So let's just say that Girls Camp this year was flippin' amazing!!! I'm sad to say that this was my last year, but at least it was an awesome one! I was a 4th Level YCL which means one thing in particular....CANOE TRIP! Oh my goodness it was the best! The 4th Level campers, their YCLs, their level leaders, the canoe masters (my mom and Nikki Novakovich), and the chase boat drivers (my dad and Brother Novakovich) all left at 6:30 Monday morning and man was it cold! We had the whole talk about how to row, swamp, and steer the canoe and then we got our boat assignments and got in the water. It was only like 61 degrees and we had to swamp our canoes to make sure we knew how to do it
...brrrrrr lol. After everyone had swamped (and was now shaking from hypothermia) we began our journey :) The first 3 hours or so what spent exploring a really neat little creek that ran back into the Sandpoint area and was very quite and beautiful. We went about a mile and a half and decided to turn around and go get lunch. All of us put our canoes on the shore and waited while the leaders got our lunches out of the chase boats. While we were waiting we saw that there was a big group of cute guys across the way doing the rope swing. They looked over at us then jumped in the water and swam over to us ha ha. They asked our leaders if we were LDS because they heard someone say brother or sister...and it turns out that they were members too....and one of them was really cute :) so after eating, some of the other girls and I went over to do the rope swing. It was so fun!!! I even tried going with two people at once (Baily) and it was scary, but fun! After the rope swing it was time to take off again...4 more miles til we stopped for the night. But after swamping our canoe
, bailing water out, and some really good laughs, we made it to Springy Point camp ground. We set up camp and all of us were dying to get out of our swim suits so we changed. Well...Abby Gehrett and I forgot bras in our canoe bags (we had some back at camp) so we made our own out of bandanas, duct tape, and twine ha ha. Funniest thing ever! That night we had a fireside given by Sister Otte, a bit of certification, and some amazing tin foils dinners and dutch oven cherry-chocolate cobbler. Yummy! I was so worn out and ready for bed that I was pretty much out when I hit the pillow. The next morning came way too soon if you ask me, but we packed up and got all loaded before we ate. Again, more great food. We had yogurt, Costco muffins, granola bars, fruit, and juice! Scrumptous! Then we got on our way and reached Camp Piene at about noon. We came a rowin' in singing our awesome cheer and waving our paddles in the air. All the other campers were yelling from the dock and shouting too. It was so fun...and it reminded me of my 4th year and the canoe trip we went on. We ate lunch, decorated our level while the girls were at an activity, and got back into regular clothes (and a bra ha ha). I could write about everything that went on at Girls Camp, but this would be a never ending post lol. So I'll tell you some of my favorite parts. Let's see...free time is the best!!! I didn't swim on Tuesday because I had been on the water for two days straight, so I made myself a really cool looking journal book that I am glad to say actually turned out cute! The level firesides are always good and the spirit felt there i
s amazing. Wednesday night was Bishop's Night!!!!!!!!! Leslie Wilson and I were conducting that fireside so we thought it would be way cool to have matching fros! They were so huge. The theme of Bishop's Night this year was The Wizard of Oz and we related reaching Oz in the Emerald City to reaching our Heavenly Father in the Celestial Kingdom. Leslie and I were the ones trying to persuade the bishops to choose the wrong and people said that we made the show hilarious! Then for my ward's Bishop night (after the big show and whatnot together), Bishop Jamison read to us from his little black book ha ha. He had asked the priests in our ward ahead of time what they thought we needed to know to help us better understand them. It was awesome...I learned alot about them that night. It was kind of like what they thought when we were on dates should happen, not to be offended if they say dumb things, they appreciate modesty, all those kind of honest opinions stuff. Funny. Then we had ice cream and donuts! It was kind of a hard night for my mom and I because the date was the 13th and that was my Grandpa Jenson's birthday. On Thursday the 4th level and the YCLs got to have this amazing First Aid Pudding War!!! We all got completely covered with chocolate pudding and then just ran and jumped in the lake of the dock! In th
e fave, hair, swimsuit, legs...pretty much everywhere! Thursday night was level testimony meetings and wow...amazing girls that I got to work with. The spirit that they carry with them is remarkable. I feel like I learned more from them than they did from me ha ha. Friday morning we had to pack up camp completely before we could eat breakfast. We just ate what was left over from all the mornings and then everyone hit the road. My mom and I rode home with Sister Romeny in her car and Haley and I watched Superman Returns. My dad picked us up at the Stake Center and I went home to shower!
