We've been in VA for almost a week and it's been busy! The ward here is small but very friendly and we've been invited to several activities and dinner appointments. Grace is meeting new friends and today we stopped by her new preschool to meet her teacher and fellow students. She will be starting next week.
Southwestern VA is different from Richmond or DC. Life seems to move at a slower pace here like the New River that winds its way through the valley. Blacksburg and Christiansburg are the larger cities around but they are more like very large sections of Pittsford and Henrietta. Many people live in the smaller towns like Dublin or Fairlawn. We've discovered that there is a bit of rivalry with people from Radford and people from Pulaski. Radford thinks Pulaski is hicksville and Pulaski thinks Radford is stuck up. As always the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Something everyone down here can agree on is the beauty of the New River Valley. Almost everyone we've talked to comments on how much they like living in this area. We're surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains watching over the valley like large, silent sentinals. Yep, it's definitly not upscale and I'm afraid some shoppers at eastview mall would scream and run away but Carl and I were never those kind of folks anyway. There's lots of country music, trucks, wal-marts and entire grocery sections devoted to cornbread, hominy and collard greens.
While I miss home lots I'm glad we moved to such a beautiful area. I told Carl I'd have a much harder time if we had to move to say NJ (which is where Verizon is headquartered).
The sad building is actually our apartment complex. We live on the bottom section on the left. We are hoping that this picture will motivate you all to pray that our house sells really soon. Love you all. Amber PS. I'll post more pics on a separate blog.
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