Well, I'm back officially. We got in last night about 11 after being delayed in Denver for an hour and a half. Bleh. I was very exhausted. But Shallowbrook and Altoona were both a lot of fun, even though I was half asleep through all of Altoona which was right after Shallowbrook. Here's a typical day for me at Shallowbrook:

Get up at 7:30, stumble down to breakfast in my pjs. (Shallowbrook is a horse farm with a very large mansion on the property where everyone stays. Boys downstairs, girls upstairs) We have homemade food there for all meals every day so that's nice. I eat quickly and then scoot on back upstairs to run through the shower before the first meeting at 9. That meeting goes for 50 minutes, then we have a 15 minute break. Another 50 min meeting, and then a 15 min break. Then ANOTHER 50 min meeting and then lunch, at which I sit and talk to random people about random things. After lunch at 2 we start the round of meetings all over again. Three more 50 min 15 min sessions, and then it's dinner at 5:15. After we all sit around digesting and discussing, we all get changed and go play volleyball or football or ultimate frisbee until it gets dark and then it's time for the pool and hot tub until about 11 when it's time for devotions. Girls go upstairs, boys go downstairs and then everyone goes to bed. Then it starts all over again the next day.

So....

If your idea of fun is to sit through six hours of meetings a day in muggy Illinios, you might be Abby.

I don't have pictures uploaded yet from my camera because its charging, but if you want to look at literally hundreds of pics from Shallowbrook, go to Tim's site. It's in my links on my sidebar.

I'll post more later in more detail. I'm just glad I'll be able to see everyone again in about a week and a half.