Beautiful Sunday

Today was wonderful. Actually, this whole weekend was pretty alright. I did a lot but also managed to find time to rest/rejunvenate. It's a rare occasion when you find that right balance. Saturday morning was Help the Homeless walkathon in DC. My agency was a beneficiary of this so we were all out walking in support of. Walkathons and demonstrations and such take on a whole new meaning and scale when in a city so big. There must have been around 20,000 people for this walkathon and the weather & route were beautiful. We began in front of the Capitol building and walked around the tidal basin, past all the memorials. Not a bad way to start off a Saturday morning, walking 5K with 20,000 of your closest friends. But I guess it took it's toll on me cause I had the sweetest nap that afternoon. Our house is still freezing (it's about 13 degrees in here right now) so laying on my bed in the sun with the block heater on was a nice way to spend the afternoon. It also worked out well because my housemate Marissa and I decided to take in the new Harry Potter movie (it didn't finish until 1:15am!). But it was wonderful. I can't wait for the last book to be out!! Needless to say, I slept in a little this morning. Didn't make it to a morning service but headed over to the church for the after service forum on Energy and social justice. One of the speakers was a rabbi who is the director of the Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light ("a non-profit initiative that helps congregations, religious institutions and others in the Washington, D.C. area work for a more just, sustainable and healthier creation by reducing the threat of global warming"). They have a website to be checked out: http://www.gwipl.org/. More interesting food for faith/political thought. And because it was such a beautiful sunny day I decided to take advantage of the weather and get in a bike ride (I'm still pinching myself - to think it's November 20th and I'm still riding my bike and not freezing). I tried out a new trail which just happened to take me past the huge Mormon temple just north of here. So of course I had to stop by and check out their visitor's centre. I don't really know what I was expecting but of course I was immediately met by a very nice woman who told me all about the good news of Mormon. The centre was set up like a museum with different displays and such like of Joseph Smith discovering the golden tablets. It was pretty cool though (I know that Rhett would have loved it!). And so I ended my beautiful Sunday by attending the monthly Taize service at Christ Lutheran Church in DC with 3 of my housemates. Followed by a very tasty Tex-Mex potluck meal. Now, I look forward to a shortened work week and my second Thanksgiving of the year. It will be good.