5 weeks....that is how long is left of camp. (someone reminded me of that today.) It seems to be going so incredibly fast. I am having so much fun! And working hard of course. What hit me the most is that unlike a majority of the other summer staff, who return to college in the fall, I have less of an idea of what my next step is.
I get very few days off, and with the ones I do have I try and have some fun, but it has been hard to look for jobs. I want to move to the springs and I have been looking for jobs around as well. Connections are very nice to have! My bosses at camp have been very helpful in trying to think of places I would like to work and I have friends in the springs who are looking out for jobs for me as well. It is still scary thing...I have to get a big girl job now. You know live on my own, start paying off loans and other responsible stuff.
So tonight I finished up an application to a job out here in the springs and as stressful as they are I am pretty excited to mail this one in. It is for a job called Axis. It is a non-profit organization that travel across the country talking to high schoolers about God and worldview. It sounds amazing!! And I have been praying a lot about it too. It is something I really want to do. Travel and I love speaking. As much as I still get nervous talking in front of bit groups I have gotten a ton better. I now get on a roll after a few minutes. :)
I feel like it would be a great learning experience for me if it is the job for me. But right now I will be finishing my application and praying that God will show me the right path. And continue to keep looking for more (with the help of my good friend Beans in the springs) Also my bosses at camp are already asking me what I have planned for next summer...I don't even know what I have planned a month from now!! ( They keep saying God is telling them that I need to be here at camp next summer. Means they like me ;] )
But I do know for sure I am ready for God to take the wheel except I kinda want Him to draw a map for me to see where we are driving off too...except it does not always work like that. Oh well...along for the drive.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Growing up is hard to do
I guess this is more of a sad post. Well not sad...more complaining I guess. I do not like being sick. That is the first point I guess. It is no fun being sick:
1) while working
2) during the summer! how not cool is that
3) working at a pool (swimming with a stuffed nose...yea no) and
4) away from home....
I was journaling last night and it hit me that I am a bit home sick. I miss my family a lot. (skyping them on the 4th of July may have triggered that) I miss my brothers and sister, my hyper dog, snuggling with my cat, sitting and talking with my mom, and watching my dad dance around the house. It's weird knowing I am growing up and will not be home much anymore. Especially because I am looking to move out here to Colorado.
Summer has always been fun at my house. We would spend the days at summer camps or sports camps. Then at night at our pool at home. My dad would come home from work and change right into his swim suit and come out on the deck (where we usually hang out) and he ask how the pool was and usually jump right in. Then there are the burgers and amazing jersey corn and cookouts during the summer. We used to get a beach house for a few weeks down at the shore and our whole family would come down and we would be beach bums (which I am a pro at) go crabbing, cookouts, boardwalk, and early morning sunrises on the beach to late night sun sets.
I guess what I am trying to say is I miss home during the summer. This is my first summer completely away from home. Last summer I worked at school but I still went home at least once a week. Growing up is hard, and I realized I just rambled a lot and it makes me miss home even more. So I think I will go talk to them soon!
1) while working
2) during the summer! how not cool is that
3) working at a pool (swimming with a stuffed nose...yea no) and
4) away from home....
I was journaling last night and it hit me that I am a bit home sick. I miss my family a lot. (skyping them on the 4th of July may have triggered that) I miss my brothers and sister, my hyper dog, snuggling with my cat, sitting and talking with my mom, and watching my dad dance around the house. It's weird knowing I am growing up and will not be home much anymore. Especially because I am looking to move out here to Colorado.
Summer has always been fun at my house. We would spend the days at summer camps or sports camps. Then at night at our pool at home. My dad would come home from work and change right into his swim suit and come out on the deck (where we usually hang out) and he ask how the pool was and usually jump right in. Then there are the burgers and amazing jersey corn and cookouts during the summer. We used to get a beach house for a few weeks down at the shore and our whole family would come down and we would be beach bums (which I am a pro at) go crabbing, cookouts, boardwalk, and early morning sunrises on the beach to late night sun sets.
