Hi all! I'm back for the trip and it was so amazing!! I had a blast and really got a spiritual lift that I needed!!

Here is a run through of the trip:

Friday: we left at 2pm and arrived there around 3:30. Our group checked in and we were free to go to our rooms until 5:30 for lunch.

Above is my mom. We shared a room and the rooms were more like hotel rooms, which was neat!! I was an adventurous person on this trip (which is not the norm for me) so I talked mom into "exploring" before lunch. So off we went!

We found this bonfire pit thing.

If you look closely, there is a butterfly in the center.

For lunch we had cheeseburgers and fries. It was very good and super filling! Afterwards we went to the first two of six sessions. Every single on of the speakers were wonderful!! The music was uplifting too.

After that we could either go to bed (it was pretty late) or they had a...  GLO-LIGHT SCAVENGER HUNT!!! It was held out side. In the dark. With glow sticks. In a place we were not familiar with. It was AWESOME!! I (being adventurous) talked mom into doing it with me. We were given clues and had to find the place and a letter was there. The clues spelled out a Bible verse. Mom and I didn't get to find every letter but we did find W, S, T, E, I. So with this we were able to solve it: John 15:5

Saturday: Breakfast was at 8am. The food they served was so good!! I had sausage, biscuits, gravy, bacon and yogurt. Afterwards we had another session during it we were given these:

Again, the sessions were so good! Then it was lunch time!! My first time ever having chicken fried steak. Was pretty good! Next there was a group reflection with the church we came with. Then from 2pm- 5pm we had free time!! So... I got on.. the jumping pillow!!!

If you zoom in you can see it better. It was a cross between a trampoline and a bounce house.

Yes. That is me. I absolutely loved it!! I will give some advice though. Do not get on it if there are a lot of people on it. There were four of us. Jumping away and laughing. Until I heard a pop in my knee and I fell. It has been sore ever since and it needs a lot of rest. Praise God I didn't break anything, I think it's just a strain or pulled muscle. I still had a blast and if I ever go back I'm definitely getting on it again! ;) after me fall mom and I took a break and moved onto crafts. Coloring mostly, but still fun.

Then it was time for dinner. Oriental food, orange chicken, egg rolls, and some other stuff. Afterwards another session then game time!!!

The room was set up differently.  So I'm not going to talk about the games too much because they were, unique and just plain awkward. WhataBurger sponsored the games though and one of them was an onion ring toss.

Next was a dessert party!! Cheesecake! Brownies! Chocolate covered strawberries!! It was pure bliss!! Lastly there was a hayride (that was canceled due to the rain from that afternoon) and a bonfire by the lake. I really wanted to go to the bonfire but mom was tired, it was cold, my knee was hurting, and it was really late. So alas- no bonfire for me.

Sunday: (today) brunch was at 9am. Our last session then we left.

All in all it was a blessed time of fellowship and I got to meet people I didn't know from my church and from other churches. I miss it and am looking forward to the next retreat!

By the way- the entire camp had wifi but I was good and for the most part stayed off it. ;)