Monday, July 12, 2010

remember when i was gone for so long? well, this is where i was: camp in photographic review.

i had over 200 pictures from the week at camp, but i'll spare you and just put some of them.  the week was absolutely amazing, and i'm already counting down the days when i get to go back!!

camp eagle on the nueces river in the texas hill country

"acquire the tire" = a sort of wrestle tog-of-war game that consists of mud, rocks, mayonnaise, syrup, chocolate sauce, powdered sugar, bbq sauce, pickle relish, baked beans, fruit loops, ranch dressing, and lots of battle wounds.  it's way dirty and way disgusting.
(lil bro's on the left)

it took a few days for my campers to actually realize i was their adult sponsor.  key word there being adult.

rec time with my clan!  we dominated, if you can believe that.  it may or may not have been because i threatened them that i would make them run during their free time if we lost. 

that is the face of determination and victory at the annual 'saints and sinners' softball game.  (a.k.a. sponsors vs. seniors)  we killed them, by the way.

my clan: the village of capernaum, hole in the roof gang

yes, that is a tight rope tied between two trees.  no, i was not very good.  three steps was the best i could do.

little bro and me.

little brudder's last year at camp as a camper.

getting ready to do the BLOB!

senior celebration the last night.

the pictures don't really do the week justice.  let's just say it was one of the most amazing weeks of my life and since then, my life has truly been different and i'm so grateful that i was able to go.
happy monday everyone!  it's gonna be ridiculously busy from here on out for me.  wrapping up a series of projects at work and interviewing candidates for my position.

Meredith

40 comments:

jessalyn said...

i'm glad you had such a wonderful time. meanwhile i was here, crying because i missed you...

also, it never ceases to amaze me how hot you are. like i know you are hot, but then you put up pics, and i'm like "holy hell, she is super hot, i need to go running now".

Kyla Makay said...

girl you look like you had a blast! it almost looks like a christian camp we have called caswell...

i am glad you had a great time!

-makay

Marian said...

It looks like it would be a blast. Kind of makes me want to go back to camp. Do they have camp for adults?

And I love that last photo. Looks like everything is on fire!!!

Llama said...

everything looks amazing! i love the pics of you and your brother...def ones to cherish!

Mommara said...

It looks amazing!

Meghan said...

I want to go to there!

Seriously, it looks amazing! And the blob??? Please tell me it's one of those large things in the water that you jump onto...SO FUN!

THE Stephanie said...

Looks like so much fun! My daughter goes to Camp Tejas every summer with our church group and it looks a lot like this. She has a BLAST! Maybe I should be and "adult" sponsor. :)

carrie1 said...

Looks like a great time. =)

Unknown said...

I WISH I could have gone to a camp like that when I was a little person ;) Amazing!

Meredith Travels said...

Um M..... In that jumping picture does that gorgeous young lady have a cast on her foot?

I loved summer camp! So jealous that you go to go! I need to put this on my Summer 2011 to-do list!

Macey said...

Wow, that looks AMAZING!!!
The only camp I went to was...well, not cool like that!

Ashley said...

WOW!!! HOW FUN! GREAT pictures!
My church camp was NOTHING Like that growing up...if it was, maybe I would have continued going! :)

MCW said...

That looks like soooo much fun. That picture of you and your little brother is amazing!!!

Anonymous said...

Looks like it was SUPER fun. I'm glad you had a little chance to getaway, not get back to bloggin girl! ; )

Unknown said...

How cool that you get to do that!!! Looks liek a blast, kinda jealous over here:-)

P.S. I'm grabbing your button!

{andthisiswhatshesaid} said...

looks soo fun. i miss camp!

Candice said...

Glad you had such a good time. All of the pictures are great!

Brittany said...

Camp looks AMAZING! It makes me want to go - sad news that I never went to camp was I was younger :(

I'm glad you had such a great time AND you got to spend time with your adorable little brother!

Good luck choosing a great candidate for you position!

Have an awesome week ♥

Brittany said...

Camp looks AMAZING! It makes me want to go - sad news that I never went to camp was I was younger :(

I'm glad you had such a great time AND you got to spend time with your adorable little brother!

Good luck choosing a great candidate for you position!

Have an awesome week ♥

Kelly @ turned UP to ELEVEN! said...

What a great way to spend the week and that place LOOKS amazing!!! I think it's awesome you got to do this. oxox

SurferWife said...

I love that I share a brain with Jess, because the whole time I was like, "My trifecta member is THE hottest piece of ass West of the Mississippi."

And I reminded myself to go running.

Bathwater said...

I can see you being mistaken for a camper not a sponsor. It does look like a lot of fun.

Design Apprentice said...

Wow that looks like so much fun, I would love to lead a camp like that and help others walk in faith! Was that a huge slide I see? It looks crazy!

Melissa said...

Looks like you had fun!

tara said...

"hi my name is meredith and i am as skinny as this tight rope."

Liz Mays said...

Best camp experience I've ever seen!

Crazy Shenanigans-JMO said...

It looks like an absolutely amazing time! I'm glad you had such a wonderful week.

ScoMan said...

After the first picture I was like "That looks like a good place to relax and read a book"

And then I saw all the physical activity and the mud..

I think I'd prefer the book.

Salt said...

Wow it's so beautiful there and it looks like you guys had so much fun!

Great pics! (That last one looks straight from a magazine!)

Kristin said...

Oh how I wish there was a camp for "adults"!!!! This makes me miss my days as a camper ever so much...ahhh...those were the days! Looks like you had an absolute blast :-) Thanks for sharing! Happy Tuesday!

Casey said...

Camp Tallowood?!?!??! Ah, the memories. So jealy you got to go to that as a big all-grown up person. Looked like an amazing time!

Allyson said...

Oh how I miss my camp days...the ones as a camper, NOT the ones as a counselor. I was too busy having fun to be any sort of responsible. And the blob?? I LOVE the blob! Even bettah...have someone who is roughly 250 lbs. blob someone who is about 100! Serious awesomeness!

I'm wondering how this camp experience ties into your life changes and can't wait to hear about it!! Thanks for coming back to us. ;)

Lacey in the City said...

it looks like so much fun! i just found your blog and am excited to follow you :)

Anonymous said...

I'm waiting....

Unknown said...

oooo, that looks like too much fun!!!

bananas. said...

Awwww! These remind me of my camp counselor days. I miss those days filled w/bratty teeny boppers and hormonal boys who liked to they could date the counselors. Lol.

Cathy said...

I totally miss summer camp now. Looks like you had a blast!

Shandal said...

Looks like such a fun time!!!

Unknown said...

Your camping experiences look like a lot of F.U.N was had :)-
P.S. I want to tight-rope. Will you teach me your skills?!

Have a wonderful week hun.

BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

That truly looks like an amazing experience!