The first of many summer WOWS!
So - I promise that I will NOT be on here everyday to bore you with all the wows - but last night was AMAZING here at Camp.
Remember - that I did see these people last year - they knew I had had the surgery, but was only three months out. And I was NOT part of the working camp family, just a wonderful free-loader! So I walk up to the staff that is here - many of whom have known me for years as Josh's mom, or Larry's wife, and a few of them came running to me to give me a hug - and they were just gushing - These are 19-22 year olds. Very cool.....Ok - that I expected...being a camp person, having not seen people for 10 months, running and hugging is very normal. However, I got MANY, "OMG's, I did not even recongnize you." "Wow Steffi" and the like. again, very cool.
The first REALLY big wow was how I felt walking up the BIG HILL to go to services. The "Chapel on the hill" looks over much of the Pocono mountains and is beautiful. I walked up the hill without any pain in my legs, my back - but most importantly, no pain in my heart! It wasn't even beating fast, there was no perspiring......I was AMAZED!!!!!!!!!! The next one when I was standing outside of the dining hall talking with another "grown-up" (Someone my age :)) and the director came over to me and started laughing, he said as he was going around the group of people there - practicing names in his head - he got to me and had no idea who I was (I had just seen him about an hour earlier) He said it took him a few moments to remember who I was and why I was in this group. He found this VERY entertaining. The last WOW of the night was when I had to walk back up the hill again, we were watching a movie, and I sat down on the ground, (BTW - while I had no problem doing it - I am sooooo over sitting in the damp grass....just sayin!) A young person wanted to sit in front of me - my legs were out in front of me - so I just pulled them in and crossed them in front of me...........this was NOT a chore!!!!!!! I haven't sat with my legs crossed, "indian style" probably since I was a kid. I always had my legs either bent to the side of me - straight out, open a litte, whatever, NEVER crossed......I couldn't beleive I was sitting on the grass, with my legs crossed without even thinking about it.
I am so looking forward to trying some of the things that camp has to offer this summer, I might even try climbing the crazy climbing tower they have here - I will find a way to post pictures of it. While I do NOT have any upper body strength, YET, they harness you in and I am NOT worried about the harness NOT fitting! There are so many things to look forward to as this summer begins. I thank you all for letting me brag a little!
Remember - that I did see these people last year - they knew I had had the surgery, but was only three months out. And I was NOT part of the working camp family, just a wonderful free-loader! So I walk up to the staff that is here - many of whom have known me for years as Josh's mom, or Larry's wife, and a few of them came running to me to give me a hug - and they were just gushing - These are 19-22 year olds. Very cool.....Ok - that I expected...being a camp person, having not seen people for 10 months, running and hugging is very normal. However, I got MANY, "OMG's, I did not even recongnize you." "Wow Steffi" and the like. again, very cool.
The first REALLY big wow was how I felt walking up the BIG HILL to go to services. The "Chapel on the hill" looks over much of the Pocono mountains and is beautiful. I walked up the hill without any pain in my legs, my back - but most importantly, no pain in my heart! It wasn't even beating fast, there was no perspiring......I was AMAZED!!!!!!!!!! The next one when I was standing outside of the dining hall talking with another "grown-up" (Someone my age :)) and the director came over to me and started laughing, he said as he was going around the group of people there - practicing names in his head - he got to me and had no idea who I was (I had just seen him about an hour earlier) He said it took him a few moments to remember who I was and why I was in this group. He found this VERY entertaining. The last WOW of the night was when I had to walk back up the hill again, we were watching a movie, and I sat down on the ground, (BTW - while I had no problem doing it - I am sooooo over sitting in the damp grass....just sayin!) A young person wanted to sit in front of me - my legs were out in front of me - so I just pulled them in and crossed them in front of me...........this was NOT a chore!!!!!!! I haven't sat with my legs crossed, "indian style" probably since I was a kid. I always had my legs either bent to the side of me - straight out, open a litte, whatever, NEVER crossed......I couldn't beleive I was sitting on the grass, with my legs crossed without even thinking about it.
I am so looking forward to trying some of the things that camp has to offer this summer, I might even try climbing the crazy climbing tower they have here - I will find a way to post pictures of it. While I do NOT have any upper body strength, YET, they harness you in and I am NOT worried about the harness NOT fitting! There are so many things to look forward to as this summer begins. I thank you all for letting me brag a little!
No Schvitzing???!!!!! (I probably murdered that spelling, I haven't picked up my dictionary yet...)
All totally totally awesome wow moments - and I say definately fill us in EVERY day - it would NOT be boring. And yea...a pic of you climbing up the tower thingy - MUST happen!
Enjoy girl!
All totally totally awesome wow moments - and I say definately fill us in EVERY day - it would NOT be boring. And yea...a pic of you climbing up the tower thingy - MUST happen!
Enjoy girl!
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. 
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