so soon

So many pictures to choose from for this blog! We only have like 4 or 5 days left here. The time has gone by so quickly, I can't even believe it. I can't imagine not being with this group of high schoolers after this week, can't believe that we are going to spread back all over the country and live different lives. I'm so thankful for this experience and what I've learned, and yet so thankful to be going soon and not sleeping on a bunk bed in a room with 7 other girls. Here are a few fun pictures!

monochromatic monday

This is Tyler from the dining hall. They have long days.

This is Joel while playing the game Pterodactyl (that's how spell check says to spell that...) They loved it.

Monochromatic Monday:

Wacky Wednesday:

Followed by 80's night:

Tank Top Thursday:

This is the life.

flour

Welcome to Tank Top Thursday:


Welcome to Tie-Dye Fri-Dye:


Welcome to the Flour War that broke out in the middle of the day:


We have fun. I'm learning a lot about myself and about the way I lead people. I am so thankful for this group of high school kids. So thankful.

the best team

I HANDS DOWN have the best work crew team. The other work crew bosses are tired and their kids complain and I seriously could not have asked for better kids to work with. They are genuine and willing and encouraging. I'll say (while we are all sitting) "can someone go clean the bathroom in the coffee shop" and immediately like 3 kids will volunteer. We clean, and its not glamorous cleaning. Its repetitive and monotonous and is like mopping and cleaning toilets and more vacuuming than you can imagine. And they are continuously so great. More than that, we are having the best time. We have inside jokes and nicknames and are telling our life stories and making Tawashie t-shirts and MAKING A MUSIC VIDEO. I'm not kidding, the best team I could have ever imagined.

friends

I HAVE FRIENDS! My work crew kids are AWESOME. We cleaned all day today and laughed all day and there are people here my age and I love YL camp. Here they are in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Wyld Life campers coming tomorrow. God is here. I'm so excited.

beauty

This is Castaway during the day. Its beautiful.

This is Castaway at night. Its BEAUTIFUL.

It is going to be 1890244843290 times more beautiful when people are here! Today hooray!

this is a clean room.

This is my room. Its really empty. In a couple days I'm going to be wishing it was this clean and this quiet and that there was a place I could go where no one else is there. Right now all I really want is a friend! Good thing I have Kylie and Nick! Yesterday in the car, we listened to Party in the USA and See You Again about a million times. I taught Kylie how to do the butterfly part of Party in the USA and she was so proud. I wish I had a picture of it.

Tomorrow people are coming, I think. This is the exact same way I felt at the beginning of Wilderness so I know good things are coming. I'm just waiting AGAIN. Waiting seems to be a really big theme in my life lately.