It's about time I told you about my summer...

SUMMER 2013, was amazing.  Maybe I've said this before but it was truly the best summer of my life.  Thank goodness, because camp life 2009 used to be the best summer of my life, so I'm glad it stepped up. 

A FEW THINGS I LEARNED are as follows:
      PATIENCE through having to teach a group of kids how to not cut their digits off...even if they came close.  Also through just teaching in general, or  how to talk to kids.  Some days I was iritable and talked to them mater-of-factly, but some kids need that over some cooing adult. 
      LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE towards everyone.  You miss out on a lot of amazing people if you shut someone out just because they seem annoying.  I opened my heart to everyone so that everyone could not only be my friend, but that they would actually want my friendship. 
      FORGIVENESS is key in any situation, big or small.  Outside of camp life I still struggle due to that person giving me the cold shoulder, but relationships can be salvaged when you work things out and forgive. 
      PRAYER.  Don't forget that God hears everything you have to say, even if it's in your head.  I'm am turning to God more now than I ever have.  I feel as though people were even praying for me when I returned home and I was blessed with a job oportunity right out the gate. 
      KEEP IN TOUCH.  I'm going to do my best to do this with my friends I have made that are especially close to home, such as UT and TLU.  I have a few new pen pals and I hope to touch base with many more.  I'm sure the less important ones will weed themselves out over time, not to say that some are more important than others...it's just the only way I know how to word it right now, but I'm willing to attempt to do my part.  The Lord knows that this new 9-5 job takes up my normally crafty schedule...which is funny since I'm being crafty from 9-5.  Haha!

Here are a few friendly faces I met at camp:

 They're all just such lovely people!!!

LIFE AFTER SUMMER is going as such:

• Mondays are now "Snow cone Mondays", where I go to the Bahama Freeze after work and get a new flavor combo I've never tried before.  I've only had 2 so far and the flavor combos were kiwi and lime, then mango and pineapple.  The latter was not so super of a choice for whatever reason.
• Tuesdays are dedicated to the gym.  I want to join the dance class that happens upstairs.  Yesterday was my first gym day post work and it ended short not only because I had to pee, but because I thought it'd be a good idea to change before going out to each with the bridal shower planning crew.
• Wednesdays...are apparently Target days.  I'm just kidding, but I really didn't have anything planned for today.  I'll come up with something.  
• Thursdays will be doughnut day!  A breakfast for queens, from Donut Taco Palace II.  Legit.  
• Fridays will be...Yay!  It's Friday.

Like I said, I'll have to fill in the spaces.  Maybe Wednesdays can be for crafting!  Anyways...Crackerdog will start up again after my trip to New York to see Rachel and Perry.  I'm so excited...and I'm totally about to check my Pinterest for packing light.  I don't want to be that girl that has to get the trunk opened for her by the taxi driver.  That's right!  I get to take a taxi to their house since they won't be home from work yet.  I'll do my best to act like a natural New Yorker.  Howdy y'all! 

To sum it all up:  I'm super excited at how well I'm doing with the candle making.  I'm super pumped to go to New York and hang out with my peeps.  I'm also super duper happy to be involved with the bridal shower for Rachel and I'm so glad it's at my house because girl you know I'm gonna find a way to decorate everything by myself the morning of.  Hey guys, yeah...I decided to go ahead and do it all.  Hahaha, Yeah right...but maybe!  I guess I should start on some things now.  That's always best since time always flies.