This weekend John and I went to Lancaster County for our annual church couples’ retreat.  We left on Thursday afternoon to meet up with the other couples at the Shady Maple Smorgasboard–yummy!  Following dinner we retreated to the retreat site (I can’t remember the name of the hotel/conference center) and had a few activities.  As I mentioned in my previous and ridiculously random post, John and I were selected to be contestants in the Newlywed Game.  It turns out all our practicing was for naught considering two factors:  1.  With questions like “Calculate the number of days you have been married, and find the square root of that number,” and “My wife’s kisses are like ___,” we didn’t really stand a chance. 2. The game turned out to be completely rigged–one couple had been given the questions beforehand and had memorized some incredibly detailed answers.  (I have to add this example: One of the questsions was, “How many rolls of toilet paper do you go through in a month?”  Their identical answer was, “Well, it depends on if we had chili or not.”  Hilarious!  That one really took us all off guard., and their answers kept getting more and more outrageous!) I thought it was funny, but a few people of a more competetive nature than I were not amused.

The Friday and Saturday sessions were really good with a lot of discussion and very helpful information.  It was just nice to spend a weekend that was totally focused on our relationship.  We had planned to have a scavenger hunt on Saturday; however, Friday brought us rain, sleet and snow in a large quantities, so the roads were not in great condition for a scavenger hunt.  We spent our free time shopping instead.  Amish country is a true shopper’s dream!  We went to a few of the Amish shops and fell in love with one in particular.  It was filled with handcrafted furniture, and the quality and detail were excellent.  We found a bedroom set that we salivated over for a while.  Maybe some day. . .  We DID purchase some home-made preserves, peach and strawberry–double yummy!  Overall, we had a great time on our couples’ retreat, and it’s good to be home sleeping in our own bed and showering in our own bathroom.