Last week we gave tours to a couple of really nice families. The people were from New York City and seemed to be really excited being out in the country. We sat for a few minutes on the deck of the canteen building. A deer went by which was very exciting to see. One of the dads went over to the corner of the deck near the large outdoor fire pit. He was taking deep gulps of air. We went over to check on him and asked what he was doing. He mentioned that the air tasted so fresh and clean. He joked that he was storing up some extra oxygen for when he heads back to the city. While we all had a little chuckle it did remind us to slow down once in a while and take a deep breath of fresh air.
We wanted to tell you how much we miss being at our camp facility. The beautiful scenery at assembly with the lake in the foreground is amazing. Assembly always has that "we are family" feel to it. It is one of those special areas of camp where you never know what will happen. It is fun to stand off to the side and watch everyone separate into activity area choices. Leaving home base to have fun for an hour and then back to reconnect with your friends. Next summer we will need to have more campers stand on the stage and help run assembly. Bring your voice as you practice---"campers to your activitrees."
One of the best parts of Campus Kids is getting to know so many great people and making life long friendships. Waking up in the morning is like getting up from a big sleepover party. Our cabins sleep either 8 or 10 campers. At camp you bond so quickly with your bunk mates. The camping world is a great place to share more about yourself and learn about others. We love that at Campus Kids we have so many wonderful people from so many different backgrounds. So you can be who you are and feel great about that. It does not matter if you are tall or short, have light hair or dark hair or like sports or the arts. Being at camp is just all out fun and making friends is part of the package.
So Sunday is Trick or Treat day. This will be a busy weekend with the World Series still happening and a lot of fall football taking place. It feels like "shorts weather" will be gone from a few months. Bring on the winter because that just brings us that much closer to camp time.
Happy Halloween,
Brad and Tricia
Friday, October 29, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Photo of the Week
The chill is in the air. We were at camp on Saturday showing some nice new families around the facility. It was a little breezy, especially around the ropes course. One of the "toureys," (Is that a word? I don't think so, but lets not worry about that right now) so lets just say that toureys equals a person taking the tour. Anyway, this younger girl was almost swept into Root Beer Lake by a huge gust of wind. So we found some rocks and weighed down her pockets. Besides the windy day it was a beautiful time to waltz around camp. There were some neat happenings at camp. First, the beam gym has a nice fresh coat of paint. The gym is no longer red and now is more of a blueish gray color. It looks great. Also, the bathrooms near the office are finally finished. They are ready to use and will be very helpful during the summer. We took some pictures with our cell phone, but they came out too blurry. We will try to take better photos next week. Only at camp would photos of bathrooms make so many people happy. (That is how we roll)
Speaking of photos we were thinking of trying something new and fun. So with every blog we are going to post a Photo or two of the week. It feels like we need some theme music. We need some type of I-Carly gadget where "Sam" pushes a button and the crowd roars. How do we get one of those? So introducing the new and fun-filled "PHOTO OF THE WEEK" section to our blog. Yeah! Feel free to email us if you have any pictures that you think will make the cut.
So what's happening this week. Is everyone getting ready for Halloween? Do you have your costumes yet? BOO! Did you buy candy? We have a rule that candy needs to be purchased on 10/31. Candy that is purchased earlier tends to disappear. If you find yourself in this situation it is plausible to blame ghosts, or any other scary Halloween creatures. Ghosts have a sweet tooth and love candy corn.
Now for our weekly sports moment. The Jets and Giants continue to roll. Both baseball playoff series are tied at 1-1. We might be heading towards a seven game series. The baseball season seems to end later and later each year. Hopefully we will not see snow during any of the games. Also the season is starting for all you basketball and hockey fans. (We do have a few hockey fans at camp. Last count there were three of you) Both those seasons are very long, but the nice part is that when the playoffs end camp is just about ready to begin.
So have a great week everyone and keep thinking about camp.
