We have arrived...

home safe and sound from another fall retreat with our Youth!!! We (4 adults & 9 students) left Friday afternoon, traveled to Alta Vista, VA to a camp called The Master's Inn. The second half (2 adults & 5 students) of our group arrived Saturday morning at 8:00am! We all got back about 2pm this afternoon! We had never been to this camp before and there were some bumps in the road...1st bump was getting there, it took us 3 hours when it should have taken only a little over 2 hours! Mapquest did not give very accurate directions (we never did find 265?) and we ended up using the GPS on Jody's cell phone to get us there! We were traveling with a van load of teenagers, loaded down with luggage on a trailer hooked to the back of the van, it was night time and it was Virginia!!! The weekend was packed with sessions, game times, worship sessions, down time and of course meal time!!! We always do a campfire and roast marshmellows too, my favorite! This year they also had the option to go horseback riding, roller skating or playing paintball. Skating and horseback riding are not really my thing, but I'm all about paintball, I was quickly reminded of my large belly and had to say no (like anyone would really let me play paintball!!!). I did promise the kids after January we would go by ourselves and play, I'll stomp them all!!! All in all it was a great weekend, many students "Refueled, were Refreshed & Refocused" (our theme for the weekend)! I'll get some pictures on here as soon as I can, just wanted to give a quick update!!!