Big Day

Today was a very good day.

Since I work in the kitchen it's hard to feel like you're getting to really know the campers since you don't spend as much time with them, but today I realize I've made a bigger impact on them than I thought I originally had. There are a couple of girls I got to sit down and chat with for awhile, and it seems like I've known them for years, but it's only been a few days. I love that they can come up to be and chat like we're best friends. Plus, tonight was Casino night at Camp Ronald, so we spent the night playing cards and dice and it was another good change to get to sit down and chat with the kids.

Today was also fun in the kitchen, since the week has progressed, our work load has slowed down since we aren't preparing for the week, but it'll pick up soon when we really get ready for next week. I got to sit down and learn how to put in a food order online through Sysco today, so now I know how to order more food if I need to.

And once again, I had a great time at our staff meeting tonight. We have one every night and we're often all really tired, but when we sit down and talk about our day we always laugh a lot and I'm reminded again why I love camp and how I can't take this for granted. I'm thankful for my team this summer, a LOT. We like to laugh a lot, and everyone's really funny, so that makes my job more enjoyable.

Today was also just another reminder of why camp is so important to campers. There's a lot of campers here this week dealing with a lot back home and for them to come to camp means the world to them. They get a lot out of these weeks here and I've been so blessed to get to work with these campers this week, they really are near and dear to my heart and I'll definitely miss them, but I'm glad to see who else will be coming in the weeks ahead.