Michael and I went to Spring Mill (a state park and inn) on Friday for a couple's retreat. It was hosted by the church that we were married in. We love the church and have yet to find one up here that compares. Jaime and Jeremy were the ones that told us about the retreat and they went as well. I've never been to Spring Mill before but Michael has been there numerous times with his family while growing up. It's beautiful and I'm sure in the Fall or Summer it's even better. I just love nature. The retreat was wonderful and we learned so much. We feel that we have a very strong foundation in our marriage but there can always be something to learn. It was a lot about looking at yourself as opposed to trying to change the other person. After the last session (and some delicious cake) on Saturday afternoon the four of us took a little hike down to one of the caves. It was so cold but so neat. We climbed inside the cave and luckily Jeremy's preparedness finally came in handy as he had a flashlight so we could see where we were going. Caves are so fascinating and I was so interested in my surroundings that I completely forgot about the fact that caves are also a favorite place of bats. Eek! After that I needed to leave.
Sammy stayed at a boarding kennel for the night. It was the first time we used a kennel but since Jeremy and Jaime were gone too, she couldn't stay at her normal "hotel". When I dropped her off Friday evening she cried and I literally had to drag her into the building. She was so nervous she peed on the area rug. I felt so bad. I walked her down to her kennel and set up her blankie and set her headless monkey in there. I had to hold her back while I shut the door. It was so hard. When we picked her up Saturday and she was so happy to see us; she couldn't stop crying. The lady said she was so good.
We went to Michael's parents Saturday night for a visit. We've been trying to get together with them for the last two weekends and something is always preventing us from visiting. So we went down there. It was so good to see them and we had a really good visit. We had dinner and talked most of the night.
This week started ISTEP (state testing) at school. It's making for long days and I won't go into the details (or the ranting or how much I hate these tests). After this week I switch to my second placement. I'll be sad to leave my kids but I'm excited to start the new placement. We are also continuing our hunt for another dog this week. We looked at the humane society while we were in Bedford but there was nothing there that really struck us. We are going to look some more this week as we really want to find Sammy a playmate before Michael leaves.
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