Slip 'N' Slide Whirlpool

You would think that after being a life guard for over a decade that I would have learned what is "proper etiquette in a pool! However, this is me we are talking about! I got in trouble at Kehina Thermal Pool by going into the middle of the vortex! I got the whistle blown at me - WOAHHHHH! Well, now I know where not to go! Then after that, another life guard came up to me and asked me to give the kids a chance to go down the water slide because I was "hogging" it! Yes, I was hogging the water slide - it was a really cool tube slide with flashing and twinkle lights inside - it reminded me of Magic Mountain at Disney - so I kept going down it! Plus, I had interesting fun with my bathing suit now that it is 4 times to large - HILARIOUS! What do you expect? It is me we are talking about!

Well, as you can tell I got to have some fun this week. The faculty and staff of ICSB went on their annual retreat - first of all to recover from the first 3 weeks of school and secondly to grow a little closer! We had a last minute change of retreat location - and let me tell you that everyone was more than happy at the change of accommodations! There were 7 swimming pools, natural hot springs, saunas and hot tubs! We were spoiled rotten. There was also a massage parlor and I took advantage of the pedicures to try and get my feet back in shape from all of the Congo sandal wearing! You wouldn't even recognize my toes - I was trying to explain to the lady who I think only spoke German and Hungarian that I used to have cute feet! She just smiled and nodded as she tried to shave all of the calluses off the bottom of my feet! But they are some gorgeous toes - pics are on their way!

Well, the best part of the weekend was the guest speaker, Ronnie Stephens from Danube International Church here in Budapest. I swear that God was talking to me through him about the story of Joseph and the picture of redemption ministry. I was in tears almost every session and knew that this was exactly the encouragement I needed to hear! I got to spend some quality time with my fellow teachers and staff and feel a lot more connected at the school. I really got some quality time sharing some of my Congo story and feel a little more "known." I don't know how we got to be blessed with this retreat - but as for me - it has made my month!