Winter Retreat o7!

Jan 2 - 4th, o7 - Shalom by the Lake

Winter retreat started early in the morning.. got up at around 7am and got to church around 8:15 or so.. sat around hanging out until we started to load the bus..

the long bus ride spent talking . singing . blowing feathers . and etc...

once we were out.. we made an assembly line.. or of that sort to take in all the luggage from the bus to the cabin(?) just as i've seen it in pictures.. its so nice there.. very homiee to me.. =]

we then ran downstairs to the rooms claiming rooms and beds.. i got top bunk! we unpacked a bit and then we went up for an intro and icebreaker by the rec; jt . szeto . jordan
it was pretty funn.. the 'will you buy my donkey?" game was hilarious.. i was, and still am surprised that i didnt break out laughing.. but i am overly happy that i didnt.. =DD

lunch, sandwichesss ~yumm =)

for the first free time, i spent the whole time writing warm fuzzies to people, to every single person, and try to think of something different and relates to them for each.. i was so tired after..

for dinner we had curry and rice!

worship and message by ivan basicly about silence is good to hear GOD's gentle whisper. we got a pebble to remind us to be silent as *forget whoo* would not speak when the pebble was in his his mouth

bible study about discipleship

snacks and then we some went tube-ing as the rest played games.. CARDS.. xDDD

supposedly lights out is at 11pm.. i didnt even sleep in my bed for 10 minutes this whole trip.. i hated the plastic-y mattress that made a sound with every little movement i made.. that did annoy me.. and others.. so we; agnes&&iii went to sleep in the girls common room couch.. so much more comfy.. not more than 15 minutes later cindy runs in and tells us that there's a movie upstairs.. we watched Step Up... slept a bit before morning.. not too much tho..

breakfastt . milk . orange juice . pancakes . toast . etcc

devotions was fairly fast.. didnt take me very long..

worship and message

lunchh was fried rice

bible study was a skit on *forget whoo* but the onthe with the long hair&&strength..

rec time! we went outside to play this game.. in.. in*somethingg* where one person is blind folded as someone else tells them where to go to pick something up and go back to the linee..
then there was the weird.. squat-push-each-other-over game..
it . was . hilarious
go benn!

free time ~ TUBE-INGGG! some ppl went the night before but i think i was playing cards.. and they said something about it not being slippery enoughh, but then i went the second day and the last day.. it was awesome-nesss.. just takes energy to climb up that hill.. but then.. just too fun going down.. i even enjoyed the bumps along the way.. xDD but now.. the next day.. i am so sore.. every inch of my body.. *ouchhiesss* !!! ahhh..

then worship&&message

after we took all our sleeping bags and stuff up to the main room.. and we sat around in a circle with the lights off, with 3 candles in the middle.. we went around saying what we are thankful of.. and yea.. just sharing.. =) i wantted to say something deeper but.. em.. didn't want to at that time.. i might blog bout it later.. but now.. too tired . sore . busy . rushed..

washed up..

and me.cavina.and john sat around talking.. about .. 'nothingg' or more like.. unblogable [dont even try to ask.. they will not tellll =) ] .. then we moved on to talking in a big group with jon(jt) . wessL . nathan . derek . eventually cindy . and me.vina.john.. we talked all night.. but it was interesting enoughh to bring us through the whole night.. [jt's kiddy story is so cuteeee! awww! ..srry]

then that morning.. at like 7am? we went out to see the sunrise.. before breakfast we went to the top of the hill to see barely any sunset.. so we walk along and along.. found no opening to see the sunrise.. and turned back.. morning exercise!

breakfast . eggs . bacon . food ....

i was so exhausted a this point.. i fell asleep in within 3 mins.. so sad.. and i devotions.. took me forever.. since i wasnt listening to what i was reading.. i think i fell asleep during that too..

worship&&message.. the difficulty-ness of keeping myself awake.. i kept dozing off every other 5 sec?? or even less i think..

free time.. i was planning to sleep.. but jt said something about tube-ing? and yea.. i gave in like 3 minutes after and went.. and i had ENERGY.. somehow..

lunch.. i forget what we had.. = /

we then packed talked.. wrote more warm-fuzziess.. and oh yea... the secret admirer thing.. i thought it may be cindy.. cuz she wrote a lot of notes.. but then.. i didnt know is she was writing for someone.. so i didnt say her.. instead jenn.. why i have no idea.. but yea.. then we got ready to leavee

on the buss and off back to TO.. awww.. i miss shalomm!

back at church around 8:30pm? and we waited for parents to come..

homeeee

and i did half of this when i got home.. and posted the rest.. [now] =) im tired.. and sore..
but it was just too funn... *sighh*