End of Summer Summary.

- Jimmy Needham. Google him. Listen to him. LOVE HIM!

- Best Night in Recent History: last night of Kid's Camp: 4am Waterslide Adventure turned into an all-nighter. I'm lucky to have been "in" with the veterans, so I wasn't a prank target... because this was definitely my Rookie year as a counselor. Yikes. When it looked like the pranks just MAY have turned on the girls when things started dying down, we just decided to ALL head down the waterslide. Every single one of us, fully clothed, wet down by a hose and illuminated only by headlights at the top of the hill, and headlights at the bottom of the hill. 845 acres of woods is such a good thing; we were definitely obnoxiously loud. The best part about the entire thing: the Pastors are the ones leading the pranks, and it's just a PART of camp. So fun, so crazy... tearing through the woods in a black Tahoe drivin' by the coolest J. High Pastor looking for prospective targets hiding out. This is practically an infomercial for all of those people out there who think that you need some sort of substance to have fun... we all had the time of our lives, and we did it completely and totally sober, yo. Check yourselves. ;)

- Best Weekend in Recent History: Dave Matthews @ the Gorge. Most gorgeous venue in the world. The sand kicked my allergies into high gear, the wind practically blew us away, there was NO electricity and NO running water, and beetles bigger than a golf ball... but it didn't even slightly dampen the amazing amount of fun we all had. There's nothing better than floating down the Columbia River 7 hours of the day with six of your best friends, BBQ'ing all your meals and taking naps in a tent. Life is so, so good.