of some tall cliff, into the vast unknown. Do we do it? Or do we hold back? I mean, the jump could teach us to fly, but the fall could leave us bruised, scraped, battered and broken. Is it a 50/50 chance?


Most of the time these descisions, like so many other things in life, are (unfortunately) not black and white. You worry about the outcome, what will happen. Sometimes I wonder if we are so worried about the potential distress the outcome could have, we make a hasty decision to back away from the ledge and walk away, safely. Other times I wonder if we take the leap not thinking about the potential distress and we are injured more severely than imagined.


Therein lies the predicament we face. How in the world do we make these descisions to ensure the best possible outcome?

I firmly believe in the power of prayer and the power of revelation, but I also believe we were given brains and we have to figure it out, and then patiently wait. The waiting game is generally the hardest. It seems unending. But it will. Everything will be okay.

For all those waiting... It will come, and it will be better than expected.

Philadelphia: the city of Brotherly Love, Bubble Gum and Cheese Steaks

Last weekend Laura and her roomie Ashley paid a little visit to DC. I figured there was no better time to break in the car for its initial road trip and see a new city, so my roomie Callie, Laura, Ashley and I decided to take a road trip to Philly. We met up with Jenny, her sis, Tom and Tom. It was great to be a tourist, getting lost, pulling out the map, and asking for directions. All of the things locals roll their eyes at, we did, and it was great!

We rolled into Philly Saturday morning and hit off our trip with a brunch at this great little cafe. After that, we headed over to see the Libery Bell. For some reason, I have wanted to see the bell for a long time, and it didn't dissappoint. It is large, cracked, inscribed, everything I had hoped for. We also got to brush up on our history of the Bell, which sadly was much needed. Then we walked around Liberty Square. Inside independence hall is where men risked their lives for this country. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed there. Philly also houses the first Supreme court Building.

After that, we made our way over to the "Rocky Steps," but not before picking up a sweet Rocky Shirt to comemmorate the experience. I do find it funny that there is a large statue of a fictional character near the steps, but those Rocky movies were huge....

No trip to Philly would be complete without a Philly Cheese Steak, so we went to Jim's to indulge. Jim's did not disappoint. The Cheese Steak was great all smothered in cheese whiz, yummy. We also learned that Bubble Gum was invented in Philadelphia, random.

The trip was great, and we were also very grateful to Tom for sharing with us his Mariott discount. We stayed downtown which was great and rolled out Sunday morning. While I really enjoyed Philadelphia, I think DC is a better place to live. I have a friend who calls it "Filth-adelphia," which isn't too far off. That place is way dirtier than DC. It was nice to get back to the District.