It's been over a month since we unloaded the big U-Haul with our furniture in it. We bought this house and one of the benefits was a BEAUTIFUL big maple tree in the front yard.
When Ted pulled the truck in to unload he bent a couple of the branches of this tree. We thought the tree was included in the price of the house but apparently the neighborhood association has some rights to it too as he was reported for bending the branches. They did not break, however, so he is off the hook.
We really like where we live. Kim can come visit and has, I have been over there and will be going back soon.
We are close to an AMTRAK station. This is new for us and we leave this week for the state of Washington to visit Ted's brother and his wife.
I've had many changes where my church attendance is concerned. I was very happy to see a rather large United Methodist Church about 3 miles from us when we arrived. But...after my first (and last) visit to this church I received a letter from the minister with a gift card for $5 to the local Dairy Queen. Not what I want a church I attend to be doing with their money.
The next church I attended was so friendly. They were just so glad to have another body there and the minister was a very nice young man but his sermon that day was on "Getting New Members" and showed us a couple of video's telling us how to go about this. He also had some jokes he shared and there were 9 of us at the early service. Just a little smaller than I had hoped.
So yesterday I ventured out of the circle of Methodist Churches and visited a Christian Church. I grew up attending a Christian church in Vermont. I was baptized in a Christian church and was married in the same church. We started attending a Methodist church when we moved to Tennessee.
Anyway...yesterday I felt like I had gone home. It was wonderful. The people were friendly, some of the members knew a "Tingley" here or there and I will be placing my membership there. It felt good to have a church again.
I found a Dr. this week. A lady Dr. and liked her immediately. And she told me she was from Nashville and graduated from Vanderbilt University.
Maybe the biggest changes of moving are past and if so I am going to love living up here.
