Today we drove up to our temporary home in Falls Church, VA. There were tears shed as we pulled up the hill and our new home became visible through the trees. Coming from Dallas where things at least appear to be nice we were slightly disappointed by the outer appearance. In addition, it backs up to a cemetery. I am not a superstitious person but really who wants to live next to a cemetery. At least they’ll be quiet neighbors!

The inside of our apartment happens to be much nicer than it appears on the outside. It feels as though we are living in a hotel which will take some getting used to. We hung a wreath on our front door so that I could at least pretend to make it “homey”! Foreign Service training starts on Monday and then the bidding begins.