Weekend in Review

We had a great weekend! It started with company on Thursday evening. We hosted Jenn and Chad in our home. We went to eat wings and then took them downtown to see Omaha. We really have a neat city. There are so many beautiful buildings downtown, as well as interesting things to see. After sightseeing, we returned home to eat dessert and talk.

On Friday at lunchtime, after eating at Cheesecake Factory, we left for Des Moines, IA. The regional lock-in was at one of our churches there. On the drive from Omaha to Des Moines, we stopped off the DeSoto exit and found out the birthplace of John Wayne. We drove into Winterset and realized it was also the set for Bridges of Madison County (Madison County, IA). We visited the birthplace and its little museum. The guys really enjoyed it.

After our detour, we drove into West Des Moines (home of Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson) and had dinner at one of our new favs - On the Border. It was great! Then we headed to the church for the lock-in. Chad preached for us at the lock-in and we had a wonderful worship service and a great turnout! Chad did a great job challenging the teens to FLEE, FOLLOW, and FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!

I stayed up until 6:45 Am and then I had to take a nap. Once all the teens were picked up and on their way home, we went to IHOP for breakfast. After an afternoon nap, we had dinner and dessert and returned to the hotel. The UGA game was on and by halftime, Jenn and I headed to Target. Matthew was not too happy with the score!

We left on Sunday after lunch. We had so much fun with our friends and enjoyed having them at the lock-in, our first Youth event in the Region. Matthew did a great job putting it together!