A weekend in MA, an AWEsome time.

This last weekend I went to AWE which stands for, All New England Winter Extravaganza. It was a blast! We went up to a town near Boston on Friday night and got our boarding assignments. We got to stay with a really nice family that had deluxe accommodations for us... :) We stayed up late and got pretty crazy, it was ... fun...

The next day was full of workshops which were great. I went to one on the Atonement, one about keeping focused on the Savior through a turbulent world, and the last one called 'I used to be indecisive, now I'm not sure.' They were all really good.

After that was a yummy pizza lunch were we made a few new friends from all over.

After lunch was our service project of organizing the food and clothing that people brought ... Then was free time.... So a few of us headed up to Lexington to see the sights... unfortunately it's winter so most of the historical sites were closed for the season. We did however get to see the Mason lodge museum... which was interesting. They had a folk art exhibit and an Ellis Island exhibit, which were very cool. We also had fun taking pictures around town... :)

We got back in time for dinner and it was one of the yummiest meals I've had in a long time. With shredded pork, salad and chips to make a big salad type thing with delicious sauces to go on top. And after dinner came the dance... of course... :) which was interestingly different then Idaho dances and even quite different then Connecticut dances. Lots of salsa and hip hop club type music... which I have to admit isn't my kind of dancing music.... :) but with the right kind of company any situation can be a blast.

The dance ended just before eleven and it was time to drive home... :) I recommend not going to bed so late before you need to be awake for church... :) It was all well worth it though. Good times with these fun branchies and new friends!