Triennial!

The day started as any normal day except for the fact that I (Kinsey) hate waking up on my day off at the crack of dawn (7 a.m.).  Thankfully my husband is well aware of this and had the coffee ready.  My mom, Julie, convinced my younger brother that taking us to the airport would win brownie points!  We (Julie, Kinsey, and Cheryl) stopped for a photo op to document this occasion at DIA.  We are going to a conference called Triennial.  The Triennial website descirbes it as the gathering of women of the Evangelical Covenant Church that takes place once every three years. It is an eventful experience in the lives of those who come. It is a place to enjoy fellowship of the richest kind with women from all over the country and world. It is a time to worship God with fullness and joy. It is an opportunity to learn and grow and develop skills to strengthen your spiritual life, or to begin new life with Jesus Christ! It is a moment to relax, unwind, and to find joy and energy and peace in all of it..  The three of us are representing our church here in Washington DC.

We arrived in Washington DC without any issues!  We are staying at the Omni hotel and have a great view of the Washington Monument from our room!  It it such a cool experience to stay in this grand hotel with so much history.  The hotel has been open since the 1930s and has been host to many presidents, movies, and movie stars. Here are some pics of the lobby:  

  

 

We had the opportunity to experience some great Mediterranean food. 

 Cheryl and I shared the hummus tray and the lamb.  I've never had lamb before and it was some of the most unique food I've ever tasted! 

We are so excited to be here and will try to update the blog daily.  Hope you can follow along this week with our adventures.  If you would like to experience Triennial yourself, you can listen to the talks starting Thursday evening at this link: http://www.triennialxiii.org/videos.php.