So I was one of those big babies that didn't want to go to Young Women's camp. Reason's why? Legitimate? YES! I'm old, I have pain in my right hip when I lay down, I have to go to the bathroom at least 3 times at night. I'm afraid to walk to the bathroom even with a flashlight all by myself. {BIG SIGN POSTED, BEWARE OF BEARS}! And I snore (although at camp I was told that I do not snore, yeah! Maybe loosing 100 pounds will do that to you)! Anyway I had a really bad attitude about going. I knew I was going to be okay in the day time, I love being with the leaders and the girls, but I dreaded night time. The first night there we were unprepared for how cold it can get. I shivered half the night. Finally Kim got up at 5:00 am to leave to go to work. She was our go-for girl back and forth several times an hour and 1/2 each way. She walked down to the bathroom with me. She threw her blanket on Vanessa who was on the ground rolled up into a ball. Vanessa was very grateful! Kim stayed only the first night, but came up every night to bring things to us. The second night I took a couple of Tylenol Pm's just to take the rough edges off the night. It was warmer and lucky me, I slept the whole night! I haven't done that for several years! I was hoping our third and last night would be the same, but it rained and left us all soggy and cold. The night was cold, but bearable and I only had to walk down to the bathroom once that night, I went by myself..saying, "I can do this, I can do this)! Any of the leaders would have gone with me, but I didn't want to disturb them. Come to find out Kaylin, our camp director didn't sleep very well any of those nights so she was pretty exhausted by the end of camp. We were very proud of ourselves for sticking it out. The girls never complained and I was very proud of them. I had a blast with the leaders and Young Women. I would do it again ....... only this time with a warmer sleeping bag, extra blankets and a really good sleeping pill ..... any suggestions? Kaylin (camp director) Vanessa (assistant)
Samantha, Vanessa and me
Myself and Kim (our wonderful go-for girl)
Kaylin had so many fun activities for the girls and leaders
Kaylin and Vanessa did a fantastic job!
Our Priesthood leaders for camp
We had wonderful devotionals by the Youth leaders and Young Women leaders. We had mail buckets hanging up so the girls and leaders could put love notes into each others boxes. We had secret sisters, thank you Laura for all my great gifts. We made beautiful journals and we also made a book about camp that kept our notes, devotionals, and pictures. We had fun making necklaces etc. The girls hiked, zip lined into the lake, canoed and had water fights. Laura our trusty YW pres. fished.....some of the girls learned to love that too! It was a fun and very spiritual time and even with all of us (including the Bishopric) cramped into one tent during the rain storm and testimony meeting it was awesome. I love being in Young Womens, I love my girls!
