this is too long to read. trust me.

ohmanohman. so on friday i set off for winter retreat in santa cruz! i was in walter's car. i didn't even know him, and he drove me. how nice! so in our car was paul, sarah, johannah, and me. we went to san jose and stopped there to eat. we ended up eating at tapioca express. HAHA. went all the way to san jose to eat tapx. then after that our car was like, "let's get a head start and go without the caravan." karma is a beezyyy. hahah we started going up the mountain and everyone started getting carsick. except for me? i don't know why. but yeah all the windy roads and twists and turns. understandable. we got SO lost because it was so dark. paul had to throw up four times throughout the trip. i felt really bad for him, but he was being a soldier :). sarah threw up once too :( we got there at like almost one am. hahah. we were like the last ones to get there. everyone was in the cabin i was staying in. we sang happy birthday to liza and gave her cupcakes! we went to sleep and then

woke up early for optional prayer meeting. i normally am not into prayer meetings, but i felt convicted to go for some reason. it was nice. there weren't too many people there, but its okay. after prayer meeting, we went to go eat breakfast. yummy :D i really like green tea. hahah then we went to worship and listen to the first sermon. andy was speaking, and even though its all stuff that i knew already, it was good to be reconvicted. i liked what he had to say to the girls. beauty fades, charm is deceptive. focus on being a strong follower of Christ because that's all that really matters in the end. after that, we had small groups. let's see. who was in my group? tyler was our leader. i thought it was cute how he prayed "Father, umm thanks for this day i guess." hhah but yeah and hannah, matt dea, andrew. then we had lunch. i played scruples or whatever you call it. i won. whoo hoo. -_-. then walked around for a bit. dinner. worship. sermon. small groups. outdoor activity: mission impossible. basically there are four "targets" that are hidden, and we all have to find these people. each person will give us a letter. you're supposed to spell out "love". you need to find the people in chronogical order (it was hard. i only got the "l") there are agents too. omg aaron and jeff >:O. they lured me out of my group somehow. they were like "oh the game is almost over. let's just walk back." and i was like "ok". so we're just talking, and then jeff is like "bambam." sigh. so he drew on my face as a result. whatever! it was just a heart :D. then we had campfiree. people shared stories. yk's was very memorable; he gave his lifestory.

i was kind of iffy about this retreat so far because its so different from what im used to at home. like, at home, we have the whole last night dedicated towards praise and prayer. i don't know. i still love aacf though!

sunday, went to prayer meeting. ate brunch. had worship/devotion. sunday sermon. moi time. talked to rebecca. small groups. packed up. group picture. man that took FOREVER. hahah we took pictures on noah's ark :D. it was very prom style because we were on the stairs. it was cute though. then we left for davis. well we decided to go to curry house at san jose. and we were actually FIRST. hahah mm shared sesame chicken and rice with sarah :) she's really cool! then we went to YOGURTLAND! yesss. first time. i didn't take a picture though. how disappointing. it was really yummy! then we went to this japanese store where everything is $1.50. paul is very indecisive. he couldn't figure out which beanie to get. and omg, he lost his phone :( probably sometime when he ran out of the car to throw up. i feel really bad because i think he's not doing too well financially..but he bought the beanie regardless. he's funny. lol. his laugh always sounds nervous. and he tells us that is just comes out that way.

anyways we stayed there for like, EVER. we started driving home, and we got lost. why am i not surprised? hahah we drove around looking for the freeway, but it just wasn't happening. i mean, eventually we found it, but yeah. it was nice getting to talk to my car :). we listened to music from my ipod and just, talked. we went to walmart to get paul a new phone. i bought cereal, nivea, and gummy bears while i was there :). then we drove back to davis, and i felt really sad because i didn't want it to end. but it did. i was the first to get dropped off and i was looking for my id card. found it. stuck it in my mouth. looked for my keys. couldnt find it in my purse. realized that i didn't have my id card in my mouth anymore. looked for it. found it in my purse. not sure how it got there again. keys were in my backpack. now im in my dorm alone bc shannon is in socal.

anyways, the retreat was fun overall, and i learned some stuff. im a little iffy, but we'll see what happens.

lately, i've just really had this desire to read the bible and get to know Jesus more. so i hope i do that without getting lazy :(