This is the first chance I've had to blog since being at Deanna's. So, Ill try to keep it brief. Thursday, we left Deanna's in Fairfax and headed north toward Dulles Airport, then west to I-81. Not the straightest route, but we decided to go that way in order to pass through West Virginia and Maryland on the way to Pennsylvania, giving Ethan 3 new states to add to his list of states he has visited. We stopped for the night at Caledonia State Park near Fayetteville, PA, a beautiful park in the forest, of course, with really nice facilities. We [View Full Entry]

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Today we kayaked….so much fun….although all my girls got to the other edge of the lake and then complained that their arms were tired…..I guess what they did not realize was that they had to paddle back, so we were late for lunch because all the girls had to throw fits in the middle of the lake; but they all got back safe. In the evening we had a beach party where there were 8 different stations of games each group had to go to. Amberlynn took the girls around to the different games and I lead musical beach towels (musical [View Full Entry]

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When we went to bed last night it was pouring rain and when we woke up the morning it was still raining, so I was unable to run but on the upside I got another hour of sleep! The girls were up though but they all stayed in bed! Once Reveille went off we all got ready for breakfast….French Toast! We then had cabin clean up and then announcements, we had to switch to a rainy day schedule since all of our activities included being outside. We went to gymnastics and tennis (indoors) and then we had bunk time, we also [View Full Entry]

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At the meeting yesterday we made sure to mention that they were not to get out of bed until the Revielle at 7:15 or if they have to go to the bathroom or are sick. When I got up for my run this morning at 6:20 I had about 4 pairs of eyes watch me leave and ask me where I was going! Then when I got back at 7:10 every girl had their flashlight on and were reading or writing letters home, but they all knew that they had to stay in their bed! Polar Bear Plunge- waking up the [View Full Entry]

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This morning I woke up late so I was not able to run with Jessica and Wes, but I did manage to get 2 miles in before Reveille. This was the last breakfast without campers, so we tried to enjoy it as much as possible! :o) After breakfast we had announcements and then off to the art shack to make more signs for our cabins, they were all glittery!!!! Definitely a girlie cabin! We also cleaned to prepare for the girls to come! They should arrive after lunch and everyone should be here by 4ish just in time for supper! We [View Full Entry]

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I feel IMENSLY blessed to be a part of such a wonderful camp! Walt Whitman is so awesome, the staff is great, Jed and Carolyn (the directors of camp) are great, and my co-couselor is Awesome!!! (Amberlynn) New Hampshire is so beautiful! The weather is so awesome, I think that it is a must, to camp or hike in the white mountains at least once in your life!!! I am so very blessed!!!!!! I woke up early this morning, about 6:25 and went for a run with Wes, from Tx, and Jessica from CA. Wonderful people!!! We are going to run [View Full Entry]

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Had some meetings this morning with junior camp counselors, we went over routines and procedures. Then at lunch we had some yummy homemade pizza. At 2:40 we were scheduled to hike up Piermont Mountain. It was the STEEPEST hike! 3 miles round-trip, we also had to cross through a couple of streams where I missed the rock both times and was stuck in the water because I sunk half way up my leg! I took a TON of pictures, including of my muddy self. Making it to the top was amazing! Beautiful view, I cannot wait to show all the pictures!!! [View Full Entry]

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I cannot believe that it is already Wednesday and the campers move in on Saturday! I slept WONDERFULLY last night, I woke up nice and cozy in my Dartmoth sweatpants!!! The weather here has been really mild, not hot, I have been wearing shorts and either a long sleeved shirt or a sweatshirt, there is also NO wind!!! Which is really nice!!!!! Today we had a couple of meetings and then right before lunch we found out our bunk assignments!!! My cabin is 12A and I am right next to the water front next to the dining hall. I will have [View Full Entry]

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We have just spent two days in New Hampshire and I can sum up our experience here in three letters: W-E-T! We did make the most of it, though. We camped at a very scenic campground called Crawford’s Notch. It was extremely secluded and private with The Saco River running behind it. You could hear the water rushing by as you slept - pretty peaceful. Our goals while in New Hampshire were to swim in the river, hike some trails, go on the alpine slide and finally - drive up to the top of Mt. Washington. We did accomplish most of [View Full Entry]

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Day 3 June 22 Woke up cold again this morning, boy I need to get used to these east coast chilly mornings!!!! Maybe tonight I will try to put on more layers!!! We had breakfast and then meetings all morning. Lunch was good we had a taco bar, then we had to take all the campers bags to their cabins. Boy, did they pack about 3 times more then I did and their clothes are littler then mine!! Heavy Heavy bags, but luckily all the carrying was down hill. We then got dressed for Olympics, I was on the black team [View Full Entry]

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