the not-so-fairy tale life of alli reinhardt

Friday, August 4

packing my bags & emptying my mind

i go on a lot of trips; every few months i get out the suit-case and load up some clothes and a toothbrush. but one trip i take every year always turns packing into an extremely vigorous task. day after tomorrow i leave for summer camp at hume lake. seven days is a lot to pack for, especially with the array of activities done at summer camp: recreation, lake activies (swimming, kyaking, etc.), the ever popular "hanging-out", and so much more. although i've been to summer camp every year since i was in the third grade, i still cant manage to think of what i need to bring. perhaps if you're going, you can share my building stress. the problem is, instead of trying to remember to pack towels and tennis-shoes, i really want to be preparing my heart for what i'm going to learn this week and how i'm going to grow. but only after packing my bags can i empty my mind and focus on what i need to.
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tomorrow is going to be a long day.

2 comments:

ali said...

i'm with you there. in 48 hours, life will be amazing.

not that it isn't already...but you know.

Nathan Styffe said...

way to go, i like the last part :)