Ahhh...relaxation!!

I've taken off a couple of days of work to take part in a ladies church retreat. We left the Ferguson Heights Church of Christ this morning at 9 AM and arrived in Excelsior Springs, Missouri around 2 pm. We were supposed to get here at 1 PM, but the bus driver's GPS threatened to take us down a closed road and into a river, so he had to do some re-routing, needless to say. Then, later in the day, the group decided that we needed to head to Super Wal-Mart to pick up some necessities-chips, chocolate, gum, water, swimsuits, etc. It must have taken us an hour to get there. Apparently, the driver was not too sure of where he was going. When he stopped to ask the locals, it became apparent that they were not sure either. Well, I think they knew, but "it's just down the road" means different things to different people. Anyway, we got our snacks and such and headed back to The Elms our hotel.

The lobby at The Elms, Excelsior Springs, MO

I never did find that swimsuit, but there's always the mall. By the time we finished our "outing"we were famished. Dinner at the hotel was great. We ate at Adega, which has a prime rib, seafood and pasta buffet on Fridays. Very tasty, especially the made-to-order pasta. Now, I've retired to the room for some much-needed rest. Tomorrow has in store a 9 Am massage, our devotional, a trip to the mall (another fun-filled bus adventure), and other activities which I hope will include water. Hope I find that swimsuit.