Girl's Camp

This year I went up for the Girl's Camp family night. I'm not actually a part of Young Woman anymore but I did camp for three years and it is all the same girls and leaders. It was really odd to be there. I wasn't in charge of anything, which you would think was a good thing, but I felt out of place being there and not really being a part of it. Maddie, one of the girls, told me thanks for all the camps I had done and that she missed me. The new leader has really focused on getting their certifications done but hasn't left them much free time. It is always hard when you switch to new leadership. It was that way my first year. I think they are missing my style a little. They haven't had any time to play games. Playing Nerts and Five Crowns was the favored activity of the last few years. It was kind of fun to have a legacy...I taught them Nerts and they love it. I wanted so much to play games with them.

The evening was fun though. I rode up with the bishopric and was able to read most of the hour drive. Both of the wives had brought the fourth book in the Twilight series. It was hilarious to see these two women (especially the bishop's wife) swooning over Edward and the vampire love story. I was hoping that it would be okay if I read and it turned out they were both thinking the same thing. What conversation we did have was fun and enjoyable.

We had a yummy dinner and watched the girls perform a silly skit. Sang happy birthday to Maddie and had cobler and cake for dessert. Tiffany is the one I missed the most. It was always great to spend a week with her. She was my unofficial assistant as I turned to her for help (especially last year when I was having morning sickness.)

I had moment of missing camp. Some of the handouts and acitivities, seeing the skit, things like that. But remembering the amount of work it took I am also glad that wasn't part of my summer. Next year they go back to "Princess Camp," the church campsite in cabins. My first year was there and I wasn't fully able to appreciate it becaue I wasn't sure what I was doing. I wouldn't mind doing it again next year. Now that I know what I am doing and have had a break, I think I could really enjoy it. But right now I am just going to enjoy being a mom.