Spa Night

Yesterday we had our last ladies social for the year. This time there were three options of things ladies could pick to do. I picked the spa night. Brenda had her house set up so nice and relaxing.(Thanks Brenda!) We had pizza, pampered ourselves, and then had dessert and a movie. I was so nice it sit back and relax with friends.

Photo Shoot

This afternoon all of us ladies in the training enjoyed a ladies day out. We were split up into four vans and off we went to a town about 45 minutes away. At the start of the afternoon we were given a list of things were were supposed to get pictures of. The whole team was supposed to be in the picture along with the kitchen utensil that we bought along. It was very chilly out there today but we had a great time and we enjoyed a lot of laughs together. Our van had supper at Wendy's and then we headed back to the camp to watch all the pictures while we ate dessert.

Getting To Know You

Last night all the first year student and staff ladies got together for a fun and relaxing evening. Kathy did a great job in making her basement very warm and inviting. We played several fun games where we got to learn interesting tidbits of each other. There was a wonderful spread of fruits, veggies, and goodies for us to enjoy. It was an enjoyable evening and we are looking forward to many more special times together.

Chill'n Out

This afternoon all of us first year student and staff ladies went out to a 50's Diner. It is a cute cafe which serves burgers, fries, speciality coffees, chocolates, and ice cream. It was a bit chilly for ice cream but anyone who knows me knows I can eat ice cream any time. There were too many flavors to choose from. (After a weekend of traveling and eating way too much, I had decided I was going to refocus on my diet plan. An as you can see, that didn't go too well. I guess I will have to try my refocus efforts tomorrow. SIGH) It was a nice relaxing afternoon in which we enjoyed some girl time.

Ladies Day In

Wednesday night all of the student and staff ladies at the Training Center got together for a "Ladies Day In". The evening started off with a lovely dinner. Kathy did a wonderful job of decorating her basement with a Paradise Theme. The food was amazing and the fellowship around the table was great. After we ate Judy shared with us on "Trusting God". After that we had the option of playing games, making cards and doing scrape booking, or having a time of pampering. You will see from my pictures I picked the pampering option. After that we had some very yummy desserts and watched a movie. It was very fun "Ladies Day In".

Laughter is Good Medicine

Last night the first year student and staff ladies got together for a few good laughs. We started the evening with some yummy desserts. Then we all gathered around to hear each others' funny and embarrassing moments. It was a typical cold winter evening and so it was so nice to get together with friends and share in some good laughs.

Ladies Day Out

Once a semester the first and second year student and staff ladies take the afternoon and part of the evening to get away to spend some time together. (The dads were home with the children to make it possible for the moms to come.) Yesterday we went to a city about 1 1/2 hours away. We went out for a late lunch to a restaurant, "The Mandarin". It hosts the best Chinese Buffet that I have ever been too. Needless to say we all left VERY full. After our meal we headed to the mall and did a bit of shopping. Before we headed home we made a stop at Strabucks. Since there is no Starbucks within an hour of here it was a real treat. The schedule here does get very busy it was nice to spend the day with other ladies. Although we did hit some rain we were thankful it wasn't snow as some years we have had to battle with the snow in Oct.

Getting to know you.......getting to know all about you

Last night we had a social for all the 1st. year staff and student ladies. Kathy did a great job of opening up her home, decorating, and giving us a nice welcoming place for our get together. Since we are all still getting to know each other we played a couple of games that helped to get to know interesting things about each other. Ruth was a big help in leading the first game. It is just like the "Speed Dating" game. We were all paired up with another lady and Ruth read us a question. We would then answer the question with our partner until Ruth rang the bell. Then the ladies on the one side would get up and move one spot over. All through the game you are visiting with someone new. It is a great way to have little conversations with each lady and learn something that we might not have known about each other. We played another interactive game and then had some snacks. We had some really good times of connecting and laughing together. We look forward to more great times together this year.

Ladies Day Out

Once a semester we have what we call a "Ladies Day Out". This is an afternoon and evening when we as a first and second year staff and student ladies get together for a time of connecting and day of fun. (We are almost 30 ladies involved in this.) We have tried many different things from going to a museum, bowling, and glow in the dark miniature golf. This time we decided to have all the ladies break up in groups and do a digital camera scavenger hunt. We did not tell the ladies what we were going to do. Everyone was supposed to meet at l:00 p.m. and bring a kitchen utensil. Once we all arrived everyone was given the group they were supposed to be in and then the vans took off. Each group was given a list of things they were supposed to get a picture of. Some of them you were supposed to get at a particular spot and others were left to our imagination. But on all the pictures we were supposed to include our kitchen utensil. Each group had supper at the restaurant of their choice. We met back at the mission at 6:00 for dessert and a viewing of each groups pictures. I know our group had a lot of fun spending the afternoon together and making some great memories together. And from the laughter I heard from the rest of the groups I think this social was a success.
This is what we were given as our packet of information with all the pictures we were supposed to get.




For this picture we were supposed to capture on film someone in our group being rescued by the falls.






How many people can you fit in a phone booth? Squeeze in and take a shot. We did end up finding a normal phone booth to take a picture in but before we could find one we decided to get this shot in case nothing better came along.



In this gazebo we were supposed to come up with a picture of a good looking bride and groom. I wish I could have had a video camera because it was so fun to talk these total strangers into helping us with this picture. They did a good job in getting into the spirit of the picture.





We were supposed to spell a word with our bodies. With this being Canada we spelled the word "EH".





We were supposed to go to a park and get a picture with a deer. We could not find a deer, but there was a "John Deere" tractor in the park so were were able to get this picture of a "Deer" in the park.


We took our picture in this cool chocolate shop. The lady who ran the shop treated us to a free chocolate. It sure was good!














"Hey, Stop that train!" Good thing we were there in time to save Jinni from being run over.