Update

Ok, so its been a while since i last updated this but here goes

over the past year i have been going to school, worked at camp again this summer, went skiing a lot, got into LPN school (which im currently in), got accepted to RN school for next fall, and have had a TON of great adventures with Erin :)

camp was a lot of fun this summer, even tho i was taken off the face of the planet (pretty much) for 2 full months. we had our normal summer with a lot of cool happenings and a lot of memories being made. Cristine and Becky were the nurses this year and they did a bang up job. Maria was there for a week again this summer and it was nice catching up with her. The ranger division accomplished a few projects around camp they wanted to for the summer and a lot more which danny wanted us to complete. I was able t drive the trucks for the first 2 weeks, but then was told i was not covered by the insurance and couldn't drive them any more (I still did).

School is going good and im 1/2 way done, June 24 cannot come fast enough, and then September needs to come quickly after that, but not without a lot of adventures over the summer and maybe another road trip somewhere.

at the end of this past summer Erin, Hallet, my brother and I all went on a road trip to Hershey Park, PA, it was a fun trip and we went on All of the roller coasters including the COLD and slow water one.

the mountain this winter is a lot of fun, but i wish i was still able to ski on my "normal night" Tuesday. i'm hoping to be back there next year. we will see what school brings and how my schedule works out.

HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT TIME AND ENJOYING THE NEW YEAR!!!

Awsome weekend!!

Camp Split Rock

Nov 22-23

This past weekend me and a bunch of friends rented Magee cabin for the weekend of fun and shenanigans. It was a fun weekend even though it was really cold outside. We played games and had a good time playing jokes and just talking. we all brought cameras, but no one took many pictures because we were all having so much fun. We also walked around the camp for a bit and found an old OA ring, and played a small game of tag/hide-and-go-seek.

After the weekend was over and we were gone we received an E-mail from the people at the camp saying that we owed over $600 in damages. we had no idea what they were talking about because we left the cabin in as good if not better condition than we found it. After us freaking out an wondering for several hours we were told that they were just joking with us.

Me and Erin <3

Lift Evac and Refresher

Lift Evac & Patrol Refresher
Wachusett Mountain
October 25-26

Ok, so this past weekend Was the Wachusett Mountain Ski Patrol refresher and Lift evac. The refresher was on Saturday, from 7:30-4:00 it was a long day, but it gets us thinking about what to do in certain situations. Some of the people needed A LOT of help, but others were in good shape. I was a victim in the afternoon, but had nothing to do in the morning, so it was REALLY BORING for me. the afternoon was a lot faster!!


Lift Evac was a lot of fun, and wasn't too cold this year, some people will argue with me tho. All the patrollers and Rangers were required to be there, and there were no major problems.

On the lift

Mass Jam 2008

Mass Jam 2008
North Falmouth, MA

This past weekend was Mass Jam, a big scouting event that happens every few years. This year was the first time in a while that it did not rain the entire time. I spent most of my time catching up with people i have not seen for a while, and helped with the awsome theme show "Stars".

There were a lot of different things to do including a climbing wall, air rifles, archery, the action wall, a 1st aid course, blacksmithing, mountain boarding, friction bridge, and a few random exhibits. There were a lot of people there i knew. We also had a Venturing dance, well more of a get together Sunday night.

Beginning of School

Ok, so i'm just updating people on the happenings since the end of camp.

i'm back at school for nursing, and have been spending most of my time with an amazing girl named Kyla. My classes are all going well, and i like my schedual so far. the only down side is that i have a class really early in the morning on tuesday and thursday.

I miss camp, but am glad that i am not there for right now. it is a lot of fun, but i like the real world to. I caught up with my friend Megan, ans she is having a good life so far too.

I don't have a job right now, but im hoping to be working as an EMT soon.

I have spent most of my time with Kyla, usually on the weekends. I also helped Amy move into her new place. I am glad that i have been able to keep up with people after dissappearing for the last 2 months.

End Of Camp

Camp Wanocksett

2008

OK, so the last week was a crazy one, we had a lot of "bonus" program including a huge water balloon fight, a HUGE fire, and the last dance with Camp Wa-Klo, the girls camp across the lake. The water balloon fight was as big as ever, well so i was told because i slept through it. The dance was OK, but in the beginning the lighting was wrong, so me and another staff member made a decision to change it... admin didn't like it, but there was nothing they could do about it. The dance overall went well.

Later in the week, Thursday night to be exact, we had our huge bonfire with about 250 pallets.

it was about 30 feet tall when we were done building it.



Burning bright



Yeah we may be crazy, but we are safe.




We made apple pie =)

That night me and 5 other people stayed up to make sure the fire didn't get out of hand. i was the only one that stayed up the entire night, so i slept through the day on Friday, the day of the large water balloon fight.

All the campers left Saturday, but not before the entire staff went swimming in full uniform!

Breakdown Week!!

The last time we were all together was probably the banquet Monday night during breakdown week. it was a lot of fun, and we had good food, but it also came with some unfortunate news. Our camp director of the last 3 years, who had been on staff for the last 10 years, was not coming back next year. we were all very surprised, and the general consensus among senior staff was that it was a little bit scary because we knew that we would be running the camp next year.

Overall the summer was a lot if fun, and everyone made a lot of new friends!!!

Camp Update!

End of Week 6

Camp is basically the same, but there have been a few challenges. We now have a couple of staff members on vacation for the rest of the summer... not by choice. Next week is our last week with campers, and is usually the most fun because of all the "bonus" programs. Over the past month, we had some staff members go to Philmont scout ranch, in New Mexico. it is a high adventure base where scouts go and backpack for a couple of weeks. While they were gone, program ran the same, but people were borrowed from other areas, and everyone did what they were supposed to. Over the past couple of weeks, i have broken apart, and burned a building, and learned to drive the camp tractor. The funny part about the tractor is that i am allowed to operate it, but the camp director, and assistant camp director is not allowed to use it. In the past couple of weeks, i have also broken a lawn mower and replaced the starter in the red truck, and in the new motor boat.

CRAZY STAFF FUN DAY!!!

Between weeks 5 and 6 this year we went on crazy staff fun day. it is just as it sounds, a lot of fun. we go to the beach for the day, and then spend several hours at the hampton boardwalk at night. this year it was a lot of fun, but it rained for a little while. every year we get in some kind of trouble with the police. this year, a group of our older staff members acted like raptors, and attacked one of the younger staff members on the beach... the police thought someone was being raped. Before we even left for the trip, one of our staff members accadently dumped a cup of soda on the bus driver... he was pissed. oh yeah... the bus driver was not good at shifting the bus, almost every time he shifted, he would grind gears... i cringed every time.. and my music was dead so i couldn't drown it out :^(