holy cow. gatlinburg was so much flippin fun! i love everyone that went... and i only wish we could have stayed longer... we left thursday night.. i was one of the last ones to load so i got stuck riding with chip and shawn. they killed me on the way up there. then we finally got there and we were like HOLY COW! THIS CABIN IS SO BIG! there were 4 stories, and i was on the very top! GO ME! we got there and that night we basically just hung out and went to sleep. me, halie, holly, kendall, and sam shared a room. it was fun! that night, me and sam shared a bed. the next day, staci did our session. so WONDERFUL.



"for you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because i am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, i know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when i was made in the secret place. When i was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be"

Psalm 139: 13-16

she did a wonderful job! then we got split into groups... my group was TEAM SOLSTICE! it was me, justin, zac, halie, daniel, brittany, clay, and shawn. we were the best BY FAR. that day we went into gburg and had a scavenger hunt. some of the things on there were a pregnant woman, a baby crying, asking a cashier a random question, and stuff like that. it was great. my team WON! ahahahh! then me, halie, and summer, went to the ripley's haunted mansion. it was sooo scary........

then we loaded back up and went back to the cabin... joshua lead the session. it was splendid as well! i love him so much! so so so funny! haha. the theme of the retreat was "nothing" and all the different aspects of it.



"so we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

2 Corinthians 4:18

he did beautifully! omg! so great! thennn we went upstairs and hung out, this time i ended up sleeping on the couch, downstairs. but its all good. lol. the next morning we got and up(very roughly) and kendall lead the session.



"if i have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if i have faith that can move mountains, but not have love, i am nothing."

1 corinthians 13:2

then we went to the outlet mall.. grr... arcade. i spent all of my money at the arcade and total we got over 2000 tickets, so we got everyone a blow up sword (bad idea). then we went and ate and went back to the arcade.



then we went back to the cabin, and went back to the arcade. ha ha.. no gifts :( that night summer day lead the session! WONERFUL... then we had a discussion that was very much needed. and then today we came home.NOTHING!!







muah! i love you guys!

ha. polynesian cupcakes. ha

i wish i was like tinkerbell... she can pull off the sporty but classy look

ummmmmmm
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Natalie's

Im

Thankful

For

LIST!!!



1.) my GOD
2.) my family (including my cat)
3.) my WONDERFUL friends
4.) my hizouse
5.) my clothing
6.) the wonderful hammm i filled my self with
7.) my cellular device (ha ha kelsey)
8.) my church
9.) the sweet sweet strawberries
10.) my little cousin that is so cute! (she looks just like me)
11.) Harry Potter (which i have seen the 4th one twice already)
12.) mountain dew and spicier nacho chips
13.) LIFE

happiness is a journey ... not a destination

i just feel the same way justin does ... but mine is why do all the snobby stupid girls get the guys they want... its not fair... i will never understand... and u cant make me

if you guys havent figured it out yet... i get confused really easily... and tonight didnt help my situation at all.... so yeah... it was none of my business and now its none of there business... i feel like i get limited on people i can like... but i know thats not the case... but that is certainly how i feel.... bye kendall

it was samantha!! she was my secret pal!! yay!!

relief... my month started over today