We have just, and I mean this very minute, gotten back from our engagement retreat. It lasted from Friday to Sunday and we had to stay on campus the entire time. Most of it was absent physical activity and by the end of it my butt was asleep. We had to do it to get married in our church and so both of us were dreading the time. The thing I most hated was having to get up at 7am, us being nearly nocturnal, the schedual was terrible for us. The first night I could not sleep until about 3am. I had no idea the beds were so damned hard! My sleep was fitful and painful at best. Needless to say I was no happy camper the next morning when we were discussing(always sitting!) how to better our marriage and what it truly meant. That Saturday had to be the most trying. I had 4 hours of sleep(it was more like 2 for decent sleep)and we sat, discussed, talked, and sat some more. My patience wore thin by 9pm and I was snappy. There were many other couples with us over the weekend and we had a group session. It took longer than I expected and we actually ended up going to bed at 1am and waking in 6 freakin hours! Sunday the end is in sight! I had very little patience for any of the important discussions and I probably was venting. However, the talks Andy and I had helped to set straight some things we normally would not say to each other had we been home. Many key decisions were made this weekend that will help us in the coming marriage. Even after all the mood swings it still was worth what we learned. By god I am tired though! I still have to see Eric off tonight because hes leaving tomorrow for his station in New Mexico. I won't see him till the wedding, then who knows when next he will be able to come in.