unbelievable

Wow, it is finally over! The big holiday season is over, finally some much needed rest and relaxation, well at least some rest. This past weekend was the most unbelievable three days of my life. Maybe you knew maybe you didn't but I chaperoned a youth trip to Indianapolis for the annual HYC - Holiday Youth Convention. We arrived in downtown Indianapolis at the Hilton at 2:45 pm. We didn't get into our room until 5 pm. Due to the conditions of the rooms from new years eve parties housekeeping was running a little behind.

That evening after church back at the hotel we wanted to go visiting some friends around the hotel. Well security was out trying to keep the noise down and get everyone in their rooms We got caught by the same security guard 4 times. We finally gave up and went to bed.

Later on that evening when we were ready to go to bed (3 am) We pulled back the covers on our beds and realized that the sheets had not been changed. They were disgusting, I can only imagine what happened in them. Under the beds we found empty bottles and condoms. I called the front desk and asked for clean sheets and the girl working said that housekeeping was closed and she could not get any. So we prayed over the beds, used a lint roller, coverd them up as best we could, and went to bed, alarms set for 8:00 am.

Around 7 am the phone rang and I answered it. It was the hotel manager asking for me to come downstairs telling me that there had been an accident with our van. I got dressed went downstairs, somehow when the valet driver went to move our 15 passenger van to bring it up for us, he accidentally backed into a pole and dented both doors and busting out a window. The hotel put a trashbag over the window and taped it up with caution tape. It made for a pretty chilly ride the rest of the trip. But to make up for it the hotel gave us cookies.

Later on that day after evening services and some iceskating at pan am plaza we arrived back at the hotel around 1:30 am. Only to find that our keys would not unlock the door to one of our rooms. I went down to the front desk got new keys and instructions not to put them by my cell phone because the phone would deactivate the keys. I went back upstairs the new keys still would not unlock the door. I called front desk and got yelled at because I must have had my cell phone too close. I informed them that I did not use my phone, and they informed me they would try and get security up there. 45 min. later security still had not arrived. I called back down to the front desk and asked for security, the lady yelled at me again informing me that security was dealing with issues. I then asked her if she didn't think 15 teenagers sitting in the hallway at 2:30 am disturbing other hotel guests was an issue. She said she would have security up there right away.

Security arrived and his key would not open the door, head of security arrived and his key would not open the door. Well to make a long story short enginnering had to be called to take apart the lock and we didn't get back into the room until 4 am!

Well we went to services on Saturday morning had a great service then went out to eat. Well you would think that we had went through enough, but not so, the saga does not end. At the restaurant I ordered a stuffed baked chicken breast and split it with a girl in our youth group. Halfway through the meal I cut into my chicken and looked down only to notice that it was not cooked all the way through. Well you guessed it halfway home we had to make a stop due to some vomiting and diarreah. Both Rachel and I got food poisoning from the Chicken. I just wanted to get home and go to bed.

Before the chicken After the chicken in the gas station restroom

Well it is all over now and I am feeling better. It is back to work tomorrow and boy am I glad that the holidays are over.

Leah