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| Photo Booth;) |
For those who don't what Time Out for Women is, it's like a retreat where the moms (or 16 and older) go with their friends/family or by themselves to feel the spirit and have an enjoyable time. They also do Time Out for Girls, which sounds really cool! But it's only ages 12-15, oh well.
We started our 4 hour journey to Columbia around 9ish. We stopped to get some snacks so we didn't starve;). Also had to have nummy delicious breakfast from Chick-Fil-A.
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| Clarissa driving and Mommy chillaxing in shot-gun |
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| Hanna reading and being silly:P |
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| We took out the middle seat so we could put all our "stuff" in the middle of the car. |
So we got to our hotel (which was totally camouflaged) around 2:45ish. We went and got some Linner at a yummy Mexican restaurant. I got a Mexican pizza, it was really good (I didn't get a picture though). We walked around Columbia to see what "cool" things were there. They have some nice restaurants there.
The first session for Time Out for Women started at 6:30, so we waited in line cause we got there an hour early.
Us waiting in line
And other people waiting in line
Yay!!!
We got to our seats and it was HOT in there. They said there was a problem with the AC, but they got it figured out. And then it was FREEZING in there. But the spirit was warming me up with all the messages:).
Guess what?! Jericho Road was there!!! AHHHHHHHHHH! They opened Time Out for Women.
Jericho Road *faints*
Totally check them out! They are sooooo good! Their songs are energetic, but still spiritual.
The first presenter was Brad Wilcox. I didn't get a picture of him because he spoke to everyone over Skype. Why he had to do that is because his flight from SLC was delayed and then canceled so he was stuck there. But thankfully to today's technology he could Skype us. It was a great message. He talked about temple work.
Something that made Time Out for Women really worth while was Jenny Oaks Baker was there!!!! Eeeeeeeeppppp! She is such an amazing violinist. Check her out too! She is the daughter of Elder Oaks (Twelve Apostles).
Jenny Oaks Baker
It really impressed me when she was playing the violin in like 3" heels! She probably practices with them on. Okay, that takes talent. I can barely walk in heels, okay:). And I love her dress of course! She played "A Whole New World" in a tango flair, it was awesome!
We were going to hear from Sister Barbara Thompson (Relief Society), but she got stuck in SLC also. She did speak to us on Saturday though. So they showed us a recording from the Logan TOFW. I can't remember who spoke, but she spoke about being prepared.
So the first session of TOFW was awesome!! Such a long day, so we quickly headed back to the hotel to get some sleep. (Well us three girls didn't really sleep;)
Saturday morning was crazy! We quickly got up, packed, ate breakfast, and headed over to TOFW, just in time for the doors to open. As we entered we got "TOFW bags", which are sooooo cute. (Sorry forgot to take a pic) They are blue with yellow chevron pockets.
Jericho Road started off the morning with some songs.
Oh yeah!
And our presenters! (Oh and Jericho Road)
We heard from a couple of presenters and then it was lunch time! We went to Five Guys. Yummy burgers! My mommy is so nice she got us a souvenir! I got Jenny Oaks Baker's Christmas CD, Hanna, a mystery book, and Clarissa, Piano Guys CD.
Jericho Road sang to us again. And this time the room erupted with screams and singing.
They did a tribute to "boy bands"
Us screaming/singing/dancing/clapping
After that, Sister Ulrich spoke to us. This was the last presenter we stayed for cause we had a dance that night.
Sister Ulrich
There was a 20 minute break, so that's when we left. 4 hour drive back to Georgia. I didn't take pics from the dance cause I forgot:/. The theme was "Game Day". Clarissa and I dressed up in BYU gear. GO COUGS!!! It was fun!
*Side note- Yes, Hanna was to young to go to TOFW, but we just didn't tell anyone her age.
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