home from camp today. it was bittersweet. when rachel came into the dining hall, she said, “we were all thinking we’d come up to camp one last time, but when i drove in…now that i’m here i don’t know how i feel.” no one will say what will happen next summer, and everyone understands that there will be ‘staff turnover’. i guess that means we all have to start looking at camp as a business and an employer, which doesn’t feel right. i don’t like to think of it that way. but i did have a really good time at reunion. the lake was frozen eight inches and they had made snow on the tubing hill so winter activities were abound. alana and i got to make all the staff buttons and unlock all the cabins. that’s right, they gave us the master keys!
rach was assigned to the older kids, but sam and i got to stay in the boathouse. i figured everyone would want to sleep in the big room with the porch, but jackie and gabby were thrilled to sleep in their old beds in bha. those girls are so great. i just wish jessy had been there so we could have kept the young ladies up all night with our homestar impressions. sam and i had eleven really great nit nois and we played george and mafia, ran (well, slipped) around on the ice and drank a lot of hot chocolate.
william cracks me up. he came over to talk to me at breakfast this morning and was standing on my left side, so i asked him to move over and speak in the other ear b/c, obviously, i couldn’t hear him. so he takes two steps and without missing a beat he starts mouthing words silently on my right side and just looking down at me with this deadpan expression. rachel told me that he put this bag on his head last night and stood up in the middle of the room and said, “so, is everybody ready for the hat party?” i don’t really know why it was funny, but it definitely was. he split his chin open on the tubing hill though. that daredevil. after that he was restricted to playing checkers with dan mecca.
camp always makes me laugh until i cry. and cry until i laugh. and forward and backward again.
brian was in town while i was away, but he’s going home tomorrow and i don’t think i’ll get to see him. but i’m going out with the girl scouts tomorrow and spending new year’s eve with chels. i might go see holly next week, and i’m driving up to boston with chelsea on the ninth to help her move into her new room. hopefully i can visit rachel and maybe get in touch with katie while i’m there, but i’m just really excited to road trip with chels and stay with her for a few days. i’m really glad we’ve been so in touch this year. lots of things to look forward to. while i think about what i’ll be doing in 2004.
quote of the day: “for I’ve only got a moment, and the whole world left to see. i’ll be looking for tomorrow on the loose.” – on the loose
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