One Very American Weekend! and more...

Break weekend was spent at Stephanies with Anna and Kellyanne. On Friday 5th we left camp and first went to a drive in movie. It was so much fun as I felt like I was in Grease! Stephanie drove in her convertible to the drive in which was amazing! I'd never been in a convertible before so that was enjoyable :) We saw Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes which was so good and then Captain America which me and Anna decided to sleep through! After that it was about 2am and we went for some food at a diner. I wasn't hungry after all the snacks but felt like I should get something as I was in a real diner! 

The next day we spent the day at Erins where Tash, Cross and Leanne were staying for the weekend in her huge house! It was a proper American style home with a huge basement and grand staircase. We went to Target in the day which is like a big TK Maxx/Matalan/Primark all in one! I got loads of makeup that was so much cheaper! Afterwards we went back to Erins where we had some BBQ food. We spent the night at Stephanies and the next day we had cinnamon rolls for breakfast which are basically Danish pastries, these were also amazing!
 

Cross, Anna, Kellyanne, Leanne, Erin, Stephanie and Tash

 We headed back to camp and arrived around 12pm. Our next lot of kids arrived around 4.30pm and we had 8 girls aged 7-10. This group was also just a 4 day group so they only had 2 full days at camp which was nice for us! For these days I worked with Anna, Emma, Sophie, Haley and Stephanie. As there were so many counsellors over those days we got a lot of time off so barely spent much time with these girls! They were nice enough but was happy when they left!

Those girls left on Wednesday and we were left to clean up camp! I helped cleaning out toilets, vans, the staffhouse etc which took up pretty much all of the day. In the evening me, Sophie and Emma went to the diner and drive in movie again! We saw The Smurfs which was suprisingly good!

The next day we got up and did a bit more cleaning around camp and then sunbathed on the docks for an hour or two. In the evening it was our staff party and the last day that the American staff would be at camp. I took full advantage of looking pretty again and felt very overdressed but did not care! We had a beach party and all ate dinner at the waterfront. I chose seafood for dinner and what I got was a huge lobster on my plate staring up at me with it's beady eyes. I felt pretty sick so got someone else to crack it open for me! It wasn't worth the effort as it tasted pretty disgusting. I'm sure it'd be nice in a restaurant though. Staff shirts were given out at the end that all say Camp Chenoa on them ahh!



Anna, Kellyanne, Sophie and Me




Emma, Tash, Anna, Megan, Sophie, Kellyanne, Ellis and Adelaide



The next day was the beginning of 'A La Carte' which was a 2 day camp taster for parents and troops like Brownies and Rainbows. All staff are also living in the same cabin now until we leave! We didn't have to live with these kids as their parents and troop leaders were there. It felt so good to not have to put them to bed or wake them up in the mornings! These girls signed up for different activities they wanted to do and staff were also split up into groups. Each activity was an hour long and I did boating, a game of capture the flag, mask making, face painting and nail painting. Was a very easy day!

Those kids left yesterday at 12pm and we were then free of kids forever!! Yay!! We drove to Concord afterwards and watched Glee 3D at the cinema! It was frigging amazing and I wish Mary was there to watch it with mee! We went to Walmart afterwards where I stocked up on loads of sweets and presents for everyone!!

Today we are going to Megans who lives near camp for a big leaving party. Her dad's a chef and wanted us to experience proper American food which will be a lot better than the crap we ate at camp!

We leave for New York at 6am tomorrow morning and will be getting a lift to Boston and then a bus to New York. I am really excited and not exactly sure what to expect! I'm sure I'll be totally overwhelmed. We are planning on getting an open bus tour the first 2 days so we can get a feel for where we want to go. Am hoping to see a Broadway show as well! We have 6 days in New York and are staying in a hotel in Brooklyn. Will be flying home on 22nd from JFK with Kellyanne also. Will be an emotional goodbye to everyone I can feel it!

So just over a week till I'm home and I can't wait to see all my friends and family!! I probably wont have time to update after this as I'l be back by then!

See you soonnnnn!

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So I'll start from where I left off! The beginning of last week was spent with Leanne, Tash and 5 nine year old girls who were on the 'team spirit' programme. It was safely the easiest week ever! as they were so well behaved and were always ready to go to their activities. The best part of the week was going to a high ropes course at a place called Monkey Trunks. It was soo much fun and was really challenging. It was basically an obstacle course suspended in the air!

That week was also quite stormy and wet which was a bit annoying! On the way back from the high ropes course we were caught in a storm, it was so bad that we couldn't see the cars in front, bit scary! We also did a "kitchen raid" late at night which is when the children think we are stealing food from the kitchen but we've actually planned it already which makes them really excited and scared so that they hide in the trees haha. Each unit has to do a staff skit about their programme for the week in front of all staff and campers so me, Leanne and Tash decided to do a cheesy over the top cheer about team spirit! These girls left on Saturday and our following group came that evening.

'Team Spirit' girls enjoying their kitchen raid food!



Me Tash and Leanne at staff skits!

This week was a bit different as we had two different groups in one week. So one group came for 3 and a half days then another group came for the second half of the week. The first group were really young kids that were aged 6 and up. We gave them a taster of camp by doing lots of different activities with them. They were hard work!!! Two or three were enough to handle but ten all at the same time screaming and running around was crazy. I had to tell them the same thing about 3 times before they registered and did what I told them! But they were still very cute. One night they wouldn't go to sleep because there was a mouse in their cabin but there's really nothing you can do so I told them that mice can't climb and that they should go back to sleep. One of them also woke me up to tell me her tooth was wobbly..!? Still nothing I can do go back to bed!! I was really happy when those girls left even if they were only here for 2 full days!

The next set of girls arrived that evening and were a bit older which was nice! These girls want me to paint their nails and plait their hair all the time, which reminds me I have never done so many french plaits on people in my life! They love it! Along with eyebrow shaping! I have called it Spa Elly and if people want their eyebrows shaped or nails done then they come to me, I'm slowly making my way around the staffs eyebrows and sorting them out! Haha. These girls leave tomorrow and then it is break weekend! I am spending my break weekend at Stephanie's house with a couple of other friends where we'll relax at the pool, go to a drive in movie and a real diner!!

Next week I am not sure what I will be doing but it will either be spent cleaning up camp or with another 4 day programme and then camp is nearly over! The staff party is on 11th which is a big clam bake and party on the beach that we have. This will be a nice chance to dress up and look pretty again yay! 

So there's only 12 days till the end of camp and New York and 18 days till I'm home! Excitedd!!

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