Thursday was a great day. For the first time this summer, I had visitors from Greenville. Actually, the excitement began Wednesday evening when my dad arrived in town so that he could make it to a Thursday morning meeting. I spent the night with him at the Capital Hilton, which gave me access to a continental breakfast and put me closer to my office. Although we knew that we should be getting to bed or doing homework (respectively), Dad and I kept each other up pretty late enjoying each other’s company.
That afternoon, I met up with my aunt, uncle, and cousin–the Lohr family. The Lohrs were in Virginia for a bell choir convention in Norfolk. They very kindly treated my friend Eric and I to supper in the food court at the Ronald Reagan building. Eric and I very much enjoyed the time we had with the Lohrs.
Last week students from AACS-affiliated schools around the country assembled for the Youth Legislative Training Conference at the Leadership Institute. Gail Nicholas of BJ Academy was the sponsor for South Carolina, and her delegation was largely from BJA. I had hoped to catch up with the group, but my work and class schedule didn’t permit.
Michael Murphy, a teacher at BJA, was vacationing with his family in DC as well as joining the Academy group for some of their activities. After I finished my economics final exam Thursday night–a reason to rejoice in itself–I headed over to Arlington to see Michael. We hadn’t talked for some time, and several hours blew by as we sat in the lobby of a Hilton Garden Inn and caught up.