Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig

20 February 2008 | Uncategorized

Actually, there’s not much jiggety-jigging going on here. We spent pretty much all day in bed. Jed woke up with some kind of crud and Kaelem and I were just recuperating from  the weekend.

In summary, we spent Friday through Monday in Duluth with about 70 high schoolers. Accommodations were  the Comfort Suites and the Hampton Inn overlooking Lake Superior. Attractions were the Omnimax and Aquarium. Activities were skiing, shopping, and skateboarding. There was also a 90′s themed party (hey Macarena!). The goal of this retreat was to get students to reflect on spiritual milestones and to learn from their older peers. Seven seniors shared personal stories about the changes made in their lives during their high school years.

In my favorite style of recapping, here’s a bullet list of our best and worst moments of the weekend.

Best moments:
 
   -Sarah-

  •     Coffee with Michelle, Alora, and Danielle
  •     Swimming with Kaelem and the girls in the hotel pool
  •     Watching Kaelem have the time of his life at the 90′s party

   
    -Jed-

  •     Making the playlist for the 90′s party on the drive up to Duluth
  •     Remembering all the words to Matisyahu’s, “King Without a Crown”
  •     Watching the seniors lead the Sunday evening prayer session
  •     Getting a good nights sleep in the guys room Sunday night

Worst moments:
   
    -Sarah-

  •     Friday night trying to get a screaming baby consoled and asleep
  •     Saturday night trying to get a screaming baby consoled and asleep
  •     Sunday night trying to get a screaming baby consoled and asleep
  •     Pushing a stroller through slushy snowy sidewalks.

    -Jed-

  •     Slipping on the icy road in the truck with trailer attached
  •     Forgetting to put the morning devotionals in the camp booklets
  •     Driving student with a broken collar bone to the ER after a skiing accident

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3 Responses to “Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig”

  • 1 Hannah Says:
    February 21st, 2008 saat: 11:51 am

    Reason #47 that I don’t want to ski. Ever.

    Otherwise, sounds like it was a blast! We are dealing post-retreat with a potential case of the mumps!!

  • 2 Drew Says:
    February 22nd, 2008 saat: 2:09 pm

    That 90′s playlist on my ipod is the only thing I’ve listened to since coming back.

    …my worst moment was, ironically, forgetting some of the guitar part to “King Without a Crown.”

  • 3 Jason Says:
    February 23rd, 2008 saat: 9:09 am

    You didn’t ask but my best moments of the weekend
    ~ Saturday night’s prayer time with the Seniors
    ~ Being at the hospital with Cody. I know it sounds sick, but we had a really good conversation.
    ~ Skiing at Spirit mountain. By far the best place I have ever strapped on skis.

    worst moments
    ~ seeing the seating capacity of 48 for the conference room at the Hampton Inn
    ~ Coming back to our hotel room on Saturday night only to find that room service hadn’t cleaned/given us fresh towels because someone in our room put up the “Do Not Disturb” sign as they left.
    ~ the walk on Sunday night back to the hotel. BRRRRRR

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