Welcome to Moe's!

I am writing this blog for two reasons. The first, I need to make a confession. We eat at Moe's way too much. When I say that we eat there at least once a week I am not exaggerating. Here is my rationalization....they send out buy one get one free coupons in the mail all the time. I am a sucker for a good coupon! Second, for a quick, cheap meal it is relatively healthy. Third, Natalie really likes it. I could go on but those are three very good reasons! I think I might need to start Moe's Anonymous.

Second, my walk with Natalie to Moe's for dinner tonight made me start thinking about the things that I will miss about living in Northern Virginia. While my heart still longs to be in North Carolina, I am really enjoying our time here and am thankful for it. So, here is the list of things that I will miss...

1. The Reames Family-I met Sarah, Chris and Madeline on July 4th of last year, just a couple of weeks after we moved here. I know that this sounds cheesy but I know that we are meant to be friends and that God brought them into our life. I don't think that I would be surviving living here without them. They are such wonderful people and have welcomed us with open arms. Sarah and I have so much in common that it is almost scary. We were both born in April of 1978. We both got married in the summer of 2000. We had our little girls two months apart. We are both nurses, Sarah worked in the NICU. We share many of the same hobbies and interests. Most importantly, she is a great listener. We talk almost every day. We have been on many fun adventures together with the girls, have spent many afternoons together going to the pool, going to the park, walking to get a smoothie or just hanging out at her house. In a very short time we have developed a lifelong friendship! Chris has also been great to us. There have been many evenings when he has been greeted from work by his wife, daughter, Natalie and I and he never seems to mind the chaos added to his life. He makes me life with his random knowledge! Natalie is the founding member of the Chris Reames Fan Club. I love these guys and am truly going to miss them. I am still hopeful that we can convince them to move back with us. (Sarah and Chris will have to join Moe's Anonymous with me!)
2. Trader Joe's-a very fun grocery store that was once described to me as a mix of Food Lion and Whole Foods. They have already built one in the Raleigh area so maybe one will be coming to wherever we settle.
3. Living in a neighborhood where we can walk to so many great places-the pool, the park, our dearest friend's house, Moe's, Starbucks, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Caribou Coffee, Z-Pizza, ice cream shops, a fun gift shop, two grocery stores...I don't know that we will ever live in a place like this again but it is really fun!
4. The diversity!
5. The shopping!
6. The Reames Family

In order to be fair, here are the things that I won't miss...

1. Traffic!
2. Being 4.5 to 6 hours from our family and most of our friends.
3. Living in the wealthiest county in the country
4. Being 4.5 to 6 hours from our family and most of our friends.
5. Not having a yard.
6. Being 4.5 to 6 hours from our family and most of our friends.