"The people who are trying to make this world worse...are not taking a day off."

"How can I?"

Man, what a time I've had the past month or so.. I've been to North Carolina, then to Camp for Special Session, then to Florida with family. Tomorrow I return to Camp to volunteer for Junior High II, a session for 7th and 8th graders.

[For info on Jenny and Jimmy's wedding, see previous post]

Special Session was wonderful, as it always is. This is the first time I've been able to go since 2007, and I didn't realize how very much I missed it and the people involved. I felt like I really got to know a lot of the campers pretty good this year, and I think a lot of the first years, they had a great time. There's so much to say, so many memories that flood back, every time I start to think of that week. Here's an idea: maybe instead of me writing a 5 page paper right here right, maybe you should just come visit me and I can tell you all about it. Or, if you were there with me, we can reminisce about it together.

Florida was everything I expected it to be. Maybe a bit more crowded that I'm used to, but still wonderful all the same. I got to see a lot of family that I don't get to see very often. People came and went throughout the week. Maximum, we had 19 people between two houses, minimum 11. We spanned 3 generations and 65 years. And believe it or not that isn't even half of my mom's side of the extended family. Geez. The sand was as white as I remember, the water clearer than you know. And the sun was bright and hot and shining for almost the whole time. Why did we leave so soon?

Well in a few short weeks things will be back to routine. Classes, football games, and (hopefully) some kind of job.

Fair winds and following seas.

"Light up the darkness."