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this morning, pastor taylor delivered a sermon that was very similar in content and tone to one i did last year at crossweave. it's funny how that and another instance earlier in the week bring my mind back to thinking of the time i spent preaching and teaching there. it was a good time, but it's a time past and [to my knowledge] not something i'm meant to repeat in the near future. i miss my friends in california, but i don't really miss 'there' all that much. it's nice here. despite the impending snow and the cold, i like it. our church is a big part of that.

it's funny how we ended up at trinity reformed. we were going to a big church in annapolis, a p.c.a. church, and it was okay. we were just sort of showing up, worshiping as a couple and leaving right after the sermon ended. the church had a large membership, so it was easy to blend in and not be involved. it was something i hid behind, thinking about how i always felt pressured into ministry at every small church. trinity wasn't so. we found the church on the o.p.c. website, and only went there because it was the closest one [35 minutes away, though now we're about 20 since the move]. we love it there. i'm glad we went.

it doesn't feel like sunday, even though we had church today. i've got a paper due tomorrow, which should be no big deal, and then i'm done with school for the rest of the calendar year. that is exciting. next week is all work, tuesday-friday, half nights and half mornings. it's going to be a busy week, and possibly our last with elijah staying with us. it's been fun. we're still not done unpacking, but the place is looking considerably more like home. christin is still not feeling well, but i think it's different this time. it usually happens when we move houses. i think she wore herself out and made herself sick moving yesterday. she'll be staying home tomorrow.

whew! it's way past bedtime. only reason i'm still up is because christin gave me and elijah the green light to continue leveling up without her, and we finished out to level 83 and did just over half of the vashj'ir zone. it's pretty cool so far. you get a seahorse mount, and as limp-wristed as that may sound, it's actually pretty neat to ride. it feels really fast, but mostly just because you move so slow underwater without it. the quests and lore are cool, which i'm reading and enjoying, but elijah not reading and skipping ahead is still kind of annoying. ;-P anyway, sleep time.