...brrrrrr lol. After everyone had swamped (and was now shaking from hypothermia) we began our journey :) The first 3 hours or so what spent exploring a really neat little creek that ran back into the Sandpoint area and was very quite and beautiful. We went about a mile and a half and decided to turn around and go get lunch. All of us put our canoes on the shore and waited while the leaders got our lunches out of the chase boats. While we were waiting we saw that there was a big group of cute guys across the way doing the rope swing. They looked over at us then jumped in the water and swam over to us ha ha. They asked our leaders if we were LDS because they heard someone say brother or sister...and it turns out that they were members too....and one of them was really cute :) so after eating, some of the other girls and I went over to do the rope swing. It was so fun!!! I even tried going with two people at once (Baily) and it was scary, but fun! After the rope swing it was time to take off again...4 more miles til we stopped for the night. But after swamping our canoe
, bailing water out, and some really good laughs, we made it to Springy Point camp ground. We set up camp and all of us were dying to get out of our swim suits so we changed. Well...Abby Gehrett and I forgot bras in our canoe bags (we had some back at camp) so we made our own out of bandanas, duct tape, and twine ha ha. Funniest thing ever! That night we had a fireside given by Sister Otte, a bit of certification, and some amazing tin foils dinners and dutch oven cherry-chocolate cobbler. Yummy! I was so worn out and ready for bed that I was pretty much out when I hit the pillow. The next morning came way too soon if you ask me, but we packed up and got all loaded before we ate. Again, more great food. We had yogurt, Costco muffins, granola bars, fruit, and juice! Scrumptous! Then we got on our way and reached Camp Piene at about noon. We came a rowin' in singing our awesome cheer and waving our paddles in the air. All the other campers were yelling from the dock and shouting too. It was so fun...and it reminded me of my 4th year and the canoe trip we went on. We ate lunch, decorated our level while the girls were at an activity, and got back into regular clothes (and a bra ha ha). I could write about everything that went on at Girls Camp, but this would be a never ending post lol. So I'll tell you some of my favorite parts. Let's see...free time is the best!!! I didn't swim on Tuesday because I had been on the water for two days straight, so I made myself a really cool looking journal book that I am glad to say actually turned out cute! The level firesides are always good and the spirit felt there i
s amazing. Wednesday night was Bishop's Night!!!!!!!!! Leslie Wilson and I were conducting that fireside so we thought it would be way cool to have matching fros! They were so huge. The theme of Bishop's Night this year was The Wizard of Oz and we related reaching Oz in the Emerald City to reaching our Heavenly Father in the Celestial Kingdom. Leslie and I were the ones trying to persuade the bishops to choose the wrong and people said that we made the show hilarious! Then for my ward's Bishop night (after the big show and whatnot together), Bishop Jamison read to us from his little black book ha ha. He had asked the priests in our ward ahead of time what they thought we needed to know to help us better understand them. It was awesome...I learned alot about them that night. It was kind of like what they thought when we were on dates should happen, not to be offended if they say dumb things, they appreciate modesty, all those kind of honest opinions stuff. Funny. Then we had ice cream and donuts! It was kind of a hard night for my mom and I because the date was the 13th and that was my Grandpa Jenson's birthday. On Thursday the 4th level and the YCLs got to have this amazing First Aid Pudding War!!! We all got completely covered with chocolate pudding and then just ran and jumped in the lake of the dock! In th
e fave, hair, swimsuit, legs...pretty much everywhere! Thursday night was level testimony meetings and wow...amazing girls that I got to work with. The spirit that they carry with them is remarkable. I feel like I learned more from them than they did from me ha ha. Friday morning we had to pack up camp completely before we could eat breakfast. We just ate what was left over from all the mornings and then everyone hit the road. My mom and I rode home with Sister Romeny in her car and Haley and I watched Superman Returns. My dad picked us up at the Stake Center and I went home to shower!
