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ski retreat was freaking amazing. a lot of people couldnt go, but i would almost say that it was better that way. smaller group, more time for the people that you really want to be with. we went to Caberfae, which is in Cadillac. it was pretty cool i guess. it was something new, and im used to shanty creek, so it was cool going to something new. we also stayed in a hotel instead of staying in the church's fellowship hall. im not really sure which one i like better. the gaylord church has a big room for all our meetings etc, and this church just had a small conference room and it got really congested and hot easily. oh well. so thursday we get to church around 530 and hop on the coach bus and leave. its about 3 and a half hours with the stop that we made. it was such a fun bus trip, going to arby's, sleven, and just all of the good times on the bus. i sat by allie on the bus, but what else is new. tradition never ends, you know. we had a good time. so we had to watch this movie called "it could happen to you"..not going to go into any detail about the movie, but it was kind of the basis for our retreat. the counselors are starting to do that, i kinda like it.
so then we got there, and i forgot what we did. maybe went to our rooms and then did bible study stuff? i dont remember. but then that night ended. then on friday we woke up, i took a shower cuz we actually could, and went down and got some breakfast. after breakfast we hopped on the bus and went to the slopes. it was pretty fun. on my last run before lunch, i was trying to do a 360, and totally messed up my shoulder. i got about a 270, and then my edge hit snow and i went down. human instinct is to try to catch yourself, so guess what...i tried to catch myself. my left arm hit the ground and i just felt a shooting pain in my shoulder. i couldnt move it at all, it hurt so bad. so i get up, and ski down the rest of the hill. i got to the bottom and nick was waiting im like dude i messed up my shoulder bad. so we went back to the warming room, and it started to feel better after i took some pills. then we at lunch, these fries were amazing. then back to the warming room we went cuz we were just totally spent cuz nick and i were going huge for 2 hours. went to sleep there, and woke up and my arm was just shooting with pain. it just wouldnt go away. i slept on it wrong, and thats what did it. it sucked. but then the day at the slopes was over and we came back and had tons of programming. it was boring.
so saturday was pretty much the same skiing wise, nothin special. we skied longer, and it was cold. then we went to the warming room and just stayed there. then we went back and did tons more programming. then the cry fest 2005 begun. we all sit in a circle and share what the retreat meant to us. its normally pretty emotional. i even noticed jess crying before it started...i felt bad and i tried to make her happy. so people went around and i was holding up fine, then it came to my mom. she was in tears and could barely talk, but she said "this group of seniors is special to me cuz you were the ones that knew tom"...man, that hit me hard. just put my head down and just sat there looking at the ground. allie knew something was wrong, and just sat there and hugged me. that part sucked so bad. im sure next year will be worse. everybody went, some happy, some sad, and then the cry fest 2005 was over. then kangaroo court came. it was so much fun, i love kangaroo court. my punishment was funny. since i always tell them im gonna bulk up, they saran wrapped pillows onto my body to make me more muscular. then they noticed i like to smell good, so they sprayed me with like 8 different body sprays. it smelled soooo bad. then to make it even worse, every time they said spinach, i had to get up and do an arobic excersise. it was all worth it though. then we all went to bed, got up, and left. bus ride home was nothing special. wow the whole retreat was just so cool, one of the best retreats that i've been on so far. thanks to all of you that went, and to a few people that i got closer to during the retreat. baby j, you and i got close, it was awesome. so yeah i dunno this entry has gone on forever, so i guess im gonna be done. i have to get some stuff done before musical anyways. so thats all. comment if i left anything out, which i probably did. oh well.
so then we got there, and i forgot what we did. maybe went to our rooms and then did bible study stuff? i dont remember. but then that night ended. then on friday we woke up, i took a shower cuz we actually could, and went down and got some breakfast. after breakfast we hopped on the bus and went to the slopes. it was pretty fun. on my last run before lunch, i was trying to do a 360, and totally messed up my shoulder. i got about a 270, and then my edge hit snow and i went down. human instinct is to try to catch yourself, so guess what...i tried to catch myself. my left arm hit the ground and i just felt a shooting pain in my shoulder. i couldnt move it at all, it hurt so bad. so i get up, and ski down the rest of the hill. i got to the bottom and nick was waiting im like dude i messed up my shoulder bad. so we went back to the warming room, and it started to feel better after i took some pills. then we at lunch, these fries were amazing. then back to the warming room we went cuz we were just totally spent cuz nick and i were going huge for 2 hours. went to sleep there, and woke up and my arm was just shooting with pain. it just wouldnt go away. i slept on it wrong, and thats what did it. it sucked. but then the day at the slopes was over and we came back and had tons of programming. it was boring.
so saturday was pretty much the same skiing wise, nothin special. we skied longer, and it was cold. then we went to the warming room and just stayed there. then we went back and did tons more programming. then the cry fest 2005 begun. we all sit in a circle and share what the retreat meant to us. its normally pretty emotional. i even noticed jess crying before it started...i felt bad and i tried to make her happy. so people went around and i was holding up fine, then it came to my mom. she was in tears and could barely talk, but she said "this group of seniors is special to me cuz you were the ones that knew tom"...man, that hit me hard. just put my head down and just sat there looking at the ground. allie knew something was wrong, and just sat there and hugged me. that part sucked so bad. im sure next year will be worse. everybody went, some happy, some sad, and then the cry fest 2005 was over. then kangaroo court came. it was so much fun, i love kangaroo court. my punishment was funny. since i always tell them im gonna bulk up, they saran wrapped pillows onto my body to make me more muscular. then they noticed i like to smell good, so they sprayed me with like 8 different body sprays. it smelled soooo bad. then to make it even worse, every time they said spinach, i had to get up and do an arobic excersise. it was all worth it though. then we all went to bed, got up, and left. bus ride home was nothing special. wow the whole retreat was just so cool, one of the best retreats that i've been on so far. thanks to all of you that went, and to a few people that i got closer to during the retreat. baby j, you and i got close, it was awesome. so yeah i dunno this entry has gone on forever, so i guess im gonna be done. i have to get some stuff done before musical anyways. so thats all. comment if i left anything out, which i probably did. oh well.