living the dream

the other night my family and i were outside sitting around the fire pit. ->

we were chatting, telling jokes, having a good time and then we started talking about serious things like... my future. we took a vote- who wanted me to say in Virginia (my parents house) i thought for sure they'd be ready to get rid of me seeing that we have a tiny house, but to my surprise they all voted yes to rachie staying at 229 nelson st. so, looks like i'm staying. i honestly don't really care where i am for the next 4 months, but starting Jan 2010 i would like to tryout for a WPS team- either Washington (DC) Freedom, Boston Breakers, or Philadelphia Independence. i know a girl on the Breakers we played together in COS. and by played together i mean she played and i watched in awe. maybe i'll end up in boston- it's all about who you know right?

so, the next 4 months i get to do whatever i please. don't be worried, i do have a couple aspirations- get my personal training certification and train like crazy, on the beach of course. just so i'm not completely broke when i leave the comfort of my parents home i am going to ref some soccer and i just got offered a coaching position last night for the club that my siblings play for in williamsburg.

i've thrown around the idea of going to hawaii for a bit or maybe sarasota, fl to live in my grandparents empty condo OR my aunt and uncle have offered me a place to stay at their house in NY (an hour north of the city). i mean, i have so many options- i don't even know what i want to do with myself.

H1N1

yes, the SWINE has made it to the "happiest place on earth."

meet Addie... this is her taking her temperature on the way back to camp from branson. she is a fellow counselor in cabin 8 who eventually was sent away from camp for a week because her temperature was over 100°. i sent home 4 campers from 2nd term in my cabin alone and so many more were sent home. BUT not to worry... we practically drink germ-x (well, it's not germ-x because that costs too much, it's a mixture of alcohol, nail polish remover and water? ok, i don't know what it's made of, but it has the consistency of a liquid rather than a gel and it smells like nail polish remover)

at k-west we are surrounded by 2 other camps, k-2 and k-7. we are not allowed to mingle with them or go into the other camps.

i thought for a hot second about licking a spoon of an infected camper because i heard the summer swine is not as intense as the winter swine, but i decided against it.

pray for my health- only 9 more days at camp.