Summer Camp Shenanigans, Part 1: All the Things That Happen on the First Day

Hello, my lovelies!

So, I am back from my summer camp shenanigans (in fact, I've been back for about a week now), and I know I haven't posted in a really, really, really long time. But, since I'm back, I'm going to tell you a bunch of stories from all of my crazy adventures!

So, I have a bunch of stories to tell, and telling them all would make this post massively long, so I've split this up into multiple parts, and I have called the series "Summer Camp Shenanigans"!

Most of this series will involve horseback riding and the things that come along with having jumped off a horse last year (thank heavens for sweet horses or I might've had to do it again), along with stuff getting thundered out (thunder, but no rain), me injuring myself with canoes (don't trust me around things), and a weird obsession with jello.

So, without further ado, let's begin!

I got there at 3:00 Sunday afternoon and the line to get into the camp was massive. It was, however, moving quicker than last year (I believe), so that was good. I also met one of my counselors (she gave everyone directions and I don't envy her in the slightest), so also good.

We checked in, and check in was once again faster than last year's which has become a trend, because the first year I went, it took about 45 minutes. Last year, it took about 20, and this year, we were down to 10. That's right, 10 minutes. We were in and out of there in a snap.

The cabin I stayed in this year was actually next door to the cabin I stayed in my first year, so we went there and basically made up my bed, got my suitcase that weighs about as much as my little sister, and then my mum and little sister left to avoid a thunderstorm that was rolling in.

Of course, as soon as they left, it started pouring. Yes, this is the weather in Georgia.

I made friends with four of the girls in my cabin pretty quickly; there were two girls, Raina and Megan (names changed for privacy reasons) whom I met right as I came in, and they were obviously best friends (I later learned that they live near where I do!). Then there was Annie (once again, not her real name), whom I didn't talk to much, but she was really good at being the mature one if I was freaking out about something. And then finally, there was Madeline (still not real name), and we actually became friends because we both adore My Little Pony.

Then the counselors had us do our riding evaluations (funny enough, there was no actual riding) where they basically asked us the extent of our riding abilities. I have this really bad habit of overestimating my skills on horseback, but I think I did okay this year.

Then, once everyone got there, we were split into patrols, seeing as there were thirty-three of us, and we all went to have dinner; fried chicken.

I had never had fried chicken with the bones in it until that moment, so I mostly ate mashed potatoes and thought, "This is a completely foreign concept to me."

But yeah.

So that's day one! Stay tuned for more adventures and I hope you enjoyed!

Love,
Glitter Girl