Girls Camp - July 28 - Aug. 1

I went to girls camp this summer. Our stake camps by levels instead of by wards. I was the camp director over 25 1st year campers and I also had some stake responsibilities as well. It was so much work! I didn't really have an assistant or other helpers before camp, so I was exhausted. I didn't want to cook for a long time after camp. The girls did have a great experience. I did enjoy parts of camp, but there were part that just exhausted me. It was kind of a struggle for me this year. I have always loved being a leader at girls camp. I have been a camp leader for over 15 years. This year was different though, I was so busy working the entire time, I didn't really get to bond with the girls or have time to enjoy the experience. It was also different being a leader over girls you don't even know. I have a lot more responsibilities as a wife and mother now that I had to leave at home, which was difficult. Camp fell on a week that the big kids were at our house, so I didn't get to see them pretty much for three weeks. After camp I came home and thought that this year might have been my last year for a little while, which makes me kind of sad because I do love girls camp. It was just kind of hard. The flowers and the camp were beautiful though.