Sunday, July 5, 2015

More than 1/2 way ....

It's crazy to think I have been here for more than a month now.  It's taken this long to figure out how it all works.. Schedules are crazy there are so many different pieces to the puzzle. We have 14 day trips, 10 day trips, 7 day trips and 3 day trips and in the middle of it all is fun at Ogichi. The elder staff is actually "off " for 3 days and that ironically started yesterday on the 4th of July so last night we went to dinner at this amazing house of a friend that Bart golfs with.  Grilled steaks and enjoyed some wine it was really fun.. it made me less home sick for my fiends and family on the holiday.



 Feeling really luck to work with this wonderful group of mostly women and Bart.... Everyone is so kind and helpful and take they truly do make camp amazing for these girls !!!




However, it's also awesome to spend the summer with such good long time friends... god knows Peggy and I have shared more than our  fair share of wine together for sure !!!!

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

About a week in and Lexi and I are both having a great time ....

well now I am several days in to campers and loving every bit of it .... My days now have a rhythm I work in the office in the mornings and I teach paddle boarding in the afternoon ... Honestly, it's a dream come true most days. These girls for the most part couldn't be cuter if they tried !!! 

 And as you can tell I have so Yogis ... they are all better than me when it comes to yoga on the board but I think I am teaching them some paddling skills ... I have one girl who wants to look into racing when she gets back to Dallas and honestly she would do awesome if she is this good on the camp boards she'd be a rock star given good equipment. Let her take my board for a spin the other day and she loved it !!





Oh and then there is the fun .. the girls learn so much while having a blast and just being crazy... The just do it with such ease. It makes my heart happy to see them having so much fun. It's funny you make every effort to not have favorites but something happens and you find a girl or two that just might need your insight and like to have you listen. I have a few special girls that I really hope to keep up with and know how they do after camp !





These were the LDAC girls leaving on to go on a 14 day canoe trip.

Talk about inspirational ... they were the first to arrive at camp and are the oldest girls. Many have been here for years but some were brand new., most my little sisters age and almost all of them remind me of her as they have incredible spirit and kindness within. 

I really wish I had done something like this at there age .. I've had so many amazing things in my life and as I watch the friendships being forged I know I got that later in life as I have the MOST AMAZING girl friends ever and I am pretty sure training for a Ironman together brings the same amount of closeness but I can only wonder what my life had been like had I had this type of a experience at the age these girls are now.                                             
I have catching up to do .. My computer was down with a virus for about 4 days but thought I would end today with one of the amazing sunrises that I have seen at camp. It's simply stunning !!