Cold and La Catalina

It's been a while since my last post; I apologize! I was quite under the weather last week and am just finally getting back to 100%. We had last Monday off work, so I went into work on Tuesday and Wednesday before having to succumb to the bug inside of me and make a home for myself on the couch. I camped out in the house all of Thursday and Friday, getting up only to transfer from couch to bathroom to bedroom. Finally, by Friday afternoon, I was starting to feel functional again which I was very excited about because I had signed up for a women's church retreat and was really looking forward to going.

Deciding I was strong enough to go to the retreat, I got picked up by Judith at about 4 pm on Friday and headed up into the mountains overlooking San Jose. We stayed at a cabin/hotel accommodation called La Catalina, an area of beautiful lookouts and serenity. There were about 25 women at this retreat, with the youngest being me and the oldest being in their 70s. Each of these women have SUCH amazing stories of faith, travels, and barriers. I could have spent a day talking to each woman! The retreat was full of singing, worship, testimonies, small group discussions, free time, eating and alone time. I was so relaxed leaving the retreat, feeling refreshed and reconnected to my faith. I also formed better relationships with many of the women at the retreat - something I'm very thankful to have! 

I've been told that my blog has too many words and not enough pictures (sorry Chase!) so I'll keep this one short. The pictures above are from the farmers market in Pavas that I took a couple weeks ago. I took some pictures at the retreat, but don't currently have my camera cord so they're stuck in my little Canon. Todo bien!