Sidewalk chalk, sad sheep, and single's ward

Summer is here! Fireworks, corn on the cob, and swimming pools. Ethan loves to play in the water and tries his best to splash me but usually ends up just throwing the water in his face. Some gardening has started and the misquitos are out.

About a week and a half ago Linsay and I took Ethan outside to use his sidewalk chalk. While Ethan scribbled I promply decided that grown ups need play time too and took to drawing a sheep. Linsay immediately joined in and drew a lightning bolt. I asked if the bolt was in honor of the approaching Harry Potter film. She replied,"No. Your sheep is about to be struck."

She thought she was hilarious. I finished my sheep with a sad face because I figured being hit by lightning probably wasn't very fun.

Ethan was so cute with his corn on the cob. I'm afraid that I've been spoiled with Utah corn from the Harward Farms stands and I wasn't terribly impressed with the farmer's market corn here in DC. The only corn I've tasted that is better than the Harward Farms was in Kirksville, Missouri when Larissa and Jeff lived there. Still DC corn is better than no corn at all. For what is summer without butter on your chin and a nibblet wedged between your front teeth?

I've heard several complaints about how dry the heat is this summer in DC but I love it. I can handle the dry heat. It's the combination if humidity and heat that drags me down but so far while I've been here I've only had one day that was particularly sticky.

Summer is always fun but I can't wait to come home to Utah in the fall.







Something I've noticed about my east coast ward is they seem to be much friendlier than Utah wards. My first week in church was at my sister's family ward and by the time the block was over about a dozen people had introduced themselves and tracked us down to say hello. In my single's ward I shook hands with just about everyone in the ward (about 50 people), had an invite to go to the beach on Saturday with a group of girls, asked to played volleyball on Monday and had 3 guys ask for my phone number by the time the "linger longer" was over. I definitely love this area of DC and the ward that goes with it. I guess there are perks to being the freshest meat in the market. :)