I am the Mia Maid Advisor in our new ward (over the 14-15 yr old girls) and so I was able to go to Girls' Camp a couple of weeks ago. It was held at a pretty nice Boy Scout camp. We slept on cots in tents and had bathrooms and showers right next to our campsite. This was my first camping experience in Texas and I was worried about the heat, but because of hurricane Alex it rained the whole time I was there. I didn't mind the rain though b/c the weather was about 15 degrees cooler than normal. The girls were great and stayed positive even when some of their stuff got soaked and they couldn't go canoeing on the lake b/c of the rain. We still had fun being inside playing games (big booty, anyone?), making crafts, painting our fingernails, and singing tons of crazy camp songs (which were stuck in my head for days afterward). I was happy to get to know the young women better and also the leaders since we stayed up almost as late as the girls every night talking and laughing!
My tent-mate, Stacie
our flag (the theme was Candyland)
MacKenzie, me, & Stacie
our campsite
Best of all, I was only mistaken as one of the girls a couple of times! Yay, I guess I finally looked like a leader, even though I didn't feel like one. It's hard for me to remember that I'm not one of the young women anymore. When I went to camp three years ago nobody believed that I was a leader. Remember that, Emily? (If you're still reading my blog!) Good memories! :) Anyone else going camping this summer?
3 comments:
Big Booty? You might have to elaborate more on that one...maybe a video explanation with demonstration would be nice!
how fun!! I always loved Girl's Camp, and hope to be a YW leader someday so I can go again. :) We are going camping this weekend for John's Family Reunion. We are very excited - we love to camp and we love to get together with family, so it's a win-win situation! :)
Sounds like you had a lot of fun. I have great memories of girls' camp. I bet the girls love you as an advisor!
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