The evolution of this dinner group is a story for the memory books. A little lengthy and possibly confusing, but stay with me here, it'll pull together.
Rewind to January 2009. I know no one in this new city I had just moved to, but ventured out with my roommate at the time, Joe, to a little hole-in-the-wall bar known as Flat Rock. Thursday night, live music, hipsters; felt like I was in Austin :). It's here that I randomly meet Todd (next to me in group picture), a mutual friend of Joe's. Todd and I realize we both love poker, start going to the weekly poker club, and become good freinds.
Through Todd I meet Matt (other boy in picture). He's great, plays live music and is about to move to New York...we're gonna miss him :(
Jump ahead 6 months to July-ish. Random Sunday night after an encouraging chat with the bff, I google churches. I look into 3 that come up and decide on one to try the following Sunday, Grace Bible Church.
Three days later, on Wednesday, I go to a running store to get fitted for shoes after my stress fractures. The store is closed because of a 'Running Club' they have on tuesdays and wednesdays. I was already in my running gear so despite my nervousness and lowsy running level, I decide to go. It's here that I meet Rachel (pictured in the white shirt.) She just started going to this new church the previous Sunday, 'it's wonderful,' she tells me...it's called Grace Bible Church.
I wept on my way home, happy tears. That God was moving in my life and he didn't have to, but he let me see it. And he didn't stop here.
I then meet Kara (not me, there's another!...only girl left in picture not named), Rachel's roommate who also goes to Grace, but it's not until September when Rachel and Kara were talking about going to see their friend 'Matt' play in Manayunk (where I live) that we realized we had these mutual friends.
It was decided a story like this calls for a dinner group...and the rest is history :)
(crazy eyes!)
This was only our second dinner (hosted at yours truly's house!), but the pot-luck style menu was that of a pro:
Split-Pea Curry Soup
Homemade Honey-Wheat Bread
Brisket
Mashed Potatoes
Grilled Brussel Sprouts
Honeyed Carrots
Thai Green Beans
Insane Chocolate Peanut Butter Reese's Cake
3 comments:
Sounds like so much fun! I have to ask, did you eat the cake? It looked amazing, I was wanting some myself!
what a fun story of how your community came together!!
I did not eat the cake, sadly...so tempted though!
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