All summer long, I have emailed people about coming to camp to visit and this week, every single person I know decided to take me up on it. My good friend M was at camp at the beginning of the week, several people connected to the church came out to visit throughout the week, and this weekend my aunt and uncle (whose daughter was at camp this week), my mom, brother, roommate, family friend and her daughter also came out to camp.
I was thrilled to have everyone at camp. I have been talking about it all summer, sending emails, blogging and finally, lots of people who have heard so much, finally got to see it. I have so many people who have been supportive of me and of camp in a variety of ways, and having them here was the best support of all. I think they all have a better understanding of the potential greatness, as well as the shortcomings of camp. And I think they have a better appreciation of what I am doing 24/7. Plus, it was really fun to be able to share it with them.
However, this weekend I was sick. I started sneezing on Friday and by Saturday afternoon, pretty much wanted to lay down and die. I was trying to manage the Saturday afternoon cleaning while welcoming guests, while trying not to sneeze/vomit/collapse. It was not fun. But I managed to spend some quality time with my guests, enjoy the beach for a little while and even take a short kayak trip yesterday morning. I was determined not to let being sick interrupt my weekend and I was so happy to spend time with my family and friends.
Yesterday afternoon, after everyone had left, I collapsed on the couch in my dad's house, put in a movie, made some popcorn and gloriously did NOTHING for several hours. And now, it is the first day of the LAST WEEK. I can't believe it is almost over. I am going to try to soak in every minute I can this week...
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