MDA Summer Camp was a SUCCESS! We had 58 campers, 65 volunteers and a team of Medical Staff to assist this year. The theme "League of Superheroes" was a hit.. every year the campers get to vote on the theme for the following year! So for 2010 - we'll be "Jammin' in the Jungle". Camp touched my heart in SO many ways - you definitely look at your life in a totally different way after spending a week with Jerry's Kids! I also felt myself more "at ease" with this camp then any other camp I've been to & had a leadership role with. There's no need to get worked up over the small stuff there.. the kids are just happy to be there, to be barrier free and to experience things they aren't able to on an everyday basis.
Other updates in my life... since I havn't blogged in awhile!
After my last blog - I let my guard down! Met a great guy named Matt... which, I'm sure you've all heard me talk about "Magic Matt" by now - well that's him! LOL Matt has became pretty good friends with both Kristin and I over the past month - everything from showing his skill in magic tricks/illusions, to being our babysitter on the evenings when we can't babysit ourselves (haha!) to grilling us the greatest steak dinner ever! I don't ever foresee myself dating Magic Matt - but I'm pretty darn proud of myself for letting my guard down, letting a guy come up & talk to me, keeping conversation with him and now having a great friendship out of it - there is nothing to complain about there!
I also met another guy.. Derek, but his friends call him "Boomer". He's probably the reason I hate to date! Derek actually works with my bff (facebook wifey!) Sharon at ASK Powersports.. Derek was talking about girls and Sharon said "Oh my gosh! I don't know why I never thought of this before, but you NEED to meet my friend Laura!" So she gave him my number (with my approval!) and the phone calls began.. we'd talk for hours a night about anything & everything.. opened up with one another fairly quickly and finally agreed to meet that weekend .. of course, he comes over - we watch a baseball game, hang out with my roommate Kristin, he kisses me good night, can't wait to call me again - and .... yeah, that was it. We talked the following day.. and then, nothing.. Sharon knows the rest of the story, but I'm not so sure I want to hear it. He was the complete opposite of what I'm normally attracted to - tattoos, piercings, biker guy, and loves Bob Marley - he was an awesome guy with an awesome personality.. not sure I could have taken him home to Father Joe (LOL) but it would have been worth the shot. Oh well... life goes on, right? Right!
My birthday was fabulous.. THANK YOU Kristin, Sharon, Steph, Wes, Chris, Steph's little Sister, Val & Derrick for coming out to Ann & Tony's for dinner that evening! And to KRISTIN who surprised me at work with Roses & Calli Lillies and my bedroom a complete mess of balloons & streamers! It was amazing :) I'm 24 now.. means, I'm getting old!
Well I guess I better get back to work... I'll keep you all updated on the happenings of my life! On another positive note - this past Friday I paid off 2 of my 3 credit cards AND my car! Hopefully now that means I can start saving money.. I'm making a lot more than I was before, but I just can't get caught up from the time I was laid off.. I need a stimulus package..
Dear Obama..
