greener with every new day...

So I just want to let everyone know that I am really, really blessed to be working at the camp I'm currently at. I wish all of you who are reading this could understand the peace I feel with where I am right now. It is SO BEAUTIFUL. I don't think I could convey this through any amount of pictures. . . You'll just have to take my word for it.



And the people are great. I'm not super close with any of them yet, and we don't do anything super fun, and its not one big party all the time. But here and there we do have some fun, quick hours that go by when we laugh and have a blast... but the internet is working again so no one wants to talk to one another ... =]

Today the guys went pier jumping...and it was cold so I'm glad I did not go. Maybe later in the summer...





This is the group of girls I got to know this week. I shadowed their cabin and got to hang out with them and just have fun. They are such sweet girls...

Brooke, Counselor Becca (who I actually went to camp with YEARS ago), Peyton, Carl (Carlie), (front) Eme, Sarah




And i got a picture with them =]

Also ...I needed to show you the picture of the blister I got last week... (My war wound from this week will be up maybe tomorrow!)





And that's all folks!

Colors painted on . . .

So there isn't a whole lot to do up around here. We (the camp staff) often have trouble figuring out what to do around 9-11p. So last night...we went to the craft shop and painted one another's faces. It sounds kinda lame, but it was actually pretty fun, a kind of staff bonding time. =) Here are some pictures!

Camp Assignments

So I got back from my "days off" today. They mainly consisted of driving to and from Ohio. I did get to visit a lot of people who I haven't seen since my grad party. But since I've been back I have:
1. recieved my SAU shirt, my reward for working at camp
2. received my official assignment for the summer =] finally I'll know what to tell people that I'm doing. I'll be in the office part-time, in the crafts shop part-time, and all other time I will just be helping out with general stuff (kitchen, dishes, cleaning, ect.) And next week I will be a camp counselor for 6-8th graders.
3. Went boating while other were tubing and still managed to get wet (my butt looked like I had wet my pants...)
4. Made it to A&W just in time to get a rootbeer float =]

...now I'm ready for bed. early day tomorrow...6 a.m. WAKE UP!!!!!!

Beauty all around me

This was the picture I was going to post the other day. It is the view of Lake Michigan that is about 5 minutes away from where I am this summer. Absolutely beautiful =]

Camp - Days Dos y Tres

So I didn't get to write much yesterday because I was getting ready to go to bed, but not a lot of interesting things happened. I got assigned to weed the tennis courts and I'm still not done (day three). Its taking me forever. Though yesterday I met a ten year-old named Hobi. She was quite talkative and had a lot of interesting things for me to talk about and questions to answer. When I was weeding in the afternoon it started to rain and I was SOAKED. We also got ice cream, but that is about all that happened yesterday. Oh and our "band" played for us/practiced for the first time. Not too shabby, though I didn't know all of the songs... And I learned how to play the game Scum. So far games I've learned include: Scum, Dutch Blitz, and...I feel like there is another one, but I can't remember.

Soo...day three. I worked in the kitchen today. Holy stressful. I asked so many questions and I don't like feeling like i don't know what I'm doing. Anyway, I got through, and I only have one more morning of it this week. I prefer dishwashing. Although the people I get to work with in the kitchen are extremely nice. I got to make dessert today. Chocolate eclairs. mmmm. After the day was over played sand volleyball for about 2 hours. I could have done better. Need to work on my spiking. Or whatever. I failed at that today. But I did good otherwise, serves, passes, getting hit =) After that we went to Lake Michigan and made a fire and walked the pier. I got a nice picture of the sunset, I'll have to upload it cuz its just on my phone. Oh and I have a huge blister. A little bigger than the size of a dime. And for a blister, that's big. Well, I'm outta here...Gotta get up and be in the kitchen at 7 a.m. Womp, womp.

Day Dos

So I think I've realized what God is ultimately trying to teach me at this time in my life---Patience and love for EVERYONE. Especially the obnoxious. More postage later.

Camp - Day One

So I think I know everything there is to know about dishwashing. Maybe. Its gross. It takes forever. And I smell like a fish. (? don't know why, but I do). Today was a long day. Got up at 6:45a and will be going to bed around midnight. I'm guessing this is going to be a common occurrence. Maybe I should try to go to bed earlier. Its difficult now because everyone is mingling and getting to know one another, and I'm still so far behind. I only arrived a few hours after everyone, but I am still, by far, the quietest of the bunch. I do a little better in small groups, but even then it is only like two or three others.

Sleeping has been difficult, there is no vortex at camp (a.k.a. TOO QUIET HERE). I cant wait for college again. And my bed is basically a slab of concrete. But no complaining. It has been fun here so far. The people are great. They're nice, they are easy going and easy to get along with. There are a few that I think might get on my nerves a bit, but we're trying to improve on this attitude of mine over the summer. No complaints about WHERE i'm staying. The location is good. Not too hot. Bathroom is good. Tomorrow I get to learn the ins and outs of good food service. Though I won't necessarily be handling food (though other than the 7a start, I wouldn't mind much).

Its beautiful up here. Someday I will put pictures on, but probably not while I'm here this summer (my camera cord is at home and it doesn't work for this computer anyway). Maybe I'll try with my phone. My only complaint is that it is on the chilly side. Only 66 tomorrow =[ I don't think I needed that 50 SPF sunscreen. And because the weather fluxuates so much and we do so much random stuff, I think I changed my pants 4 times today. I almost have a load of laundry ready to be washed and I've only been here for about 28 hours. Holy moly.