What an awesome weekend.

It seriously was so great. I made a vow to not talk about work or anything that would make me unhappy the whole weekend and it made things so much better! On saturday we went up the the DC temple together. It's the first time we've been able to go to the temple together since we've moved, and it was a wonderful experience. The DC temple is so beautiful. We listened to the radio on "scan" almost the whole 2 hours up there because we couldn't find a good station to play more than one good song in a row. We finally found one about 20 minutes before we arrived :) I had been to the DC temple once with my friend Lyanna and there were about 5 other cars in the parking lot. I thought for sure it would be the same on Saturday...not so! The ENTIRE parking lot was full (about 200 cars), plus the church parking lot right next to the temple was full. It was absolutely insane - a madhouse! I couldn't believe how many people were there. It was a wonderful session though and much needed.

After the temple we decided to go to Cheesecake Factory in Arlington, Virginia. The drive through downtown DC and the suburb of Arlington was so crazy! The lanes were so narrow and people were driving like mad. We finally made it though and walked through the 15 degree weather to Cheesecake.

Sunday was awesome too. I got another calling (I know, I know!) as ward organist. I'm really excited for this calling because it will help me accomplish my goal to learn new organ pieces every 2 months. It went very well during sacrament meeting.

After church, I got ready for a Richmond Mormon Chorale performance downtown. We were singing as part of an interfaith concert celebrating the efforts of Martin Luther King, Jr., and commemorating the lives of those who fell on September 11. It was held at a Jewish synagogue, Beth Ahaba and was sponsored by Living the Dream. The concert was called "Sing out for Freedom, Pray for Peace". Eleven choirs sang: Episcopalians, Gospel choirs, Jews, Christians, Presbyterians, Mormons, and Unitarians. It was great! We had an amazing time, and I may be a little biased, but our chorale was the best there :)