Camp has been over for almost a week now and I have been trying to find a way to write this, a way to sum up the past 8 weeks, a way to say goodbye. Yet, there isn’t a way to say goodbye because it is only a see you later. I will see those staff members I made bonds with again and may see another summer at starlight depending on how my life pans out. Camp was a place where we could all be ourselves; the people we are without the pressures of the real world. As Eli said “I also miss being weird all the time no questions asked” and it is completely true. There is no better place to act like yourself.
So lets recap the rest of camp:
Our division trip was a lot of fun! The baseball hall of fame was one of the most awesome museums I have ever seen. I may have enjoyed it more then any of the kids did. We also saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2. It was just as amazing the second time. Overall it was a good day away from camp.
OLYMPICS BROKE! At about 545AM on the second to last Friday of camp I awoke to a trumpet player in our circle playing reveal. We all ran out of our bunks to the flagpole where a giant time capsule was waiting with smoke coming out of it. The trumpet players then began to play another song and 2 blue figures and 2 white figures emerged from the capsule with Olympic signs. Underneath the costumes were the female and male generals for the blue and white teams. Then out of the time capsule rose a giant list with the Big Ten Blues and Wicked Whites team lists. I was on the Wicked Whites! The next 7 or so days were full of blue versus white games. I helped coach girl’s nuccum, basketball, and soccer to beautiful wins. Needless to say Wicked Whites dominated most of the games and activities. The coolest part of Olympics was Sing! Each team had a female and male sing leader who wrote songs that the teams learned. The staff helped build two AMAZING sets. The night of sing we dressed all of our kids up as spiders, pumpkins, ghosts, and other such scary creatures while the counselors were zombies. Each team then performed their songs and was judged by a panel. Wicked white also won sing!
“Be very afraid we’ve already died. Trick or treat theres not place to hide And the night wont save you from the wicked white!”
By the end of Olympics there was white team domination as both Wicked White boys and girls won Olympics. WHOOO!
The end of camp was very sad. I didn’t realize saying goodbye to my girls would be so hard. The last few days were filled with tears and preparations to go home. The morning the kids left we had a sing along and I cried the whole time. Then it came time to put my kids on the bus and I felt like part of me was leaving with them. As my girls cried and told me they didn’t want to leave me I knew the summer had been worth all of the ups and downs. I knew there was a possibility I would return next summer.
Throughout the summer there were difficult moments, times filled with tears and complaints, and really tall brick walls that were hard to get over. Yet, there was always someone there to pick you back up whether a staff member, a camper, or a note from home. Everywhere you turned there was a helping hand, a friendly face, and a nice warm hug waiting for you. It was nearly impossible to feel lonely at camp and that is something I miss very much. Looking back there was so many great memories that I will cherish for a lifetime. Memories that will hopefully bring me back to camp next summer.
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