Tennis

For the first time in the almost 4 summers I have been at camp, I played tennis with my girls. And boy do I suck! I have always had an inkling that when it came to actually playing the game--ie, doing the drills--I wouldn't know what to do. To my not-surprise, I don't even know how to do a front or back swing! I finally got the front swing down, but my backhand sucks. But I kept going, through all the drills with the girls, and finally was starting to improve a teeny bit. I think I'll keep going. The girls enjoyed watching me try and I would like to get better at it.

10:30 Bedtime

I never made it to the Transformers movie. Heather D. and I had a pedicure that was definitely on the other side of pain--I squirmed more than once while the dude was shoving my poor cuticles up my leg and using the roughest brush in the world to scour at my feet. Sheesh. At least the end result was good and I like the color. Then we went out to eat dinner, ran some errands, and made an appearance at The Wayne to be social. And I was in bed by 10:30. With the result that I am rested and refreshed this morning! Off to tennis with my girls...perhaps I'll learn how to actually play it!

Walk-Off

Last night was the first GL night for Upper Juniors--which just means that instead of the camp coming up with evening activity for my age group, I had to. Well, me and my co-GL. But it was my idea, so I'll take the heat for this one.

Two summers ago I did an impromptu walk-off with my girls on main campus and it was so much fun. Last night I thought I'd give it a try again, just more organized. Bill let us hold it in the Bill Widman Gym, because it looked like rain, and that is a prime spot that not many people get to use. I'll just chalk it up to the fact that Bill is awesome and he likes me. Anyway, we had costumes for the girls and we had two of the male staff do their own walk-off to show them how it was done. I was a little nervous we weren't going to fill the entire hour, but we could have gone longer. It was a lot of fun.

I did not get to go to bed until after 11 last night, but that was because we had Leadership and the girls always get riled up when the Bunk 1 girls come in. They are a little bit harder to settle down after that. No real criers, although I did have to take 4 girls to the health center for varying reasons. As a result, I woke up tired this morning.

It is my night off tonight!!! And the new Transformers movie is calling my name.

And That's Why I Love Camp

The bus ride yesterday went like a dream--usually dealing with parents can be intimidating. And since I was going to Long Island, I was fully expecting more than a few incidents when I would regret going. HOWEVER...it was cake! The ride up was good, the parents were beyond good, and Joe and I had a very smooth transition. After they got on the bus and we pulled away, we had to go around with a thermometer and take all their temperatures. It was one of those that you stick in their ear and wait for it to quit beeping, so it wasn't very hard. We had one slight temperature, but it wasn't over 100. Then the long ride back was great. They gave up cell phones, candy, and passports without a fuss. I was so impressed with how relaxing the entire day turned out to be.

After they got here, I had a couple criers in the dining hall--I didn't get to finish eating dinner. But we got them to stop and then headed down for the evening activity. Then I got all nervous, because we had to dance the Hoedown Throwdown. And that ended up being great. I only slightly screwed up once, but for the most part we were all in sync. It was a good time.

I have to get used to sitting on OD. I'm used to being able to go to bed when I'm finished, but now I have to wait another hour and a half. I was in bed by 11, which is pretty fantastic for the first night of camp!

Let's see how the rest of the day goes.

Lice checks...I am a little bit scared that I have lice, even though my head hasn't ever itched...irrational fear, I know. Still. I'll keep you posted on that.

That's How We Roll

And it is official: I know the Hoedown Throwdown in it's entirety. Not only that, but I can keep up with the music. And a good thing, too, because tomorrow night we are doing it in front of about 500 people.

More to come tomorrow, after the girl's arrive.

Yay for a bus to Long Island!!!!

Toga Designs

If I were living in ancient Greece, or anywhere else they wear togas all the time, I think my calling would be as a toga designer. I have always enjoyed the wearing of togas, and since rarely is there a choice opportunity to do such, the idea of wearing a toga. How awesome would that be, for that style to come back in? I would wear a toga all the time. Anyway, for Staff Olympics tonight the Group Leaders came out in togas to the olympics music. And I tied about half the togas. Heather D. tied the other half, and then eventually helped me with the style I wanted to fashion for my own toga. Who knew I had such a toga talent? It was a good skill to discover.

While we're on the topic of skills, we slack lined tonight behind the office for half an hour or more. It was so much fun to get back on a slack line. My slack line is currently hanging in my room, waiting for warm weather and two opportune trees. Perhaps when we go to Echo Lake for our family vacation I can get the slack line out for some family slack lining.

I managed to whack the ball of my thumb on something--not my thumb, per se, just the fat part at the base of my thumb. I don't know on what, but it swelled to about twice the size and hurts like a mofo. So I made my way to the Health Center and got some ice for it and some Ibuprofin to take the swelling down a bit. Then I rode around with Drew in the golf cart for 45 minutes while he did errands and I iced my thumb. And now, the swelling is down a teeny bit but it still really hurts. My guess is that I bruised it severely. Oh joy.

Unpacking Day

I loathe unpacking day. It is stressful, hot, sweaty, uncomfortable, and brings back to me my complete and utter dislike of packing and unpacking in general. I don't even like to pack or unpack for myself, why would I want to do it for 36 11-year olds? That being said, today went as well as it has ever gone in my past 3 summers at camp. It went quickly, it wasn't too stressful, and although it was hot and sweaty I think it actually wasn't as bad.

I am on a bus on Saturday to pick up the girls--I go to Long Island, NY. I like that trip. I get to drive right on through New York and see everything. I also enjoy being on a bus in general. Dealing with the parents doesn't bother me. For the most part they are all nice people and I like that I get to be somewhere and have some experiences, rather than waiting back at camp with nothing to do but busy work.

Tomorrow we have half the day off, and I don't know what is going to happen but I am pretty sure buying some navy shorts is in order. This year my Bryn Mawr leadership Polo is a size small and wonder of wonder it actually fits!! I'm digging that.