Camp Twin

One; Camp Twin

           Two words; Bucket List.

            My whole mind was thought on making it come true, and forever completing the small list I made particularly for this summer. I was never a girl for making lists, I always reacted during the moment, but the thrill of memories of fun, exciting adventures brought a thrill to my heart.

                But when my Mother told me I would be spending the whole summer at Camp Elmwood, I thought I as going to die. I literally thought my heart had stopped beating because I could not imagine spending the whole entire 3 months of summer away from my friends and my bucket list.

               Mother insisted that I would make lifetime friends while at camp, and I didn't doubt her, but I would much rather be making memories with my already lifetime friends.

               I read the brochure and the activities there seemed quite interesting and energetic. There was Archery - I never shot a arrow in my life - There was Swimming, Rock Climbing, Horseback riding, Paint ball, Hiking and anything else you could possibly name. It overall seemed like a fun camp, but once again, I didn't want to be there for 3 months. There couldn't possibly be that many kids that were interested in this, Were there?

            But sure enough, the online page insisted that last year there was more than 1000 kids, and I felt my eyeballs popping out of my head.

              I packed my bags the day after school let out, One positive upside about this camp was we were allowed to bring our phones, which I was more than happy about. I said my farewells to all my friends and gave them hugs knowing the next time I would see them would be when school started again. My stomach dropped at the thought.

                   I practically packed my whole wardrobe in my suitcases, along with sun dresses, rompers, sunglasses and all the bathing suits I owned. I even packed a couple books and a notebook or two. I didn't particularly read all the time, but when I did I got lost in a world I loved. I had a few favorite books that I read multiple times, one being: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. It was very life changing and gave me a new perspective on life.

My mom loaded me up on sunscreen even after I insisted it would be a necessity there , she said I burned like red- head which was completely false. I tanned pretty easily and rarely ever burned. My mom was just paranoid that I would get skin cancer later on in my elder years.

              I packed my favorite blanket from my favorite TV show and some sheets for the bed, and lastly a couple pairs of shoes like sandals, tennis shoes, flip flops, any kind for any possible situation. I thought the trunk was going explode after we stuffed it all in. And lastly before we headed off on a 40 minutes drive, I said goodbye to my Twin sister - who didn't have to come, which was totally not fair - and my dog, Nilly. Saying goodbye to them both was probably one of the hardest things to do, especially saying goodbye to my dog who might forget about me in 3 months..

                    "Text me all the time!" My Twin, Peyton insisted, I half smiled and half frowned as I piled into the car. This whole camp thing gave me mixed-feelings.

    Dear God, I was not ready for this.

             My mom pulled out of the driveway looking thrilled, was she happy to have me out of the house? "Well, are you excited?!" She exclaimed, with a very heavy smile plastered on her face.

               I looked at her, trying my best to make our last conversation decent. "Eh, I'm a tiny bit nervous" I said exaggerating, in reality I was SUPER DUPER nervous, more nervous than anything I ever experienced.