I think
it's going to take me a while to get through these posts..... ;)
After we left the LiveSTRONG hq, we headed up to The Crossings resort in Austin. It's a beautiful place with a wamr, enveloping atmosphere and welcoming people. Very nice. It was a little strange getting there, since I hadn't yet met my roommate. So, I checked in, headed to the cabin to look around, get settled, and figure out what was happening next.
After we left the LiveSTRONG hq, we headed up to The Crossings resort in Austin. It's a beautiful place with a wamr, enveloping atmosphere and welcoming people. Very nice. It was a little strange getting there, since I hadn't yet met my roommate. So, I checked in, headed to the cabin to look around, get settled, and figure out what was happening next.
To get to
each bunkhouse, you walked on this beautiful path, past several other
buildings, relaxation/meditation areas, and brass sculptures (that I wish I had
taken pictures of).
We were
on the top floor.
Gorgeous
rooms. This wasn't mine - LOL! I stole this from someone else, but
the rooms were very nicely appointed. Except for the towels, which were
organic and didn't absorb ANY water. When we mentioned that to the staff
upon checkout, they already knew and were working on a fix. That's my
only complaint.
The view
from our balcony. Are you kidding me?!?!?
After I
met Eden, my roommate for the weekend, we headed down to the main room to find
out what we were supposed to be doing, with whom, and when. Our adventure
really began.
Our first
artsy activity? Making name tags. They had stickers, markers,
chenille sticks (or, pipecleaners to you and me!), and all kinds of fun things
to decorate our tags. We had fun making those, and getting to know some
of the other folks and the facilitators. As time wore on, other survivors
started to arrive, and we had dinner and a couple of ice-breaker games (tons of
fun - asking all kinds of weird questions, playing getting-to-know-you-bingo,
etc.). I won my little rubber duck - isn't he cute?!?!
After a
delicious meal (but without getting my carrot cake...), more ice-breaker
activities (including finding out whether we all folded, rolled or crumpled our
toilet paper), and finding out why they were there (i.e. cancer type, etc.) we
headed off to bed. Or, we were supposed to. A few of
us actually headed to the pool for some down time, which was really
nice. The pool is gorgeous and at night, was so peaceful and calm.
It was fun hanging out with everyone, talking with them in a more one-on-one
situation, and (finally) getting our carrot cake.
Thus ended our first night at the retreat. We had no idea what the next day was going to bring for us. All I knew at this point was that I was comfortable and happy to be there. It was so relaxing to be in a place where everyone GOT it.
Thus ended our first night at the retreat. We had no idea what the next day was going to bring for us. All I knew at this point was that I was comfortable and happy to be there. It was so relaxing to be in a place where everyone GOT it.
Comments:
Amie said...
What
an exciting time in your life!! It all sounds like you had so much fun- and my
favorite part which is RELAXING!!! lOVE YA
September
1, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Looking
forward to more stories!
September
1, 2010 at 8:54 PM
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