back so soon you say? yes, it’s wednesday and i’m home. the party was awesome, but for other reasons it had to be cut a bit short. i guess i’ll start from the beginning…

on monday we didn’t actually get to the camp site until 5 hours after we came, which might actually be a record. we set up the tents and the mini fridge (!). mom thought it would be cheaper to rent a mini fridge than to buy a ton of ice. hmm? but okay, the first day was fine. we went into the woods to find some fire wood and ended up going on a hike that led us quite far from the camp. on the way we ate the berries, which has become our slogan. after we wandered back (after enlisting in the help of an eldery couple with a large poodle) we played a few hands of spoons. the last hand was the best, for we used forks during that one. liz has a nice stab mark on her hand. he he he.

on tuesday we got up late at noon(ish). later we went swimming. it was awesome. it’s been awhile since i’ve swam in a real lake (pinewood’s is technically a pond) and i loved the waves. afterwards kate and stabby buried me in the sand. oh yes, i gave abby the name stabby. isn’t that great? ah, i laugh much at that name. but in other news… curls and my dad stopped by later that day with an ice cream cake. curls gave me two cd’s (a catch 22 and a presidents). my father informed us that it was supposed to rain 5 freaking inches during the night and recommended that we go home. we decided we’d stick it out. which was a horrible idea now that i look back on it…

after my dad left it started to rain. then it poured. then i noticed that our tent door was open. then we decided we ought to go to bed. we free-style rapped for awhile. then i sat there awake for 5 hours as the rain poured down on the tent VERY LOUDLY. everyone else was able to sleep somehow. at 2:32am kate rolled over and pressed the button on my watch that makes it flash. so i said, “you like that, don’t you?” which woke stabby up. so we sat there talking until they fell asleep again. the general consensus though was that at 5 we’d get up and go to the restroom ’cause we all had to pee. i obviously didn’t keep track of the time because at 5:31am my mom yelled from her tent, “okay, it’s time to go home.” by then we were already soaked from the leaks that sprung in the roof and the bottom. we got up and got outside. it was still pouring. and dark. very dark. we packed up the entired campsite (and by packed, i mean shoved everything in the car) in 30 minutes. that’s quite an accomplishment. i mean, packing in the dark is hard enough, but add pouring rain to that and you’ve got yourself quite a feat. we couldn’t fit the tents in the back, so they ended up on our laps as we sat there soaked and shivering. we got home, changed, and collaspsed in the waterbed. after sleeping for 8 hours, we finally got up, ate breakfast, and began our day.

that, my friends, is a party for the record books.

my birthday party is going to be monday-thursday. really all i have planned is:

day 1: setting up camp.
day 2: swimming, lookin’ around, regular campy stuff.
day 3: bowling, eating pizza, shopping (?).
day 4: packing and going home.

believe me, it’s much more fun than it sounds. kate and abby are coming. chels can’t come. plus liz will be there. hopefully curls will be able to stop by, but she can’t stay, she has a real job now (!). the end.