the first day at camp

hi all!

i never thought i would be writing a blog...but here goes nothing. i figure this beats mass emails because you can check it whenever YOU want.

first, to give you an idea of how hard my life is, i'm sitting one of my two screened-in porches, in my porch swing, typing on my lap top. it's the perfect temperature for shorts and a tshirt. the only sound i can hear is the left-over rain water falling from the trees and some bugs. but, i have a screened in porch, so the bugs aren't bothering this girl.

today was an interesting day. mom and dad left early this morning to head back to colorado. i spent the day making banana bread, cleaning, and decorating - not such a bad life i'd say, since some of you reading this are already working on homework, ha! i went to walmart to get a few more things and realized the first person i talked to all day was the cashier. that'll take a little getting used to, but normally i'll have someone around to talk to i think. i went to dinner with most of the people i work with tonight. apparently most places are closed on mondays in la grange, but this place was open even on labor day! i've had a great time getting to know the people i'm working with, they are geuinely nice and considerate and are doing everything they can to make sure i'm doing ok.

the drive home was not so great - i hit a deer. well, more like it jumped at my car. it hit the driver's side mirror and completely shattered my windshield. i'll take pictures when it's daylight. the windshield is stil intact, but you can't see through it very well. i think that's all that happened though - the windshield is smashed and the side mirror was flattened against my car, but it's made for that. we'll see what it looks like in the daylight. there is a little bit of glass inside my car, but really not bad at all. it sure could have been a lot worse!

so, other exciting news happened at dinner. matt (my direct boss, who is way cool) says "hey sara, do you know a group named storyhill?" i almost screamed yes i love them! but instead i said, "yeah, i know them." he said they're coming to la grange! no way...a town of 5000 people draws a HUGE name band like storyhill?? haha go figure. they're coming sometime this fall, and they might even be staying at camp! matt is going to talk them into playing the actual concert at camp, so we'll see what happens! i'm so excited, a little piece of familiar in this huge state.

that's about all from my end. i'll take some pictures of my place once i have it more decorated. it's super cute, so just be prepared. i miss you all, have a lovely night!