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a fully great weekend

i wanted to document this weekend's events because it just felt like a full, really happy, really good weekend.
we helped out with a group life simulcast conference. we were the book-sellers. so we got to go for free. about every other speaker was really good. the others...we realized we were a little ahead of the curve on getting on board with the information that was shared. some of it was a good reminder, other stuff was a bit more 'aha.'
after the conference on Saturday (it went from 8:30a-3:30p) we went to buy some new walking shoes for me. we went to archrival. Shawn used to work there, so we normally still get a discount, plus they sell good shoes. before we even walked in, we looked at the shoes for sale outside. i picked up one that i liked. it's actually the brand that shawn bought for his work tennisshoes (i say it as one word, so i'll write it as one word). so we walked in and asked if they had the shoe in my size. shawn also asked the guy to bring out any thing else that he thought might work. tried the pair on that i picked out and they're perfect! that's never happened before. yay for new shoes. AND they're also good for hiking. so after we got the shoes, we went for a hike. cool trail that Shawn stumbled upon. then we went home and had dinner and then walked down to the sports' bar to watch game 6 between the red sox and the rays. fun game to watch. fun crowd in the place.
sunday we slept in. then i met a friend to get a pedicure. a new place in strawberry village was having a special that we stumbled upon on friday so we made appointments for sunday at 10:30a. i LOVE a pedicure. then we went home and hung out a bit. i finished preparing for facilitating church on hebrews 4. then Shawn took me to the DRIVING RANGE. first time I've ever been to the driving range. it was a big deal for me. both my dad and granddad were golfers, but never once took me with them. i actually did fairly well for it being my first time. i was able to use demo clubs. they were still too long, but better than using Shawn's. i actually hit most of the golf balls. it was pretty fun, but I have to admit that I am not the most patient person, so I was ready to be done after about 2/3 of the medium basket of balls. i let Shawn hit the rest. Then we practiced putting some. I'm pretty ok at that because of all the putt-putting I did in my younger days.
so then we went home and took a nap. then i watched an episode of the Office. then it was church. that went pretty well. I used a few tips from the conference to ask some pointed questions about Sabbath rest. and I challenged us all to spend some intentional time in Sabbath rest some time this week.
then we got to watch the end of game 7. rays won. probably won't try too hard to catch any of the World Series.
anyway, it was just a fun, relaxing, but full of learning and spending time with people kind of weekend.

posted by Loren @ 11:42 AM