A Week of Play!

I love my life! All I do is play, play, play! This past week two of my friends who were counselors at LCCC came to visit me and our other mutual friend. The four of us ran around Six Flags and enjoyed every ride twice because there were no queues. Actually, I had not been to Six Flags since I was in the single-digit years of my life, so I was a bit nervous at first! My uneasiness quickly disappeared as I discovered that I REALLY like roller coasters! Who knew!? That evening we played Settlers of Catan (the complicated Cities and Knights expanded version) until about two in the morning!

Everyone awoke from the exhausting slumber party at 10am to enjoy breakfast over another game of Catan! They taught me how to play 42 that evening, which, by the way, is a great game! 42 was the "adult game" every year at Hunt, so I felt very grown-up to be playing this game. We, then, of course played Catan and fell asleep around 2:00am.

Waking up the next morning was a little bit more difficult, but we managed! We celebrated our friend's birthday in downtown Fort Worth, with dinner, a live band, and a wee bit of dancing. Then we returned to my lovely apartment for more Cities and Knights of Catan and a movie. The birthday celebration ended at 6:00 the next morning- yikes! Six hours later we began our final day. Within the hour, all of my friends had abandoned the Carroll Hotel and were off to get back to the real world.

How grateful I am that this "real world" has not yet become my world. I love my life!

"Look! I'm dancing!"

As quickly as my ears hear the sound of music my body longs to dance, and my heart wishes that it actually could! After years of dreaming that I could dance, I finally did! Last night a couple of friends and I enjoyed an evening of fun at a dance club. I was given a 30 minute crash course on Swing Dancing and then boldly stepped onto the dance floor! The crunching of my partners' toes, the embarrassed laughter, and the apologetic expressions made it quite evident that this was my first time swing dancing, but I anticipate mastering these dance moves through many more visits to the dance floor! The evening ended with a waltz around the room, and of course, I knew how to waltz! Barbara Streisand taught me in her movie "Hello, Dolly!" This particular movie, by the way, played a huge role in PIXAR's newest movie, Wall-E, which made me very happy!

LCCC

This past week was spent at Lake Cisco Christian Camp (the Cisco Senior session) with a hundred exciting teenagers and 40ish outstanding adults! Each day consisted of eating, singing, volleyball, softball, dirt, sun, bugs, and more eating and singing. After the campers were settled in their "cozy" cabins, some of the counselors would enjoy fellowship over chunks of brownies and glasses of milk (this time together was always a highlight of my day). I am thankful for this opportunity to serve and have fun with fellow Christians, and I am so grateful for the friends I now have because of this great week at camp!