The Weekend in a Turtleshell

There's so much I want to say and yet so much that I shouldn't or don't want to say. This past weekend was camp. I counseled for 6 amazing girls and I'll admit that I enjoyed it. I don't know if doing a whole week would work for me but for the weekend it was good. The only thing I regret is not being able to spend more time with them. See while I was counseling I was also still doing programming stuff. Programming is challenging and time-consuming in itself. Tack on counseling and you have yourself one tired Steph.

It was weird to be at camp without Laurie. It was weird to do B-I-N-G-O without hearing her shout sarcasm through the microphone. It was weird to drive up there by myself on the same roads that she and I took just a year ago together. It was weird to be up there and be in a totally different role than I'm used to.

One thing I enjoy the most is spending time with people. I got to hang out with the normal programming crew (Chris, Phil, Amy, Jeff, Steve, Pudy, Andy, Jake, Cindy) and also with the mini-Force (Jackie, Lydia, Steve Web) and I got to spend time with some others (Amanda, Rachel, Ellen, Heidi, Mom and Dad, and I'm sure I missed a lot of other people). One of the coolest times I had was with Amanda. She and I went "off site" for a bit and just shared our hearts. I love that girl so much and wish that she was closer than Florida. But I know that that is where she needs to be right now. Another cool moment was with Jackie and Lydia. The three of us ran to Starbucks (of course) and I just shared what had been going on in my life since Teen Camp. I told them of "the breakdown" and going to counseling and my complete 180 that I've done since then end of December. And they just listened.

I love camp and as much as I sometimes gripe about the goofy program stuff that I have to get done, I love it. I learn something everytime I go up there. And I just love hanging out with people and gettting to know them and their hearts a little more each time we hang out. Thank you to all of those people that hung out with me this past weekend...

God Bless...