chocolate chips really don't have anything to do with anything-that's just the food that i'm eating at the moment.....
so ya the youth retreat was good times. it was an amazing picker upper. you know how after you've just had a spiritual high (ie camp, quizmeet) and you get all excited and what not and then once you're home it's just kinda blah? well that's what it's been like for me for the last couple weeks sincei got home from camp and such. but this last weekend i went up to camp and it was such a huge picker upper for me. it didn't feel weird at all going back. the transition was just so smooth. it was great. thanks to all you who prayed. the weather was perfect. coldish at nights in the unheated cabins but it was good. lots of ghetto ball action.lol...dallas commentating on the kevin and ritchard game was absolutely hilarious...got to meet some cool exchange students from Thailand and Japan. got to "teach" horsemanship but teaching didn't really happen....cuz it's not camp so you only had the one day of "skills" oh ya it was an 80s theme for the whole weekend. complete with 80s music and clothes for the supper on saturday. i didn't dress up though cuz i don't have 80s clothes...but it was funny watching other people go all out with backcombing their hair and wearing spandex and such....oh boy. i don't know how people found members of the opposite sex attractive in that era.....but ya. twas a good time. the worship times were amazing.wOOt yay for wade and kurt and their amazingness. you guys made chapel interesting. good ol 80s style "Be Bold..."lol...ya. twas awesome. but ya such an amazing weekend. so glad i could be there to take part in it. but twas the people who made the weekend. thanks you guys for everything. y'all are so amazingly awesome. luv y'all.

luv n hugz
alissa