And We're Off!
The first period Cross Country class just zipped past me as I was walking back to the office. Twenty Six girls running a 6 minute pace, talking with each other and giving high fives to everyone they passed on the road. The effect was exhilarating! We cheered as they passed, without even thinking about it!
The start of a race is always like that, a full speed burst of speed that slows to a more reasonable pace after a couple minutes. Camp is like that too, “crazy energy” that rapidly adjusts as we settle into camp life.
Yesterday’s assembly and free activities, Dinner (Spaghetti), and EP (Program Skits) were raucous affairs (lots of boisterous chatter and exuberant laughter). Even breakfast and Morning Assembly were super energetic. Everyone is excited to be here and to finally be “doing” camp! I expect that we will be much more subdued by lunchtime.
Nobody runs that pace for an entire race, especially if that race is a marathon. We are looking forward to an entire month spent together, the very definition of a marathon camp experience. We will be supporting each other every step of the way, encouraging those who are struggling and enjoying the scenery as we do our best to make it to the finish line.
I will be writing you every day, providing my take on the way camp is going. You will learn the details that matter to the campers (the food, the weather, the highs and lows of camp life). You can use these details to flesh out your letters and emails. You can also use these details to flesh out your understanding of what Greystone is like. I share it all, hoping that the details will provide a glimpse of the glory sometimes envelopes this place.
Today:
- Breakfast: Grilled Ham & Apples with grits
- Lunch: BLT’s
- Dinner: Baked Chicken and roasted potatoes
- EP: Lip Synchs: Tentalow 1 to Bungalow 3
- Warm temperatures with chance of rain
It rained for ten minutes last night as we were finishing dinner, rained again for ten minutes as we settled in for bed. We are hoping it will rain at rest hour, providing that amazing nap experience that many of you still remember with fondness! Rain on a tin roof always evokes strong camp memories.
First Breakfast Club joke was “Amazing Mace, How Sweet the Hound, Who Saved a Wrench for Me”. Silly joke, but they liked it!
A few jokes that were in The Bottom Line (our counselor newspaper):
- What’s red and smells like blue paint?… Red Paint
- You know what’s really odd?… Numbers that aren’t divisible by two
- What did the cowboy say at his second rodeo?… This ain’t my first rodeo.
About 30% of camp is changing their schedule this morning. They adjust their daily plan based on the schedules of their friends… this also adds to the sense of excitement. Our summer is full of potential and possibilities. We are running full speed with big smiles and hands outstretched to give and receive high fives!
Thank you for reading and for sharing your girls!
