Friday, December 9, 2011

#momentsicanneverforget

#MomentsICanNeverForget is trending on Twitter right now, and I should also really be writing my speech for Thursday, but I would rather procrastinate.  And what better way to procrastinate than to make lists.

Moments I Don't Want to Forget from CT2k11 (yes, i intentionally altered the hashtag a bit)
1.  Maggie shoving 41 pretzel sticks in her mouth
2.  using Michelle's leg and a black marker as my creative outlet
3.  "Thank you." - week 6 camper
4.  running to Scheumann from the Glen and back 4 times in one night during a thunderstorm for the nurse
5.  waking up at 6:15 am to buffalo bros
6.  closing campfire week 8
7.  sequin fanny packs
8.  Touchstone dance party with Kellie and Jamie and so many awkward middle schoolers
9.  week 9 devotion that went from failure to epic success in .2 seconds
10.  eating Mouseamillion
11.  laughing with Jamie, an everyday occurrence
12.  sleepover with Choctaw
13.  when 2-weekers wanted to stay for a third week
14.  when 14 and 15-year-olds are okay with doing weird things like carrying around a barbie for a week and having imaginary pets and wearing polar bear sweatshirts and playing follow the leader and being themselves
15.  watching new friendships form
16.  praying in staff meetings
17.  week 3 when everyone was on the same bunk talking and being friends before opening campfire
18.  playing extreme tennis for the first time with Lauren
19.  when Peoria people, especially campers, are at camp
20.  Empire for the first time with Mady
21.  Maddie, KJ, and Big Rob worshipping for Songfest
22.  Julia dancing to "Thriller"
23.  Courtney chasing Stephen
24.  basically every word Dana ever uttered
25.  the horse in the trailer on the interstate with the crazy tongue
26.  crying when michelle walked into shosho on check-in day of her first week of CILTs
27.  teaching tennis with/to Jared
28.  walking on trail rides
29.  WINNING WACKY WEDNESDAY!
30.  keith kabobs
31.  having Michelle visit my table at lunch in the LV
32.  "S-H-O S-H-O YOU KNOW!"
33.  Michelle and Maddie singing Justin Timberlake in the car
34.  being on stage for chapel
35.  when campers were in performance clinics
36.  "T-i-m, that spells Tim. Tim, that's the sound that you make when you see him."
37.  nose-goes at opening campfire
38.  oh gosh, Mike's Hidden Challenge with Mary Lang
39.  cabin unity through color wars
40.  thalion coming out of color wars victorious
41.  playing volleyball in the shallow end and paddle boating on the lake with Johneisha
42.  having my mom come to closing campfire
43.  sending letters through village-to-village mail
44.  Kalipo the monkey and "Jabulani" in one chapel at the Green Cathedral
45.  dressing alike for the anniversary week of my friendship with Michelle
46.  getting the most thought-out care package from Yvette
47.  buffalo queen serenades at closing campfire
48.  Kiwi
49.  advanced friendship bracelet clinic "on location"
50.  standing on top of the table to teach the fishbone bracelet for clinics
51.  seeing Kelly Eaton at closing campfire
52.  being creepily surrounded by DCs with Kellie when all we wanted was some fro-yo
53.  teaching Katherine the heart bracelet
54.  counting the number of times I climbed the lake hill
55.  "approved by mike lang, check!"
56.  being so excited and waving to cars of families on our drive up to LV after the staff meeting
57.  Jordan singing "I'm a little teapot" at staff banquet
58.  extreme volleyball
59.  jumprope before lunch, especially during color wars or when CILTs were in LV for lunch
60.  when synchronized swimming did Hannah Montana for their routine
61.  when Tom drove the bus and told his life stories during stayover weekend
62.  week 9 world service hurricane cups intense competition
63.  when the woodshed was locked for our hobo dinner with paiute
64.  fireworks on 4th of july in the middle of the road
65.  grilling for the village cookout
66.  week 5 Monday Madness
67.  the fox walk
68.  back massage contest at hobo dinners = best idea ever
69.  army crawling across kampen with maddie and natalie
70.  when girls start forming a circle by the corner bunk before devotions
71.  watching kelsey use the money left in her trading post account to buy a shirt for her mom



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