Big D to Philly: Feels Like Home

This morning was trial three for Jennifer and myself trying to find a church to attend. We met at 12th and Chestnut to then walk to Arch to catch the bus. We were going to try Trinity Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist church that we found on the internet. It was quite an adventure. We got on the bus, barely had the $2 fare and headed to somewhere we had never been. I had to ask the driver where we should get off, and thankfully he was nice enough to tell me. When we got off, I saw the sign for the church. We were only 30 minutes early! So, we go into the church and Jennifer headed up the stairs to the sanctuary where we figured we could just sit till church started. Well, there was "Sunday School" going on. I couldn't seen in, but Jennifer said there was a small group meeting at the front. I was picturing a group of about 15 or 20. I could see down the stairs to their fellowship hall and saw a few people walking around and just talking. So I figured we could go and introduce ourselves and get a little more information. The first person we met was the pastor, and he introduced us to a few other people that were probably in their 30's. So far it was looking promising. The last church we were at, the youngest person was probably 50 or 60. Here they were a little closer in age. We spoke with the pastor for quite a while and he gave us information on their weekly activities. One question we asked was how many members they had. His answer: 50. I just about fell over. So not what I'm used to at First Baptist Dallas. Numbers aren't everything though. It was time to start worship, so we headed to the sanctuary. Very similar to a small Baptist church in Texas. The service was nice, very laid back. But, I just didn't feel right about being there. I just didn't feel like I would enjoy going to this church. After the service, we jetted out of there!

One thing I forgot to do was figure out how we would be home. I had looked up the bus route to get us to church, but didn't look up the return trip. Thank goodness for the iPhone. It came through again! Or so I thought. We went and stood at the corner to catch the 32 bus. Well, we stood there for about 20+ minutes and I decided to look up the route again. This time SEPTA told us to catch the 48 which was on a different street. We had about 7 minutes to get there before the bus, so we hustled down the street. As we are at the corner, a bus passes by and we thought, Oh no! So, we cross the street hoping another one will come soon, and at the bottom of the hill, we could see a bus. As it got closer, we could see the 48. Hallelujah! We hopped on and headed back to Center City. It was fun to try another type of public transportation. I don't think Jennifer was too excited about it though!

I think I've finally got my apartment all together. It only took me a month. So, I have 5 more to enjoy it. I know it is small, but it's cozy. I don't need much space as I'm hardly here and when I am, I'm either studying or sleeping. Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!

Looking in the front door