Day Three...

Man, it was HOT today!! Especially riding my bike around these hills!!! I attempted to get a Washington License today, but there were about 925 people at the DMV, sweating like it was a Turkish Bath! Needless to say, I split, and decided to ride down by the water and take some pics of my journey. Here you go, although once class starts next week and my internship and working, I don't imagine I'll get many chances to just be a tourist like I was today. But when I get visitors from the South, I'll know where to take you all...(hint-hint!)

 One of the main streets around here, still hard to pronounce!

The line to get on the Vashon Island Ferry....

Side view of the ferry as I began my ride down the beach...

...riding with no hands and taking a picture of it!

Some pics of the beach near Lincoln Park (not the band, that's Linkin Park!)...

more beach....

see the ferry out there?...

more of the same beach, as I'm heading to....

...the Mars Hill intern/student local pub!! They have couches and it's a very cool atmosphere inside. Mars Hill members frequent this establishment to discuss theology over good beer! Now THAT'S, Reformed!!...

...and I was hot and sweaty from my ride, and I decided to have one beer, seeing as how I won't be able to afford another one for a loooong time. This was a great beer, it's called a "Whistling Pig Hefeweizen", from the Leavenworth Brewery, where our Colville team stopped last week. (the town, not the brewery...)

See you tomorrow!!

Day Four...

   Today was settling in day and preparing for school and getting the house ready for my international roommates, one of which gets here this Sunday from England. Another one is coming from Germany, not sure when he'll arrive because he's working out getting his visa for the US.   
   This morning started off with the delivery of my new dresser, given to me from a young couple who live about 45 minutes North of me in Lynnwood WA, and they attend Mars Hill Shoreline. Great couple, didn't even want any money for gas. Total blessing! Thank you Jesus, for Your faithfulness. Everyone I've met up here is so loving and has such a sense of community and family. 

   Then I mowed the lawn and hung out here and studied. I signed my rental agreement, which expires July 31st, 2011, so I'm officially here for the next year!! I'm trying to take on a sense of ownership in this house, and thanks to living with Dave for the past 7 months, I'll be able to take care of the house and make it look nice and be a good steward of what Jesus has entrusted to me. I took some pictures of inside the church this afternoon, and I'm looking forward to a movie and dinner tomorrow night! I got invited over to Ryan and his wife's house to watch "Legion", have dinner, and discuss theology. We're going to start having Film & Theology nights here at West Seattle, and our goal is to eventually have childcare so it can be a date night for the adults, where they can have some wine or beer (this is Seattle and we are Reformed after all!), cheese, and enjoy a movie while their children are downstairs playing. This body of believers is very pro-relationship and marriage, and encourage date nights. We have a Biblical Parentint Conference coming up the end of August up at Ballard I'm going to try to get to. 

   Enjoy the pics, more tomorrow...

...my new dresser...

 ...the freshly cut lawn...

...the piano and cross on the stage. This piano sounds great, I was playing it this afternoon...

...part of the sanctuary as seen from the stage...