Brad and Tricia
Speaking of photos we were thinking of trying something new and fun. So with every blog we are going to post a Photo or two of the week. It feels like we need some theme music. We need some type of I-Carly gadget where "Sam" pushes a button and the crowd roars. How do we get one of those? So introducing the new and fun-filled "PHOTO OF THE WEEK" section to our blog. Yeah! Feel free to email us if you have any pictures that you think will make the cut.
So what's happening this week. Is everyone getting ready for Halloween? Do you have your costumes yet? BOO! Did you buy candy? We have a rule that candy needs to be purchased on 10/31. Candy that is purchased earlier tends to disappear. If you find yourself in this situation it is plausible to blame ghosts, or any other scary Halloween creatures. Ghosts have a sweet tooth and love candy corn.
Now for our weekly sports moment. The Jets and Giants continue to roll. Both baseball playoff series are tied at 1-1. We might be heading towards a seven game series. The baseball season seems to end later and later each year. Hopefully we will not see snow during any of the games. Also the season is starting for all you basketball and hockey fans. (We do have a few hockey fans at camp. Last count there were three of you) Both those seasons are very long, but the nice part is that when the playoffs end camp is just about ready to begin.
So have a great week everyone and keep thinking about camp.
Brad and Tricia
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Avenues
There were two roads diverged in a yellow wood. (Bonus points for the first person who knows what poem that is from) Well its fall and the roads are now blanketed by shades of reds, yellows, and browns. At least it is that way in Connecticut. Hopefully everyone had a great holiday weekend. Maybe in honor of Mr. Columbus we should have Monday and Tuesday off. Then we can have Wednesday off for Americo Vespucci. (Lots of students all over are cheering this plan) It is weird that weekends go by so quickly. Maybe we should switch to a four day week and a three day weekend. Everyone would agree to lengthen the work day to cover things that need to be done. Now this concept is only value for non-camp time. Of course Campus Kids needs to continue to be the Monday through Friday sleep away camp and home on the weekends. (Unless you go on a weekend adventure trip)
Boo! Halloween is not far away. It is always fun to see everyone in their costumes. It reminds us of some of the wild camp dances when everyone gets so into the theme. Over the years we have seen some really crazy stuff. One year there was an outer space dance. There were some creepy aliens out that night. Another fun night was a country and western dance. There were lots of pigtails, freckles, boots and one Hannah Montana hoedown throw down. Last summer we had the seven wonders dance, which you might wonder what that might be. Well, many people used their creative talents and had some very interesting costumes. Here are some other themes we have seen over the years: the 5th element, pj party, Hollywood, black and white, deck of cards, superheros, goodies vs. baddies, and so many more. If you have any ideas and thoughts for camp dance themes then send them along to the office. We love hearing your suggestions.
Sports moment of the week. Round one of the baseball playoffs is now complete. We saw some great games and even a no-hitter. It is now down to four teams. (The Yankees, The Rangers, The Giants, The Phillies) All four teams are very strong with great pitching staffs. The baseball season is very long at 162 games. Every team fights hard to be the last one standing. Winning the World Series is certainly not an easy task. Even if you are not a baseball fan, it is easy to enjoy the intensity of baseball moments. Unlike any other sport, baseball can "stay in the moment" for very long periods of time. There is no play clock or timers in baseball. A single at bat can last for many minutes. While this can be boring for some, it can also make those magic baseball moments priceless. Keep cheering for your favorite team and enjoy these great battles.
Well time to close down for this week. Have a safe and wonderful journey on whatever avenues you travel.
We will chat with you soon.
Brad and Tricia
Boo! Halloween is not far away. It is always fun to see everyone in their costumes. It reminds us of some of the wild camp dances when everyone gets so into the theme. Over the years we have seen some really crazy stuff. One year there was an outer space dance. There were some creepy aliens out that night. Another fun night was a country and western dance. There were lots of pigtails, freckles, boots and one Hannah Montana hoedown throw down. Last summer we had the seven wonders dance, which you might wonder what that might be. Well, many people used their creative talents and had some very interesting costumes. Here are some other themes we have seen over the years: the 5th element, pj party, Hollywood, black and white, deck of cards, superheros, goodies vs. baddies, and so many more. If you have any ideas and thoughts for camp dance themes then send them along to the office. We love hearing your suggestions.
