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September 21, Friday
We went over to the church this morning and finished decorating and then went shopping at a thrift store. I found a couple good buys. :D Abigail, Beth, and I went back to the hotel while the others finished shopping and came back a bit later. Abigail left for the rehearsal and Beth and I played around with my camera for a little bit. Actually it was Mom’s camera and I had only used it a couple times so was trying to familiarize myself with it. A little later into the evening we girls headed over to the church for the ice cream social. Met a few girls there from HSA (Angela, Amber, Alysen, Emilie C.) I knew who Angela and Amber were from a message board we used to be on and then recognized the others just from seeing their name on HSA. They were all nice and fun to meet!
Back at our hotel room we talked for a bit and then started to make cards for a few of the prayer chat girls that weren’t able to join us. Erin (my sister) called so I ended up talking to her for a while the others made cards. It had been a busy week there because Dad and I were selling my cows, Dad and Erin were buying calves for themselves and me and the weather was miserable making any outside work unpleasant. So, I let her know what I good time I was having. LOL! :D
Afterwards Susanna showed me how to tat which I was glad to finally learn. She’s a great teacher! :D I had tried to teach myself from an old craft book that a lady had given Mom several years ago but it was a bit confusing and didn’t seem to be turning out quite right. We found out that my problem was not pulling the thread through enough to finish the stitch. So, it was an enjoyable evening. How could it not be with such great friends?!? ;D
September 22, Saturday
The big day has arrived!!
Alysen, Amber, and Angela came over to our room in the morning and we talked for a bit. Lydia arrived back from OK with her friend, Sarah, who she had been visiting with for a couple days. Abigail left for the church and the rest of us went skating along with some other HSAers. I’m guessing there were about 20 of us. I hadn’t been skating in years but it was a lot of fun. We were there for about an hour-and-a-half and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding.
We arrived about 45 minutes before the wedding started and quite a few people had arrived already. The wedding was beautiful-from the music to the ceremony and, of course, the bride! :D The reception was nice and much humour was provided with the quest to win an ipod shuffle.
I didn’t realize until afterwards that the Duggars were sitting right next to the table I was at. I met Mrs. Duggar briefly afterwards and she seemed really nice. I’ve heard about the Duggars a few times on the news up here and then knew they lived in the same area of AR that I was traveling to but didn’t expect to meet them.
We arrived back at the hotel around 10 and talked for a bit, watched some video and music clips, signed autograph books(or pieces of paper :P :D) and started packing since we were leaving in the morning. The time passed so quick and yet is was still such a good, refreshing, and enjoyable time of fellowship. Still now I smile when I think of our time over the past four days--lots of laughter, sharing, talking and sweet fellowship. God is good!
We went over to the church this morning and finished decorating and then went shopping at a thrift store. I found a couple good buys. :D Abigail, Beth, and I went back to the hotel while the others finished shopping and came back a bit later. Abigail left for the rehearsal and Beth and I played around with my camera for a little bit. Actually it was Mom’s camera and I had only used it a couple times so was trying to familiarize myself with it. A little later into the evening we girls headed over to the church for the ice cream social. Met a few girls there from HSA (Angela, Amber, Alysen, Emilie C.) I knew who Angela and Amber were from a message board we used to be on and then recognized the others just from seeing their name on HSA. They were all nice and fun to meet!
Back at our hotel room we talked for a bit and then started to make cards for a few of the prayer chat girls that weren’t able to join us. Erin (my sister) called so I ended up talking to her for a while the others made cards. It had been a busy week there because Dad and I were selling my cows, Dad and Erin were buying calves for themselves and me and the weather was miserable making any outside work unpleasant. So, I let her know what I good time I was having. LOL! :D
Afterwards Susanna showed me how to tat which I was glad to finally learn. She’s a great teacher! :D I had tried to teach myself from an old craft book that a lady had given Mom several years ago but it was a bit confusing and didn’t seem to be turning out quite right. We found out that my problem was not pulling the thread through enough to finish the stitch. So, it was an enjoyable evening. How could it not be with such great friends?!? ;D
September 22, Saturday
The big day has arrived!!
Alysen, Amber, and Angela came over to our room in the morning and we talked for a bit. Lydia arrived back from OK with her friend, Sarah, who she had been visiting with for a couple days. Abigail left for the church and the rest of us went skating along with some other HSAers. I’m guessing there were about 20 of us. I hadn’t been skating in years but it was a lot of fun. We were there for about an hour-and-a-half and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding.
We arrived about 45 minutes before the wedding started and quite a few people had arrived already. The wedding was beautiful-from the music to the ceremony and, of course, the bride! :D The reception was nice and much humour was provided with the quest to win an ipod shuffle.
I didn’t realize until afterwards that the Duggars were sitting right next to the table I was at. I met Mrs. Duggar briefly afterwards and she seemed really nice. I’ve heard about the Duggars a few times on the news up here and then knew they lived in the same area of AR that I was traveling to but didn’t expect to meet them.
We arrived back at the hotel around 10 and talked for a bit, watched some video and music clips, signed autograph books(or pieces of paper :P :D) and started packing since we were leaving in the morning. The time passed so quick and yet is was still such a good, refreshing, and enjoyable time of fellowship. Still now I smile when I think of our time over the past four days--lots of laughter, sharing, talking and sweet fellowship. God is good!
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