Sunday, March 27, 2011

Marriage Retreats and Window Washing


Glass blower in Willingen, Germany.

A few hours ago, we got back from a Strong Bonds Retreat in Willingen, Germany.  For those who aren't in the military, Strong Bonds Retreats are relationship skills retreats for singles, families, or couples in the army.  I end up leading 2-3 most years.  This past weekend was a marriage retreat.  We took 13 couples and almost 40 of their kids to Willigen on Friday.  The resort was great.  The food was amazing.  I'm still uncomfortably full.  I'm not sure how the classes were.  I'm probably not the best to evaluate those.  I'll read everyone else's evaluations tomorrow.

During a few hours off, Em and I walked down to watch a local artisan that makes glass.  I agreed to go in order to be a good husband, assuming this time would be better spent doing anything else.  It was actually really interesting to watch the skill with which this guy worked.  I'd like to go back during ski season to spend a few days on the slopes.

As for family news from the last week or so, Isaac helped me wash windows last week.  Emily says she's done nothing interesting this week.  Isaac's potty training is still moving very slowly.  The next month should be busy, so things may get more interesting (assuming I have time to actually blog).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Enjoyed the pictures. Looked like Isaac was enjoying the window washing. Hope everyone ejoyed the marriage retreat, looked like they were at least listening. Love you guys.
Mother