After waking up (which is a good way to start the day), we got the kids ready and the luggage packed. We dropped Lydia off at college for her one class of the day, and then headed over to where her sister, Lycia, was watching some other kids! The kids' parents were also going to the retreat, so Lycia had her hands full!
I went back and picked Lydia up. We then headed over to the School of Cosmetology. Lydia wanted get eyebrows waxed. While waiting for her to get "beautified"... I shopped around in the $1 Shop and K-Mart. It was taking her a bit, so I played around with my iPhone, figuring out how to get the GPS to work! It was cool! After some time, I decided to go inside and wait. She had decided to also get her hair cut! So, I read the news.... on my phone.
Before heading out of town, we stopped by QuikTrip for free soda (thanks to coupons they sent in the mail), but forgot gas! We also picked up some hamburgers pf the dollar menu at McDonald's for lunch.
Lydia did some more of her homework on the way to Branson. She planned to upload it while there over the hotel's wi-fi. We got there... and wow! What a beautiful place! The Chateau on the Lake is spectacular! We checked in and checked out our room. It was on the 8th floor, with a great view of Table Rock Lake and the dam!
We unpacked a bit, and set up our laptops to get things going. I wanted to look at the finances a bit, and Lydia wanted to upload that homework. Well, that's when we found out about the wi-fi ! They wanted to charge us $10 for 24-hours! Uh... no thanks! She decided to wait until Saturday evening at home to get it to her teacher over email! We'd depend on the internet service on our iPhones to keep in contact with the outside world! lol!
We then got our Bibles and headed downstairs to catch up with the other couples. There were 730 people there! That's 365 couples!!!! They provided snacks and we had a great time. We attended the session, "The Old Fashioned Flame". It talked about keeping the flame alive in marriage.
For supper break, we stopped to get gas and then ate Olive Garden with 3 other couples. Lydia and I had never dined there, but always wanted to try it out. At first, when we were seated, we waited forever. Our waitress forgot us!!! But all was made up, and we had a filling, super-supper!
The third session of the evening was a little bit longer, it was titled "The Old Fashioned Home". It was part 1, building the marriage and home on the Biblical faith. It dealt with submission in marriage, focusing mostly on the woman's role. We men were scheduled to get preached on in part 2 (on Saturday).
We then left for Walmart to pick up a few things we forgot and then headed to the pool for a short dip before going back to our room. We attempted to watch a movie on the cable, but commercials too long. We fell asleep! There was nothing much on, and it sure makes me glad we don't get cable at home... why pay for something you don't use!
~Matt
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