I'm A Big Bear With Grapes
i just got back from a 2 day retreat for nal in big bear. completely awesome.
we left early sat morning, i carpooled with my ra fabi. she was having a tough time from a breakup the night before. big bear is extremely colorful at this time of the year, the leaves have color! we all stayed in a huge cozy cabin, all 30 of us.
i just have to say our football team is awesome. we watched the game on tv against notre dame. the game was intense, and super close. IVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT FOOTBALL IN MY WHOLE LIFE! i love it. i was sweating like crazy, my heart was pounding, and on my feet screaming the whole time. all of us were huddled around the tv, so funny.. my throat hurts. imagine if it would have been a home game! damn. well we were basically tied the whole time, actually notre dame was beating us for a while, and we all got nervous because we are undefeated for all this year and the two years before. we won, but of course it was a scare. it all boiled down the last 3 seconds. we beat the irish! hehehe
we had a bbq during the game, typical. then we did random activities, such as: a blanket game to learn people's names, survival of the fittest game, pinecone football, team competitions where they threw me across the room haha, photoshoots, telephone, sharades, movies, and we walked around the neighborhood and wilderness. such beauty! but it was freezing! i felt like i was in another planet. the dinner was marvelous. and guess what?! IT SNOWED! hooray. since im a prospective member, we were paired up with a big sis. we played a game to find them, where names of characters were placed on our backs and we had to find the matching pair while asking questions about it. i was romeo. it took me forever to find my juliet. my big sis is laura. she's super nice and coincidentally lived in my same suite her freshman year. she gave me a present, and we really clicked. im special, i have two big sisters. however, i havent met the other one yet. before bedtime we all cried together. i know, when they said that would be our next activity, i was wondering... wtf? but indeed, i was bawling and in the process i really got to know everyone else. everyone went around the room, answering personal questions in relation to their touching life experiences. it felt really good to share my emotions in front of such a large group of strangers and at the same time i felt attached. i could relate to all of their stories in some way or another. im so happy i joined nal. nal = love.
ps. i slept rolled in a taquito style underneath the sun roof, so i could watch the snow fall on the window. peaceful.
some pics of us in big bear:
outside the cabin. freezing cold..
after playing pinceone football. big bear lake is behind us
i spy a firey red tree. could it be.. the one from the ring?
brrr. only place to keep my hands warm
more pics to come later
we left early sat morning, i carpooled with my ra fabi. she was having a tough time from a breakup the night before. big bear is extremely colorful at this time of the year, the leaves have color! we all stayed in a huge cozy cabin, all 30 of us.
i just have to say our football team is awesome. we watched the game on tv against notre dame. the game was intense, and super close. IVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT FOOTBALL IN MY WHOLE LIFE! i love it. i was sweating like crazy, my heart was pounding, and on my feet screaming the whole time. all of us were huddled around the tv, so funny.. my throat hurts. imagine if it would have been a home game! damn. well we were basically tied the whole time, actually notre dame was beating us for a while, and we all got nervous because we are undefeated for all this year and the two years before. we won, but of course it was a scare. it all boiled down the last 3 seconds. we beat the irish! hehehe
we had a bbq during the game, typical. then we did random activities, such as: a blanket game to learn people's names, survival of the fittest game, pinecone football, team competitions where they threw me across the room haha, photoshoots, telephone, sharades, movies, and we walked around the neighborhood and wilderness. such beauty! but it was freezing! i felt like i was in another planet. the dinner was marvelous. and guess what?! IT SNOWED! hooray. since im a prospective member, we were paired up with a big sis. we played a game to find them, where names of characters were placed on our backs and we had to find the matching pair while asking questions about it. i was romeo. it took me forever to find my juliet. my big sis is laura. she's super nice and coincidentally lived in my same suite her freshman year. she gave me a present, and we really clicked. im special, i have two big sisters. however, i havent met the other one yet. before bedtime we all cried together. i know, when they said that would be our next activity, i was wondering... wtf? but indeed, i was bawling and in the process i really got to know everyone else. everyone went around the room, answering personal questions in relation to their touching life experiences. it felt really good to share my emotions in front of such a large group of strangers and at the same time i felt attached. i could relate to all of their stories in some way or another. im so happy i joined nal. nal = love.
ps. i slept rolled in a taquito style underneath the sun roof, so i could watch the snow fall on the window. peaceful.
some pics of us in big bear:
outside the cabin. freezing cold..
after playing pinceone football. big bear lake is behind us
i spy a firey red tree. could it be.. the one from the ring?
brrr. only place to keep my hands warm
more pics to come later