So before I go into how my first day went yesterday, I just want to say that I was totally freaked out today when I saw an ACTUAL ice cream truck come into my host family's neighborhood! I didn't think they existed anymore! Shows how much I know living in the middle of a cornfield in Carroll County MD...

Anyway, yesterday was my first official day at Williamsburg UMC. I have my own little office on the second floor and I even got my own set of keys. I feel so important :) Anyway, my main goal was getting VBS stuff sorted out because I'll be running music in a couple of weeks. After I got all of that sorted, Allie and I walked to lunch and got fantastic sandwiches at The Cheese Shop. I then wrote a little blurb for the newsletter so everyone will know who I am (although most of them do already, haha.) I think my favorite part of the day was visiting the Respite Care center that they have in the church. It was just like being back at my practicum and I felt totally comfortable in that setting. I helped the clients stuff pillows they were making and I'm going to go in on Thursday and do music! Afterwards, I went to a choir party where I met a lot of people and the coordinator of my support team!

Everyone has been super nice so far and everyone wants to know about me. It's like freshman year all over again telling my life story in like 10 minutes. I'm going to get a directory so I can match faces with names and families and such. I love the atmosphere of the office and of the town. The pastors take Fridays off so I'm off today and tomorrow so Sunday I will be going to both services and getting commissioned for my internship. My next post will probably be on how Sunday goes!