Michelle’s Memories

Day 1 ~ Well, Kremas arrive just intime for dinner. The pasta was great!! I can’t believe there were no bugs!! The campfire was great that night and I thought we all had everything under controlfor the service, especially David! The songs were well rehearsed ahead of time– good job boys! I can’t believe Andrew slept through all of the noise!Sleeping outside that night was – Amazing! (with no bugs or boys!!) Thanks forthe chill music Ali!

Day 2 ~ Good Morning pancakes!! Themorning was a little chilly, so I decided to wear a royal blue shirt, BigMistake!! Right when we started, I was hot! …But what a beautiful day! So manybeautiful hills. Thank God for those downhill truck signs! Ah, I love it! Ithink we got up to about 45 mph for about a mile stretch! Amazing, purelyamazing! The lunch was so nice! That iced tea hit the spot and the AC! And weplayed an awesome game of kickball - I believe my team won! (I really don’tremember)…Back on the road again, finally we arrived at the Church inDodgeville! What a welcoming place. The dinner was delish! It is so nice tohave a meal waiting for us right when we are done riding. I thought the servicewent well after all our run throughs! And Kristin and I got to room together!(Thanks for the chat girl!) The Olsens were so nice! The Lands End was thebest! Oh and the root beer floats too! And the aloe plant! What an eventfulevening!

Day 3 ~ I just wish I could wake upto fresh picked strawberries every morning! Yummy! We arrived at the church andpacked up the van right away but then we of course ha to wait for Merdith andAli! Good thing we got our picture! All I remember was needing to ride fast!!The nursing home was a great place for lunch! All the people there were so warmand enjoyed the company, I can’t believe there were 2 ladies 101 years old!Good thing we stopped for ice cream after that! Well most of us, for shelterfrom the rain! Oh man good times with the yodeler!!…Finally we made it to thechurch in Brodhead through some more rain. I loved all the sand and dirt! Ialways seemed to be the dirtiest. Good thing we found Elizabeth’s shirt in thegarbage! That was Hi-larious!! I am so thankful that there were so many peoplethere; we were able to spread our mission to all ages! Staying at the Pedersonswas fun— for some reason, Meredith’s house was always the last group to arrivethe next day!

Day 4 ~ this was the day I had beenlooking forward to the whole time!! Magic Waters!! Great place! Well first wehad to ride 40 miles to get there. By the time we got to the campsite, I feltlike we had been riding all day! I always managed to get stuck in the middle ofgroups! Meredith you know that you didn’t let me catch, I caught you fair andsquare girl!! I love how the girls always managed to be set up first!  Magic Waters ~ Meredith, you killed me onthe slide, well my ears at least. I can’t believe that my cousin, Jeremy, wasthere! volleyball was great! I loved the grunts Elizabeth! - Classic! Finally,Bakers Square~ oh man, I have not laugh that long and hard ever! I justcouldn’t stop!! Gotta love those pounders Mere! I think Andrew enjoyed playingwith Patrick’s boat more than Patrick did!! The van ride back was a blast aftersitting at Baker’s Square for hours!! Then at the campsite, good thing we had ahike to the bathrooms!! Luckily Kristin and I made it! That was scary! All inall, I wonderful day!
Day 5 ~ Destination, Wauconda IL!PJ’s Cottage!! What a warm house! I enjoyed the swim when we first arrived!Good thing the girls won king of the raft!! (I hope you boys recovered ok fromthe scratching). Dinner hit the spot that night!! And the game! Surprisingly,every time I play the circle game, it is always a little more competitive!Jason made some pretty good dives; he took out Mrs. Nolan, slid right in frontof my dad to steal his seat! Good Job! Then we went to sit at the beach, thanksfor skipping with me David and Andrew! And the Fireworks, well what we couldsee, were gorgeous! Sleeping was and adventure at the beach! I like how Aliattempted the barrel roll but didn’t exactly succeed.  Apparently there was a Firework really close to us, but don’tworry, I slept right through it!

Day 6 ~ Rise and Shine Sunshine! Theonly thing about sleeping outside is the sun wakes you up so early! Finally,our day home! I truly did not what to go home! As much as I didn’t want to ridemy bike anymore, I knew that I would not have as many laughs when I got home!Lunch was so good! Thanks Mrs. Ford! And all the parents who brought somethingto share!  I totally thought Mrs.Benfeild was making up the news story at first! That is awesome that we were onthe news!! That really helps spread the mission! Drew- that was so fun havingyou ride back with us after lunch! After lunch it was home free, until itstarted raining! Good job Sladkey family on biking through all that rain! Goodthing it stopped just in time to take pictures!!


***Thanks to everyone who biked, drove, prayed, made food, and welcomed us. Every trip is always a unique adventure and I loved the environment, energy, and love for God. Thank you everyone for making this trip special and definitely a time of my life experience!