The end of the year staff party was last night. It was fairly low key- we had dinner, PDS and PDP gave a speech, we showed a slideshow of staff photos from throughout the summer, showed a few different videos, then I gave a speech, recognized the lead staff, gave end of the year staff gifts and then we were done. It was short, sweet and there was very little clean-up. Success.
Afterwards, PDS, PDP, APDA and I sat around in my house and chatted for several hours. S and I have worked together for 4 summer, A has been here three and this is P’s second year. We’ve come so far together, accomplished so much and they truly “get it”. That was the second time in a few days that we’ve been able to just hang out and talk, laugh, share stories and memories and really enjoy each other’s company.
After the hysteria of campfire cooking on Thursday, that evening, we did something I’ve never done before- after the kids and staff were finished with showers and tucked into cabins, the four of us jumped in the car and drove to the nearby bar to have a drink. The bar is only about 5 minutes away and we just had one drink, so in the event of an emergency, it wouldn’t have been an issue. We were there for about two hours, mostly talking about staff.
I wanted to ask them about Nurse J ad I was surprised to hear how negatively they all feel about her. I thought it was just me feeling weird, but all three of them had a LOT to day. They also had great feedback about the staff- who should be asked back, who would be good lead staff next year and who should be done with camp. I really value their opinions and the conversation wasn’t gossipy, it was very straightforward and professional. We discussed the facts, left opinion and emotion out of it and I appreciated their feedback.
I am going to miss them so much next year! I really can’t imagine camp without them!
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