Today I miss camp

With 44 days until I head back to Tecumseh, I just cant put off an "I love camp so much and i just wanna go back right now, why can't school just be over" post anymore.

Although I miss camp pretty much all year round, there are days when I would give anything to be back in that place with those people playing with those kids and living the dream.

Today I miss carrying around a bubble wand everywhere I go. I miss one piece bathing suits and photo shoots at the lake during staff training. I miss laying on lake road and just talking. I miss dancing around the CAC with 5 year olds and giving piggy back rides. I miss finding out who your partner will be for the week and sitting through a planning meeting with the anticipation of having the best week ever with 10 new kids. I miss standing on my chair and singing as loud as I can and having T Swift dance parties. I miss Friday night campfire and feeling so close to the cabin of girls you just met a week before.

Before camp comes I have graduation and grad dance and graduation parties and a billion things to do, but I think right now all of that stuff seems incomparable to the summer I know is ahead of me. Maybe thats a bad way of looking at it, but today is just one of those get me to camp right now kinda days.

I asked some friends what they are looking forward to most about this summer, here's what they said:

Listening to kids sing the burrito song- Alli K.

Everything! Meeting new people, connecting with campers, getting to wear a blue staff polo, new camp trends, saying the DC cheer at closing campfire- Sarah D.

Spending every day with my best friends and getting to act all goofy and everyone being goofy with me! - Lizzy D.

Fourth of July fireworks and seeing campers from last year- Annie D.

The little kids! Chapel! Seeing Molly everyday! Everything!- Julie L.

Spending it with my best friends, HAVING A GREAT DAY, the love from campers- Colleen W.

Devotions and nights off- Maggie S.

Playing with kids all day everyday, spooning on weekends- Annie F.

I can't wait to live in the Longhouse with some of the best counselors I've ever worked with and to build friendships with CILT girls all summer long. I love heart to hearts and dance parties, devotions and adventures with the river kids, lake time and campfires. It really is heaven on Earth- Sarah W.

There's just so much to be excited about. Its just really great to get to go to a place where everyone is so excited about being there and more importantly, being there together. Where people love each other and love the kids and love life. Today I just  really miss camp.

Today was really great because

I got Starbucks before school even though I really didn't have time. I was a minute late to class, but the sub let it slide and it was so worth it.

I had a sub in my first 4 classes (granted, 3/4 of those are with the same teacher in the same room)

Gabby and I went and got MORE Starbucks and Steak n' Shake during newspaper... yes, I pride myself in being rebellious these days.

I still haven't died and its day 3 of Senior Assassin

Work was really fun and when I've had two iced coffees playing with tiny kids after school isnt even that exhausting.

Sar and Alli brought me PIZZA for dinner which is one of my favorite things ever

We all sang TSwift acapella at the table

I don't have very much homework so I will be in bed watching TV before 9pm. Love it.