Team 2 meets up with some NET Alumni...then has a snow war!

"We are 12 going on 13..."

Coming to you live from Orillia, Ontario, Lauren and Adele are honoured to write this blog for you. So sit back, relax and fix your eyes upon the screen of your computer, as you read about our thrilling adventures of the week.

We had the privilege of welcoming Team 2 NET alumnus David Gonzalez back for two Encounter Days in Pickering, Ontario, last week. It was truly a blessing to have David join our team for those two days; he fit right in leading games, as well as being in skits and dramas. On one of the days we had the opportunity of having confession and more than half of the retreatants went. It was really beautiful to witness.

Following Pickering, we moved on to Bradford, where we had three Encounter Days at Holy Martyrs of Japan Parish, who hosted a NET Team for the 2005-2006 year. We also had the chance to meet one of the alumni from that year, Ray Reitzel, who is the Youth Minister for the Parish. A few of us stayed with Renee Maloney, who was an alumni from 2006-2007.

We finished our week with a fun-filled Team Day in the snow! The plans were to toboggan, but the wet, sticky snow was just too much to resist - a snowball fight ensued! It was an epic battle between brotherhood and sisterhood, men and women, male and female - only the best would survive. Forts were built and destroyed, people were tossed in snow drifts, alliances were made. Hours later, after the women dominated, we completed our Canadian winter day with none other than some good ol' Tim Hortons.

Sunday, February 28th, 2010, the epic battle continued in a grueling game of Apples to

Apples for Meghan's Birthday! The team surprised her by showing up at her host home, where we enjoyed lunch, followed by cake and ice cream. We played board games until 3:15, when the puck dropped for the men's Gold medal Olympic hockey game, and we had to pack up and leave for Orillia, Ontario. Both vans had the game on the radio for the drive and most of us caught the end of the game upon arrival. We are all very proud of Sidney Crosby, especially Meghan, a fellow Nova Scotian, on her day of birth - Happy Birthday Meghan!!!

Team two's quote for this week: " I believe in the power that comes, from a world brought together as one..." GO CANADA GO!!

Stay Sweet,

Lauren and Adele