I guess what I am trying to say is I miss home during the summer. This is my first summer completely away from home. Last summer I worked at school but I still went home at least once a week. Growing up is hard, and I realized I just rambled a lot and it makes me miss home even more. So I think I will go talk to them soon!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
God is bigger than the boogie man
Because of the fire (which is now at 90% contained!!!) we had a few days off last week. So what did we decide to do...explore!! We have been at camp everyday all day so we decided to get off site and hang out a few different places. The first day we set off to Breckenridge. We had a great day just walking around and enjoying the area. We found a bunch of cool shops and we got lunch at a great place called Eric's. Put our feet in a nearby creek and got a chance to just relax. There were a bunch of little kids swimming in the creek. It was not the warmest water, but hey it looked like fun! We followed them walking across on the rocks to the other side.
I have been to Brek last year on my spring break and I knew of a great little hat shop that my friends and I spent so much time in! So we went there and spent time just putting on hats and taking fun pics. It was a great day to get off camp.
The next day we spent relaxing and hanging out at camp. I spent the day at the pool reading, catching some rays and some zz's. It was really nice to just relax at camp and not do anything. Next day we headed down to Pueblo to a beach...well what Coloradans call a beach. Aka a lake with a sandy shore. A bunch of us hung out there and swam around and a few of the guys went to explore. We later headed to another lake and had a blast throwing the sand/mud consistency that was on the bottom of the lake at one another. Needless to say we came back pretty tired.
On the way back we drove on 24 which is now opened because the fire has been contained. We could see the damage of the fire and how it spread all the way down to the highway. It was devestating. I am a bit nervous to go into the springs and see what the damage is down there as well. Still praying for the fire fighters and people who have lost their homes in the fire. It's been a sad realization...sometimes some things are just out of our control. But as we sang tonight on our way to sonic after work..."God is bigger than the boogie man, He's bigger than Godzilla or the monsters on TV. OOOH God is bigger than the boogie man and He's watching out for you and me." (That is from veggie tales if you do not know the reference.) This week has been full of work projects and cleaning up the camp. Working hard! I am excited for campers to come on Monday. But until then...Goodnight! And remember...God is bigger.
I have been to Brek last year on my spring break and I knew of a great little hat shop that my friends and I spent so much time in! So we went there and spent time just putting on hats and taking fun pics. It was a great day to get off camp.
On the way back we drove on 24 which is now opened because the fire has been contained. We could see the damage of the fire and how it spread all the way down to the highway. It was devestating. I am a bit nervous to go into the springs and see what the damage is down there as well. Still praying for the fire fighters and people who have lost their homes in the fire. It's been a sad realization...sometimes some things are just out of our control. But as we sang tonight on our way to sonic after work..."God is bigger than the boogie man, He's bigger than Godzilla or the monsters on TV. OOOH God is bigger than the boogie man and He's watching out for you and me." (That is from veggie tales if you do not know the reference.) This week has been full of work projects and cleaning up the camp. Working hard! I am excited for campers to come on Monday. But until then...Goodnight! And remember...God is bigger.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
He's got the whole world in His hands
Things have been crazy at camp the past few days...more like the past week. If you do not know Colorado has been on fire. There has been an arsonist going around starting forest fires. The one the affected us the most was the Waldo Canyon Fire. It only got within 10 miles of camp but last week we got a wind shift and smelt the smoke. Later that night there were ashes falling around camp. We got close to evacuating but we ended up not having to.
We had a camp here last week and we got them evacuated before things go too close and we decided not to have next weeks camp up here to not risk having to evacuate 300 kids from Michigan. God had his hand over this camp. The other day the girls got together to pray for the firefighters and people who were affected more than us.
Some of the people affected were many of my friends in Colorado Springs. One of my close friends her house was really close to the fire and many of my friends were forced to evacuate. Being at camp and seeing pictures and hearing about all my friends having to leave was so scary.
