Hello.....

Hey guys! I have been watching this blog things for a few weeks now but have yet to post, so here it goes....

The last few months for me have been very busy and very eventful. In May, I graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Civil Engineering (as you can see by my mom's pictures.) After graduation, I traveled to several places around the country. First stop was North Carolinia to visit Grandma and Jim in their new house. After a few days of visiting we left for New Oreleans on the train. We spent 4 days in New Orleans taking in the sites and eating a lot of really good food. it was a great trip! After New Orleans I spent a few days at home before heading to New York. I rode the bus from Washington DC to NYC to meet my little sister in my sorority who lives about 45 minutes outside the city. We had a good visit and I returned to Manassas. A few days later I was on a plane to visit my dad's brother (Uncle John and Aunt Laura) in Eugene Oregon. This was my first time to the west coast. We took several day trips to the mountains, the coast and Portland. I saw a lot in a week. I returned to Manassas with less than a week to go before I started work.

On June 23rd, I began my first permanent full time job at Rinker Design Associates located in Old Town Manassas. I had worked there for the past two summers and over winter breaks so I was not too nervous about what to expect. After the first week of work flew by I met up with two friends on mine who had all decided we were going to live together this year. They are both graduate students at George Washington University in Washington DC so we decided to look in the Arlington area close to the metro and 66 so I can commute to work. After looking at a few houses we found a cute little house on the border of Arlington and Falls Church right at the East Falls Church metro stop. The house is three bedroom, two bathroom with a decent sized yard for the city. We are still in the process of working out all the details but we are moving into the house on August 1st. I am very excited to get out on my own with my own space and responsibilites. Well thats is all that is going on here for now. I better get back to work but just thought I would contribute something to let everyone know what is going on in my life.

Love,
Maggie