Rejuvenating Weekend

Took another trip up to Apple Hill on Saturday - this time with my close circle of friends that live nearby. Usually we have outings with clusters and different combinations of us - everyone is so busy...but today we successfully got all 5 of us at Apple Hill and we had a day of fun and relaxation.

We gorged ourselves on roasted chicken and apple donuts.
We got our faces painted.
We jumped haystacks.
We laughed a lot.

It was really nice to have a day away, and to celebrate friendships that are intended as God made them. No worries, no judgments, no bracing yourself for hurt feelings, no hesitation to talk about whatever comes to mind....gosh, I must be considered to be a completely spoiled brat for having a collection of such friends. They're so wonderful - both the ones here, and those at "home" in the bay area.

Sunday, we went to church, which is starting to feel like home, and meanwhile relationships at our former church home continue to repair, strengthen, and not be forgotten.

And that is just nice. :) Just goes to show that "the devil can't git what the good Lord don't let him have!"