Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!!
Once a year my church has a Women’s Retreat. It only runs from Friday evening until Saturday afternoon but for it only being 22hours, it really recharges my ‘batteries’. Something about getting together with all my church sisters and chatting, praying, worshipping, eating, playing games, doing crafts and giggling until the wee small hours of the morning creates some manner of healing that you don’t really know you need until you get it. If that makes sense. I’ve gone every year for over half a decade now and wouldn’t miss it. Last year I decided to bring Frann Doll along so I could get some photos of her at the amazing facility we have it in every year, Carol Joy Holling Camp. It is a lovely venue with beautiful scenery and a ‘silence’ you just can’t find in the city. So, as is what I imagine will be my yearly habit as well, I brought Frann along with me this year too! I wish I could bring the real Frann (someday!?) but in the meantime, it’s fun to have her doppelganger doll with me. Kind of like a virtual visit with her. Teehee. I think I’ve gotten quite a lot better at taking doll photos in the year since I took her last year…
Here she is in the lobby…
The rooms they have at Camp Joy Holling are so pretty! I love the chairs in this room!
They have the most amazing snack room at Camp Joy Holling!! See all those yummy snacks and goodies? They are all part of the price of the weekend!! Did I mention a lot of eating goes on at retreat? LOL
Frann went out and walked to the other building. We have such a large group that we take up two buildings! Haha. They are both lovely though.
Isn’t the Swanson building pretty all lit up at night? As you can see, there was a lot of snow on the ground… I didn’t take Frann to the little village this year because it was really pretty treacherous outside. Pretty though!
I discovered something I didn’t even know was there this year… This nifty little work out room is available! Isn’t it neat? I actually did my yoga on Saturday morning but just tucked into an empty meeting room near my room to do it because to get to this little workout room you have to go outside. Haha.
Here is Frann in the ginormous room next to the cafeteria where they serve us our meals. The food is really pretty good and plentiful. I can’t say enough nice things about Camp Joy Holling. I think they are the bees knees.
Here is where we eat. So many fun conversations have taken place at these tables!
And the room where we have our large group talk and worship. They also cleared the chairs in this room Saturday morning and a group of dedicated ladies did Jazzersize at 7am. I helped move the chairs but I don’t think I am coordinated enough to do that sort of thing. Haha.
Well, I better run if I am going to get to church on time…
I hope this finds you having a peaceful Sunday (or whatever day it is when you’re reading this!)
XXOO
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