I’ve survived a crazy weekend, one full of obligations and fun. Friday evening saw a large group of Zion ladies at The Leadership Center in Aurora, Nebraska, for our annual Women’s Retreat. It was this same evening that I learned that “extrovert” doesn’t mean that people cannot drain you of every ounce of energy in your being! The combination of work responsibilities, mommy responsibilities and multitudes of friends exhausted me and I wondered how I’d finish out my busy weekend! But one night of fairly good sleep (only fair because Livia decided to chat it up at 3am in our hotel room) gave me a reprieve and I woke up to enjoy the rest of the retreat Saturday morning. By the way, Pam Benton was our speaker and I enjoyed her immensely. Between her wise words and the night away, I felt refreshed and encouraged.
Saturday night was a family wedding out at The Columns in Pioneers Park. After six years of marriage I am still amazed that another family welcomes me with open arms. I love being a Tredway and it’s great to be wholeheartedly included in family festivities. Congrats to Megan & Marc on their nuptials! (And nice work to Anne and her quartet! You sounded wonderful!) The reception was in the Apothecary building in the Haymarket — awesome location.
Sunday morning the weekend adventures continued as fall Sunday School classes began for Zion kids. We handed out balloons to all the little ones in another practice of I’m-an-extrovert-but-this-drains-me activity. All our volunteers were warned to NOT give away untied balloons (helium-suckers beware!) and to NOT give balloons away to kids who hadn’t yet been to church. I could just imagine Pastor Stu preaching amidst bouquets of yellow, green and blue balls! The kids at our church are completely adorable and I felt like a very cool person for providing them with something as wonderful as a balloon. Who knew a round, colorful piece of rubber containing gases could be so fun?
The weekend was rounded out by a family dinner celebrating Chelsea’s 21st birthday. Happy birthday, Bean! It floors me that Chels could be 21… How did I (and Jeremy) get to be so old? I remember her being a little 14 year old at youth group. Next thing you know I’ll be pulling out my bifocals to read my mail. Sigh…
Today is my Monday breather. And now that I’ve fulfilled all blog duties, I think I’ll go take a nap.
7 Comments
sarah Sep 13, 2004 3:24 PM
i am sorry that i missed balloon sunday at zion! it sounds great…i miss zion so much, so thanks for filling me in on the goings-on, rebecca.
bethany Sep 13, 2004 3:53 PM
I still think that we should start a new Zion tradition like at the Husker games… everyone lets their balloons go when Stu starts his sermon. :)
Anne Sep 13, 2004 4:18 PM
It’s been really interesting playing in a string quartet (primarily at weddings) over the last 5 years. Usually, I have no idea who is getting married. I thought that living in Lincoln for 21 years of my life would make it so that I would usually know a few people at or in the ceremony, but it’s rare that I know anyone. So it’s always a treat for me to see a friend or two at a wedding. It makes it a little more personal and meaningful somehow… instead of just another wedding.
Sarah B. Sep 13, 2004 7:16 PM
Just a quick note to tell you something weird and coincidental. I remembered you saying that you were going to a Tredway cousin’s wedding and that Nolan would be there. And then, after Dave and I returned to Lincoln from the retreat (he picked me up…just for fun), and we stopped at Walgreens at probably about 4:00 pm and guess who I saw?? Nolan, along with an unknown female, scouring through the card aisle. And it suddenly occured to me that they were purchasing a wedding card for the wedding that you were going to! Weird. But I didn’t say anything to them. You know how that sort of stuff goes…
Jacinda Sep 14, 2004 1:44 AM
I saw Chelsea a few hours ago outside Iguana’s on “O” Street. We have the same birthday and were born within about 30 minutes of each other, so we were both out celebrating our 21st birthday(s?). :)
Rebecca Sep 14, 2004 8:31 AM
That’s right! I had forgotten that you guys shared a birthday. Happy 21st, Jacinda! I trust by your ability to comment at 1:44am that you survived your trip to the Lincoln bar scene. ; )
karen Sep 14, 2004 8:46 AM
I love Bethany’s idea of letting the balloons go when Stu starts his sermon. Not distracting at all…much like the mural.