The ABC's Of Life

Retreats, Valentine's Day, and Unfortunate Crushes on Your Brothers Friend

So, I went on a retreat this weekend! I went with my church to a place that had a lot of cool winter-type things, like snow! I know it seems weird, but I don't get much snow where I am!

It started off when we got to the place an hour and a half later than we thought, at around 9:30 PM. So, we started unpacking our storage vans and bringing them into the main pavilion where they couldn't get wet from the snow. When all of our stuff was inside, the guys who were older than us were supposed to help us take our stuff down a really steep incline to our cabin. But nope, the universe just had to screw me over and make it so no guy helped me at all and I was just walking down the hill. I did get to have a small conversation with a nice guy named Brandon though, and that was nice.

When we got in, I dragged my stuff up the stairs to my room. I was in a room with Kat (@ThatGirlyBrit), Kim (@erinnstar), Carolyn (@borderinginsanity), Sam (who has no wattpad), and our leader, Mama Burris! After I settled in, I went back up to the main pavilion and started playing caret ball.

For those of you who don't know, carpet ball is a game where you have a long table with walls surrounding all four sides. There are little holes on either side, and the object of the game is to sink the other person's pool balls into the divots with the cue ball (Picture on the side ---------------------->). I'm pretty good at it, getting a winning streak of 20-something last year.

Then we had a snack, which I didn't eat because I didn't like what it was. So, I kept playing carpet ball. But then things got problematic.

I've had a crush on a guy, let's call him T for the sake of identity protection, for a while. I can't help it! He's cute, both inside and out. He's got an adorable personality, filled with a child-like spirit that never fails to make me smile, laugh, blush, or all three. He has a supply of quirky jokes, and a persona to match, which makes me happy. He's also not overly confident or snooty, he's actually kinda shy, like a little puppy. Plus, he's really tall, which I like, had semi-long hair, and the most beautiful blue eyes. Seriously, I can't describe how pretty his eyes are. Also, h likes fall out boy and is kind! That's really rare in the guys I know.

(Sidenote to my friends who are on here and know him, please don't comment his name. Also, please don't tell him I wrote this, cause I might spontaneously combust with embarrassment. Thanks! :)

Then, our small group leader, Mama Burris, taught a lesson on how short life is and how we need to cherish it. Our youth pastor also made an announcement about the snow tubing, saying that he would throw me down the snow tubing mountain the next day, rolling me into a giant snowball. He was joking, of course. Then, we played some more carpet ball, and I played against T, and he's cute, but I'm not afraid to beat him in carpet ball. I had a winning streak of 6, so he told me that he was going to  beat it. Then, he got a winning streak of 9, and challenged me to beat it. I didn't that first night.

Then, I took my shower at like, half past midnight, whoops. I left my hair in a towel overnight and had a lot of trouble sleeping.

The next day, Mama Burris woke us up to go to breakfast. She told us to wear our snow gear up, because we were going snow tubing afterwards. I was kinda sad, because T went to a mountain to go skiing that day, so I wouldn't see him until dinner that night. So, we went to the snow tubing place, and out youth pastor pushed my friend into a bank of snow! Of course, he barely even shoved her, but she was so in shock that she just fell down. Then he said, "If I was actually trying, I would do it more like this," and then he barely pushed me, trying to show that he didn't shove her that hard.

I went down the hill twice, afraid that I would hurt my head because of it's horrible response to sudden movements. So, my friends and I talked and I got buried in the snow! It was surprisingly warm. Then, we buried Kim in the snow and took a picture of her, for fun. Also, somebody broke their collarbone, which was  a shock to me.