aaaahhhh... what an awesome weekend! it was so great to "get away from it all". for those who don't know, i went on a youth retreat with the youth group that i help out with this weekend. we went to ocean city, maryland which was COMPLETELY GORGEOUS yesterday. i can't even express how awesome it was. i went down early with christine to help set things up and all that jazz. it was nice talking to her and getting to know her. the rest of the leaders and the students got to the hotel around 11:30 on friday night. we pretty much just hung out and talked which was really cool for me, cuz i don't know anybody all that well. the leaders are such "special" people. haha no, seriously, they are an awesome bunch, and i am so blessed to be part of it! we had a really awesome speaker, too. his name is paul lane and he is just a real, solid, christian man. his example spoke volumes to the students, and i think that is just so awesome. speaking of the students... what awesome kids! they were such a blessing to me this weekend. it was so cool getting to know them... especially the girls. (sorry guys ) i'm so excited about getting to know them better as time goes on. i could go on and on about this weekend, but my back hurts too much to sit in front of the computer any longer. plus, i'm so tired i've become completely delerious. so i may share some funny stories tomorrow. (the suspense is killing you, i'm sure)