Girls Day

Yesterday, Nikki and I took the day off of work and had a girls day. And like we always do, we had a great time together!

Our first stop was a tour of the Monsatery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, IN. It's right up the road from Santa Claus and it sits at the top of the hill in Ferdinand. It's huge... and beautiful... and huge. So we decided it would be interesting to take the guided tour. The monastary is home to the Sisters of St. Benedict.

I know what you're thinking.... You toured a monastary as part of your girls day? It's not your typical girls day type outing, I know. But even if you're not Catholic, it really is a sight to behold.

This is the monastary church. If you think it's impressive on the outside... you should see the inside. And the ambiance of the church is so peaceful. It almost makes you want to be a sister just so you could bask in the peace every day- except for the whole vows thing.

It was a little dark, so my pictures didn't turn out like I had hoped. If you want to take it the true beauty, you have to take the tour for yourself!

Hallway between the church and monastary. Doorway leading into the church.

Inside of church and view from the front of the church looking toward the back.

The detail of the woodwork and ornamentation in the church is just awesome.

Can you imagine being the one who handcarved this? This, and others like it, circle around the altar.

Once we finished our tour, we headed down to the gift shop. Then we headed off to do the usual girl day stuff: we shopped at the scrapbooking store... had a nice lunch where we talked some more...and finished up our day with more shopping. Nikki and I were doing our best to stimulate the economy. I think we were quite successful! If only every Friday could be a Girls Day!