June 22-24

This weekend after campers left and we all cleaned the camp, I:

• Went to Hu-Hot with the staff. Have you ever been to that place? It's a little insane. It's like choose your own stir fry buffet they cook it in front of you on a circle grill wait in line but not that long and go up as many times as you want and chow down. I'm not explaining it well. It was good eatin and that's all you need to know. 
• Said goodbye to three of the four service team members from the first week. They worked so hard and came to be a cool addition to staff. It will be great to have Kristina back next week but it was tough to say goodbye for sure. 
• Walked around the University of Eau Claire campus with Dallas and Tanner. It's so different than IWU but it was a cool experience to walk around a pretty much silent campus. Also, Tanner threw his frisbee from upper campus down a huge set of outdoor steps to lower campus while yelling "YOLO" which pretty much made my night. We recovered the frisbee without an issue. 
• Walked around Walgreens for close to an hour before another staffer's prescription was ready. That was a bummer. It was fun for a while but I was done about 10 minutes before we left. We got to see some great stars when we got back to camp!
• Slept in and took the worst shower to date at camp. I willed myself into the freezing water, trying to tell myself it would get better. It didn't. I've been pretty darn lucky with showers before today. I guess it was my time to have a bad one. 
• Did a quick swing dancing lesson in the chapel. I fell and hit my head and messed with my foot. Seriously? Oh well. It's nearly healed now. I learned the basic step, a lean, a dip, and a pretzel which when combined make a tasty snack and a fun time. 
• Got all dolled up in my new dress that my grandma bought me and the whole staff went to the Springer's barn and danced the night away. A former staffer had a wedding, reception, and then a dance to which all staff was invited. One of the (many) benefits about declaring to myself that I was not going to date anyone this summer is that there was no pressure or awkwardness. I just put out a different vibe when I'm not trying to get people to date me. I danced with a few different people on staff and had a lot more fun. Seriously. Try it. It's great. 
• Went to the early service at Bloomer Baptist. There is a girl on staff, Samantha, who has lots of siblings, had two brothers tag team preaching which was an interesting experience and things went well!
• Ate lunch at the Rayburn's house. The Rayburn family does some amazing ministry at camp. Michelle made lunch for the staff which included homemade jam and homemade bread. What a treat!
• Prepped for registration! Sunday is crazy in my world but a lot of fun. This may not be the job I want forever but I do know this is the kind of work I like to do.