back from new brunswick

For everyone who didn't already know, I was away for the weekend at a youth conference in New Brunswick. It was called Deeper 2005 and it wasn't what I thought it'd be, but I still had an amazing time, if only away from the conference.

The trip up there was so loooooooooooooooooong! I didn't mind though because we went up through Quebec and Maine and the scenery there was so gorgeous! We went through the Appalachians and they were so beautiful I wished I had my camera with me the first leg of the trip. We made some stops along the way because you know, bathrooms and food and everything.

We arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick around 12 AM their time (we left around 3 AM our time) and we headed straight to the Hilton Saint John hotel (it was a Hilton; we felt felt so classy we made jokes about it) since the conference was probably closed. So we herded everyone inside and we waited for our room numbers (we had some peeps from Guelph and Peterborough with us as well) and then we headed up. We were on the seventh floor and our (I was sharing with Melissa and Jessica, Gabrielle and Ashley) room had an awesome view! OMG!! It was so beautiful! It was pretty during the daytime but when it came nighttime, it was so gorgeous with the lights and the water. Our window was overlooking Saint John harbour. Unfortunately, the rooms there don't have a balcony.

Anyway, the next day was Good Friday. So we left for the conference around 10 and get this: the conference center was across from our hotel! LOL! It was literally a hop, skip and a jump away! I didn't even need my coat while I was there. It was cold, yes, but not that cold. Anyway, it was just across the street (it may sound like I'm being defensive, but I'm not). So we went in for worship and the weirdest thing happened: I couldn't get into it. It was so weird because I was so psyched about going and worshipping God and I couldn't even get into it! And then, when the speaker came on, I couldn't get into that either!! I was so pissed! Ah well. After that, we went for lunch. It was so cool because there's a little square adjacent to the convention center...actuallyt it was in the same building and it had neat little shops. LOL! And it also had Timmy's and an A&W. It also had a museum and a library. Did I check them both out? No. The museum was closed and I couldn't be bothered looking for the library. Hehe.

Anyways, me, Melissa and Maddy went looking for a small store that sells Halls. She needed some. So we walked over to the hotel and went lookioing all over the hotel to find one of those crappy hotel gift shops. So when we couldn't find one we went to the front desk and asked if there was one. He told us that there was a store a few blocks over and he gave us directions on how to get there.

So we walked back to the market square and went up the escalator. We went down a hall that had little cafès and went past city hall. We then went over a skywalk and went through some sort of aquatic thing and went over another skywalk only to find that it was closed. Yay. So we walked all the way back and caught up with Mandy, Dustin and Kevin. Anyway, we went back to the hotel and went up to our rooms. There, I caught up with Jessica, Ashley and Trina and we went down to the exercise room. I went on the treadmill and burned 12 calories. LOL!

Then we went back to the convention and went to a class called "How NOT to Marry a Jerk". LOL! It wasn't as interesting as we all thought. LOL! Then we went to this place called Jungle Jim's for supper. I had nachos. They were quite good and then I had a large sundae for dessert. Muahaha! We walked there and walked back. LOL! All in all I probably walked 90% of Friday.

My legs still hurt Saturday but not that much. We went top the Bay of Fundy. It was fun. We played in caves and climbed rocks. I whacked my elbow pretty hard on rock and it was all I could do to keep from screaming a word that begins with the letter 'f' and ended with the letters u, c, and k. LOL! Sorry, Uncle Cory! It was the truth though! And it still hurts! Saturday night we went to the conference and I wanted to dance but my legs were aching pretty bad.Sunday we came home and I brought my camera and took pictures of the scenery. Then my batteries fell out of the camera so I had to stop because they fell under the seat.

And that was that.

Also...

Okay, I lied. The speaker who spoke Friday morning sucked but the speaker who spoke Friday night was good. I liked his speech. Wait. Or was he Friday morning? Ah, I forget. He spoke about his kids in his youth group and how they are totally going for God. No matter what. And I thought, Gee, I wish I were like them. It was so cool because they are so filled with God! And they totally are doing stuff in His name! I want to be like them, what about you?

The speaker on Saturday, both morning and night, was so cool! He was hysterical! LOL! In the morning he talked about about how sin looks good and feels good but it isn't good. It was quite good. And the other topic is how some of us should start walking on the wild side...that was the morning's actually. I know because I went up there. I feel as if I've been called to do something wild. Actually, no. I don't really know what he spoke on. He jumped from a bunch of topics. Anyway, Friday night Me and my room mates got together with Emily from Guelph, and talked and talked and talked. It was so much fun!! And on Saturday night, Gabby and Ashley were making juicy, wet fart noises. Sort of what mom makes. It was so much fun!

Also on Saturday night, there was a rap group called The Game and the hotel was filled with losers who drink and do drugs. Not of the good. Anyway, I was a little nervous and all these peeps who reminded me of the Secret Service were on hand to make sure all was well.

That was pretty much it except that I got along with everybody from River City! It was awesome! I'm in favour of going again next year!

"If you don't tell them, who will?"

That's what God asked me Monday night. Hi. I decided to put all my 'talks' about God and the like on here instead of a message board. Why? Well, let's just say that I've become deeply involved in a topic about God and that I now can't and will not guarantee I will 'force' my beliefs on anyone. So, since I couldn't guarantee it, I might as well post it here, where all the world can see. AFter all, it's better to cut out now than regret it later. Right? Right.