One of my favorite things about my job is camp tours. I love when a person or a small group of people come up to camp together to see if this is the place for their next camp.
Typically my tours are with married pastors that are men and 20 years older than me.
My last two tours though were with an attractive single guy about my age. Both of the tours really felt more like a blind date than key task to my job.
Friday, July 29, 2016
Waiting for an email
I saw a job posting last week at a camp that caught my eye. It is close to family (like my sister's house is only 1.5 hours away) in the mid-west, on a beautiful lake.
I promised my boss that I wouldn't apply for another job without talking to him about it first. So, I didn't apply--instead I emailed the director a list of logistical questions about the role and what it would look like to work for this camp.
I promised my boss that I wouldn't apply for another job without talking to him about it first. So, I didn't apply--instead I emailed the director a list of logistical questions about the role and what it would look like to work for this camp.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Come along side of me.
Skip is saying "I love you :)" to another girl on facebook. I feared their relationship, and obvious that it is more serious than I want to admit that it is.
Where does this leave me?
I am struggling with this. I don't know what I think. I want to move on, I want to be married to have a guy to do life with me. I have a crush on that guy I did that camp tour with a few weeks ago, do I need to pursue that?
How does this affect my relationship with God?
Where does this leave me?
I am struggling with this. I don't know what I think. I want to move on, I want to be married to have a guy to do life with me. I have a crush on that guy I did that camp tour with a few weeks ago, do I need to pursue that?
How does this affect my relationship with God?
Being at Home (parent's house)
I have been at my parent's house for 24 hours now. Getting back from the most amazing weekend with my cousins to being with my parents. It is comfortable with them, but I am not the same person with them as I am with anyone else in my life. Today I assisted them on the construction project that they were wrapping up. Which meant I stood around a lot, not sure how to help, annoyed that they are putting me to work when I asked them to be on vacation with me this week.
I am so glad to be home; I am thinking about making this place my home again once again. (not move back in with my parents, but finding a job, community, life, in a city within a few hours of here)
I forget that being in a small town and surrounded by family, everyone is in everyone's business. I forget that my dad is obsessed with politics and talking bad about how the world is going so poorly. I forget that my parents closely resemble horders and the amount of stuff in their lives makes me want to gag a little bit, and of their stuff, a lot of it isn't useful, and it just sits in piles waiting to be used, I just want to throw it all away.
I love sitting at my family's table. I love that we use cloth napkins and that they are always on the wrong side with all 3 utensils on it. I love that my mom wants to spend time with me and will do acts of service left and right for me to feel at home. I love how safe I feel around my parents. How any problem isn't too big when they are around and that they have my back. They may be mad at me, but they will take care of me, no matter what.
I may be different here; it is a whole different world than what I live now day to day, but I love it. I kinda want to come back more than I realized. I wish I had a career aspiration here; I would need to work and make money if I move and settle back to the homeland.
I am so glad to be home; I am thinking about making this place my home again once again. (not move back in with my parents, but finding a job, community, life, in a city within a few hours of here)
I forget that being in a small town and surrounded by family, everyone is in everyone's business. I forget that my dad is obsessed with politics and talking bad about how the world is going so poorly. I forget that my parents closely resemble horders and the amount of stuff in their lives makes me want to gag a little bit, and of their stuff, a lot of it isn't useful, and it just sits in piles waiting to be used, I just want to throw it all away.
I love sitting at my family's table. I love that we use cloth napkins and that they are always on the wrong side with all 3 utensils on it. I love that my mom wants to spend time with me and will do acts of service left and right for me to feel at home. I love how safe I feel around my parents. How any problem isn't too big when they are around and that they have my back. They may be mad at me, but they will take care of me, no matter what.
I may be different here; it is a whole different world than what I live now day to day, but I love it. I kinda want to come back more than I realized. I wish I had a career aspiration here; I would need to work and make money if I move and settle back to the homeland.
Monday, July 11, 2016
weekend with cousins
Last August I went from barely knowing my cousin to falling in deep love with her and her family when they came out to California to visit me. I knew that I had to come home for a family event (with the other side of my family) and wanted so badly to make sure that I saw my cousin and her kids/husband this year.
I just got back from a great weekend with them! It was amazing! There is something special about this family! I joined them on their weekend ritual to go camping in their camper on up the lake. We packed our weekend with sunny fishing, s'mores, playing in the lake, campfires, filleting fish, 4:30 am walleye fishing, tubing, bocce ball, iPad games, it was all a blast. Everything that this family does is fun, and they are so intentional about doing real and great things together.
They are the type of people you always want to surround yourself around.
I just got back from a great weekend with them! It was amazing! There is something special about this family! I joined them on their weekend ritual to go camping in their camper on up the lake. We packed our weekend with sunny fishing, s'mores, playing in the lake, campfires, filleting fish, 4:30 am walleye fishing, tubing, bocce ball, iPad games, it was all a blast. Everything that this family does is fun, and they are so intentional about doing real and great things together.
They are the type of people you always want to surround yourself around.
Here we go! Flying Home
(I wrote this a few days ago--lost my wi-fi at the airport, and just found it in my drafts)
This past few weeks have been a whirlwind. I got back from Seattle, got caught up as much as I could at work, and now sitting at the airport to fly home to see my family for a 11 day vacation. In the midst of this, my boss was out-of town and his parents were at camp taking care of his kids, they came back, we did a big 4th of July bash and a friend came out of town to bring her daughters to camp. Lots of people, lots of good time together, but I am so glad to be leaving. I am done with camp right now. I feel like I am mad at everyone, and everyone is mad at me and everyone else they encounter. Really, everyone is just mad and frustrated with each other and I am just glad that I get to escape that madness for (almost) 2 weeks. Here is to vacation and family fun!
This past few weeks have been a whirlwind. I got back from Seattle, got caught up as much as I could at work, and now sitting at the airport to fly home to see my family for a 11 day vacation. In the midst of this, my boss was out-of town and his parents were at camp taking care of his kids, they came back, we did a big 4th of July bash and a friend came out of town to bring her daughters to camp. Lots of people, lots of good time together, but I am so glad to be leaving. I am done with camp right now. I feel like I am mad at everyone, and everyone is mad at me and everyone else they encounter. Really, everyone is just mad and frustrated with each other and I am just glad that I get to escape that madness for (almost) 2 weeks. Here is to vacation and family fun!
Friday, July 01, 2016
One Of The Good Ones
About 2 weeks ago, some guy called and set-up a tour for a large group in December. "Large group in December" perks any camps ears because filling your calendar in December is a HARD task.
I made sure that I was at camp today to give the tour. It was for a large Christian non-profit group, I didn't even research or look up anything on this group. My tour came about 30 minutes early. I was alone in the office and on the phone cause this man to wait for 7 minutes for me. I thought he was just some person with the group when he came in.
I made sure that I was at camp today to give the tour. It was for a large Christian non-profit group, I didn't even research or look up anything on this group. My tour came about 30 minutes early. I was alone in the office and on the phone cause this man to wait for 7 minutes for me. I thought he was just some person with the group when he came in.
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