Don't stop believing

This last weekend was ladies' retreat. It was a wonderful time of fellowship, hanging out with friends, meeting new people, worship, bonfires, shopping, laughing and an extreme lack of sleep. It was great!!

Really, when you think about it who needs sleep anyway??

We had a van load of girls and drove to Newport for the weekend.


The song we had stuck in our head, "Don't stop believing". When there is 238 women, 2 elevators, 6 floors... four/ five roommates you're bound to get a thing or two stuck in your head.





Friday night was our first session and it was so incredible I couldn't write fast enough, we also had a bonfire on the beach that night. We roasted marshmallows, sang some worship songs and enjoyed each other's company.

At one point we had hit such a wall from lack of sleep that we rode the elevator for a half hour singing to anyone who came along for the ride. Some enjoyed our sleepless state of songs others couldn't wait for those shiny doors of freedom to open.
The things you do when you're tired. *Note, stay away from elevators, when tired.*


Saturday we had two sessions one in the morning and one in the evening. Both were incredibly encouraging and just what I neededd to hear. Between the two sessions we shopped like true women do when we have free time. :)

As the day went on, we kept going and the hours of being awake strongly out weighed the hours of sleep, silliness set in.
When one of us would get off the elevator, the others that were inside would wait till the doors were almost shut and then say in a rather loud voice, "Oh' I forgot to give you a hug!" If you haven't seen elf then this won't make any since but if you have then you get it.



Saturday night was such a fun night filled with old time candy (which we got to serve to the wonderful ladies while wearing these oh' so cute aprons!), I love Lucy, bonfire, worship time and My Fair Lady.


Sunday, we had a morning session.. this one was my all time favorite! We talked about worry and fear. We also wrote letters to ourselves which we will get in three months.. who knows what life will look like then!

On our way home we had such an adventure, we had lunch on the beach, took pictures on the cutest bridge ever and then went home.

Today being Monday, is the day of recovery, nothing a GIANT white mocha couldn't fix.

The best part is knowing it was all worth it, so we missed a few nights of sleep... but we have some of the best memories ever!

After all we're just a bunch of -"small town girls living in a lonely world, taking the midnight train going anywhere... "