I spent four months in Colorado Springs last spring and that place is my home. One of my roommates blogged about it a lil and I feel the same when she wrote: "Everyone has that perfect place. That place where nothing goes wrong, that place where things just work. Colorado Springs is my home away from home. I only lived there for four months, but the bonds I forged there and the friends I made are countless and timeless. Colorado Springs will be a part of me forever." That's where my heart is. And my heart was breaking for what my friends were going through.
Prayer is a powerful thing and that's what me and a lot of my friends spent the past few days doing. Praying for the people who lost their homes, their belongings, for the people working hard to help and for the people opening their homes and giving what they could to the people without anything. There are still fires all over the state but the one close to us has gotten better. We are at 30% containment and my friends are getting let back into their homes. I thank God for wrapping His arms around us and keeping the fire away from our camp.
Please continue to pray for those who lost their homes and for those still fighting the fires all over the state. Feel free to help too, by getting a cool t-shirt http://www.wildfiretees.com/ where 100% of the profits go to Colorado wildfire victims.
I am so glad we are safe but the fight is far from over and so much damage has been done. Prayer goes a long way. God's hands are bigger than ours.
We had a camp here last week and we got them evacuated before things go too close and we decided not to have next weeks camp up here to not risk having to evacuate 300 kids from Michigan. God had his hand over this camp. The other day the girls got together to pray for the firefighters and people who were affected more than us.
Some of the people affected were many of my friends in Colorado Springs. One of my close friends her house was really close to the fire and many of my friends were forced to evacuate. Being at camp and seeing pictures and hearing about all my friends having to leave was so scary.
I spent four months in Colorado Springs last spring and that place is my home. One of my roommates blogged about it a lil and I feel the same when she wrote: "Everyone has that perfect place. That place where nothing goes wrong, that place where things just work. Colorado Springs is my home away from home. I only lived there for four months, but the bonds I forged there and the friends I made are countless and timeless. Colorado Springs will be a part of me forever." That's where my heart is. And my heart was breaking for what my friends were going through.
Prayer is a powerful thing and that's what me and a lot of my friends spent the past few days doing. Praying for the people who lost their homes, their belongings, for the people working hard to help and for the people opening their homes and giving what they could to the people without anything. There are still fires all over the state but the one close to us has gotten better. We are at 30% containment and my friends are getting let back into their homes. I thank God for wrapping His arms around us and keeping the fire away from our camp.
Please continue to pray for those who lost their homes and for those still fighting the fires all over the state. Feel free to help too, by getting a cool t-shirt http://www.wildfiretees.com/ where 100% of the profits go to Colorado wildfire victims.
I am so glad we are safe but the fight is far from over and so much damage has been done. Prayer goes a long way. God's hands are bigger than ours.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
I can be western
Young Life just left this morning from camp. it was bittersweet to see all the staff leave who we have been working with the past month or so. We had a combined worship night last night and got a chance to toast (with sparkling apple cider of course) all the joys and ways we saw God's hand in the past month of camp.
This past friday was our last hoedown with the kids. We all get a chance to dress up in western gear and have some good bbq. A few weeks ago I taught a bunch of the leaders the cotton eyed joe and I have learned a few line dances myself. This week a few of the campers requested the song Hoedown Throwdown by Miley Cyrus from the Hannah Montana movie. And this song comes with some dance moves...which I happen to know. So one of the wranglers and myself started to do the dance to the side and then they told us to go on the basketball court in front of all the kids. So that is what we did. I felt a bit like Miley in the movie and it was really fun. They played it again later and I got the chance to teach a bunch of the campers the dance. So successful night! And it proves I have some southern girl still in me from when I lived in South Carolina the first 5 years of my life :)
This past friday was our last hoedown with the kids. We all get a chance to dress up in western gear and have some good bbq. A few weeks ago I taught a bunch of the leaders the cotton eyed joe and I have learned a few line dances myself. This week a few of the campers requested the song Hoedown Throwdown by Miley Cyrus from the Hannah Montana movie. And this song comes with some dance moves...which I happen to know. So one of the wranglers and myself started to do the dance to the side and then they told us to go on the basketball court in front of all the kids. So that is what we did. I felt a bit like Miley in the movie and it was really fun. They played it again later and I got the chance to teach a bunch of the campers the dance. So successful night! And it proves I have some southern girl still in me from when I lived in South Carolina the first 5 years of my life :)
Friday, June 22, 2012
Life working at a summer camp
Colorado.
