Summer Camp
After our wonderful 4th of July, the next day we were sending our kids to camp for a week. Now, they’ve been to a couple of weekend camps and have stayed with friends/family for a day or two a few times but a week was different. Especially this type of week. They had no form of communication. Cell phones, iPods, MP3 players, tablets – all were to be left at home.
I was leaving my kids for a week without being able to have any communication with them or check up on them in any way, shape or form. At first, it sounded nice. I won’t lie, I definitely knew I needed it. But, as I’m dropping them off and it fully sets in that we are cut off from each other for a whole week, I got a smidge sad. I didn’t like that feeling at all.
We walked them both to their cabins to get set up and situated. My youngest tried to kick me out before she even picked her bunk. I think she was just excited and a little confused about when the goodbyes were supposed to happen – really – I don’t think she was trying to get rid of me like that!
It was a long walk to my oldest’s bunk. She does not have the outgoing personality of my youngest so she seemed a little bit nervous. But we got her to her bunk and she was ready to go as well. She didn’t kick me out but she joined right in without a problem.
I was excited for them to be able to be without us and without each other for a little while. They got to be out in nature with new kids their own age and disconnected from all the technology that keeps kids from enjoying their natural surroundings as much as they used to. I knew it was going to be good for them and I knew it was going to be good for me but I still didn’t like that I didn’t get to check on them.
It was almost a two hour drive to take them to their camp and then a two hour drive back home. After four hours of driving, I was pretty much done driving around for the evening. And I was coming to grips with the fact that I left my children for a week without being able to check in on them. So, Sam and I went out for some Gyros and rented a movie to enjoy at home.
We got jipped on our gyros – they were not made how I remember a real Greek Gyro should be made but they were still pretty good. The falafel was overcooked as well. But, it was alright. It was an enjoyable meal nonetheless. And we used our dinner to decide what we were going to do for the week. We had made some plans but then our dog sitter cancelled and the weather turned yucky on us so we had to do some improvising. A week to ourselves and no real plans. I don’t know if that was good or bad.
But, then we went to RedBox and grabbed Unbroken. I read the book a few months ago and was looking forward to seeing the movie.
I won’t lie, I did feel some important details were missing and some not as important details took their place, but overall, I think it was well done. I enjoyed it and even though I read the book and knew what was going to happen, I stayed intrigued the whole time. Some parts I was more disappointed in then others but, overall, it was well enough done to get the main points across, I think.
After our wonderful 4th of July, the next day we were sending our kids to camp for a week. Now, they’ve been to a couple of weekend camps and have stayed with friends/family for a day or two a few times but a week was different. Especially this type of week. They had no form of communication. Cell phones, iPods, MP3 players, tablets – all were to be left at home.
I was leaving my kids for a week without being able to have any communication with them or check up on them in any way, shape or form. At first, it sounded nice. I won’t lie, I definitely knew I needed it. But, as I’m dropping them off and it fully sets in that we are cut off from each other for a whole week, I got a smidge sad. I didn’t like that feeling at all.
We walked them both to their cabins to get set up and situated. My youngest tried to kick me out before she even picked her bunk. I think she was just excited and a little confused about when the goodbyes were supposed to happen – really – I don’t think she was trying to get rid of me like that!
It was a long walk to my oldest’s bunk. She does not have the outgoing personality of my youngest so she seemed a little bit nervous. But we got her to her bunk and she was ready to go as well. She didn’t kick me out but she joined right in without a problem.
I was excited for them to be able to be without us and without each other for a little while. They got to be out in nature with new kids their own age and disconnected from all the technology that keeps kids from enjoying their natural surroundings as much as they used to. I knew it was going to be good for them and I knew it was going to be good for me but I still didn’t like that I didn’t get to check on them.
It was almost a two hour drive to take them to their camp and then a two hour drive back home. After four hours of driving, I was pretty much done driving around for the evening. And I was coming to grips with the fact that I left my children for a week without being able to check in on them. So, Sam and I went out for some Gyros and rented a movie to enjoy at home.
We got jipped on our gyros – they were not made how I remember a real Greek Gyro should be made but they were still pretty good. The falafel was overcooked as well. But, it was alright. It was an enjoyable meal nonetheless. And we used our dinner to decide what we were going to do for the week. We had made some plans but then our dog sitter cancelled and the weather turned yucky on us so we had to do some improvising. A week to ourselves and no real plans. I don’t know if that was good or bad.
But, then we went to RedBox and grabbed Unbroken. I read the book a few months ago and was looking forward to seeing the movie.
I won’t lie, I did feel some important details were missing and some not as important details took their place, but overall, I think it was well done. I enjoyed it and even though I read the book and knew what was going to happen, I stayed intrigued the whole time. Some parts I was more disappointed in then others but, overall, it was well enough done to get the main points across, I think.