What better place to be at a summer camp?!? My bedroom window has an amazing view of pikes peak and there is no humidity! I see all the posts on facebook of friends back east complaining about the insane heat and I feel slightly bad. I am closer to the sun too which makes me actually have to put on suncreen. I have never really worn sunscreen before because I don't ever really burn I just tan. (I thank my Italian heritage for the darker skin tone) But closer to the sun up here...it does not really matter. I already have a really good tan on my shoulders and my nose. I feel like the stereotypical lifeguard when I put a huge amount of white sunscreen on my nose to start the day.
Days off have been the best too! The other day I spent the morning on top of Soldier's Mountain. Hiked to the top and got a chance to tan :) and just relax. Everyone else was still working so I had some great God time on top of the mountain. Called a few people and got to sing and no one could hear me :) I got reprimanded by my mom, grandmother, and great aunt by going by myself but it was really nice to get away. Here are some pics I took at the top.
Later that day a bunch of the staff went into Manitou Springs, which is a little town about 20 min away, and got a chance to walk around and explore all the little shops and meet some new friends and take some fun pictures! We ended the night at the penny arcade and had a blast!! I do not have to save quarters anymore for laundry at college (because I graduated a month ago) so all the coins I had went into the various games (mostly skee-ball)
And now back to work. Young Life has been here the past month and this week is there last week here at camp. The campers have been great! It is fun to have some people around camp. They are quite entertaining and I have gotten a chance to talk to a bunch of them. Tonight we have the ho down for dinner and everyone gets to dress up all western and do some two steppin' and two weeks ago I got to teach everyone how to do the cotton eye joe. And I am from New Jersey! Well off to lunch soon then to the pool to continue on my tan :)
What better place to be at a summer camp?!? My bedroom window has an amazing view of pikes peak and there is no humidity! I see all the posts on facebook of friends back east complaining about the insane heat and I feel slightly bad. I am closer to the sun too which makes me actually have to put on suncreen. I have never really worn sunscreen before because I don't ever really burn I just tan. (I thank my Italian heritage for the darker skin tone) But closer to the sun up here...it does not really matter. I already have a really good tan on my shoulders and my nose. I feel like the stereotypical lifeguard when I put a huge amount of white sunscreen on my nose to start the day.
Days off have been the best too! The other day I spent the morning on top of Soldier's Mountain. Hiked to the top and got a chance to tan :) and just relax. Everyone else was still working so I had some great God time on top of the mountain. Called a few people and got to sing and no one could hear me :) I got reprimanded by my mom, grandmother, and great aunt by going by myself but it was really nice to get away. Here are some pics I took at the top.
Later that day a bunch of the staff went into Manitou Springs, which is a little town about 20 min away, and got a chance to walk around and explore all the little shops and meet some new friends and take some fun pictures! We ended the night at the penny arcade and had a blast!! I do not have to save quarters anymore for laundry at college (because I graduated a month ago) so all the coins I had went into the various games (mostly skee-ball)
And now back to work. Young Life has been here the past month and this week is there last week here at camp. The campers have been great! It is fun to have some people around camp. They are quite entertaining and I have gotten a chance to talk to a bunch of them. Tonight we have the ho down for dinner and everyone gets to dress up all western and do some two steppin' and two weeks ago I got to teach everyone how to do the cotton eye joe. And I am from New Jersey! Well off to lunch soon then to the pool to continue on my tan :)
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