Sports moment of the week. Round one of the baseball playoffs is now complete. We saw some great games and even a no-hitter. It is now down to four teams. (The Yankees, The Rangers, The Giants, The Phillies) All four teams are very strong with great pitching staffs. The baseball season is very long at 162 games. Every team fights hard to be the last one standing. Winning the World Series is certainly not an easy task. Even if you are not a baseball fan, it is easy to enjoy the intensity of baseball moments. Unlike any other sport, baseball can "stay in the moment" for very long periods of time. There is no play clock or timers in baseball. A single at bat can last for many minutes. While this can be boring for some, it can also make those magic baseball moments priceless. Keep cheering for your favorite team and enjoy these great battles.
Well time to close down for this week. Have a safe and wonderful journey on whatever avenues you travel.
We will chat with you soon.
Brad and Tricia
Monday, October 4, 2010
October Happenings
Hello everyone in CK land,
Happy fall to all! There are so many great things to do this time of the year. Remember the really cold weather is not too far away, so we should enjoy as much of the outdoors as possible. Maybe you can find some time to go on a hayride or go pumpkin picking. Some places have haunted hayrides if you like that type of scare. There are some farms that have amazing corn mazes. Have you ever tried one of them? They can be really wild and not as easy as you might think. Of course the fall has lots of sporting events happening. There are lots of games happening all over the area. Of course the fall is a great time to go for a hike, ride a bike, go fishing or head out to your local park to throw a football around. You don't have to be a nature lover to enjoy all the beautiful fall colors. It really is one of the treats that we get to enjoy in the northeast. (Florida does have nice palm trees to stare at)
We were at camp this weekend doing tours. We always tell you how beautiful camp gets this time of the year. It really does and walking around the lake is breathtaking. There has been some neat things done at camp over the last few weeks. The beam gym has been painted and it is now a blueish gray color. The maintenance staff has also done a lot of tree trimming so the villages look great. When we do tours we always decorate a cabin to show how it is used during the summer. This year we picked cabin two in Kalagesi. It is a fun village to show and it is a nice place to chat before heading to Lookout Point. Many times during the tours people will comment about how nice the village is arranged. Well we know how the village setting becomes part of your summer experience. Do you think there are any campers that have lived in every village? Probably not. Maybe there are some staff members that have accomplished this rare feat.
Hopefully everyone who is reading this blog is also a facebook fan of Campus Kids Minisink. (www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Jervis-NY/Campus-Kids-Minisink) We have over 600 friends so join in on the party. You can also follow us on twitter. (www.twitter.com/ckminisink)
Have a great week and we will catch up soon.
Brad and Tricia
Happy fall to all! There are so many great things to do this time of the year. Remember the really cold weather is not too far away, so we should enjoy as much of the outdoors as possible. Maybe you can find some time to go on a hayride or go pumpkin picking. Some places have haunted hayrides if you like that type of scare. There are some farms that have amazing corn mazes. Have you ever tried one of them? They can be really wild and not as easy as you might think. Of course the fall has lots of sporting events happening. There are lots of games happening all over the area. Of course the fall is a great time to go for a hike, ride a bike, go fishing or head out to your local park to throw a football around. You don't have to be a nature lover to enjoy all the beautiful fall colors. It really is one of the treats that we get to enjoy in the northeast. (Florida does have nice palm trees to stare at)
We were at camp this weekend doing tours. We always tell you how beautiful camp gets this time of the year. It really does and walking around the lake is breathtaking. There has been some neat things done at camp over the last few weeks. The beam gym has been painted and it is now a blueish gray color. The maintenance staff has also done a lot of tree trimming so the villages look great. When we do tours we always decorate a cabin to show how it is used during the summer. This year we picked cabin two in Kalagesi. It is a fun village to show and it is a nice place to chat before heading to Lookout Point. Many times during the tours people will comment about how nice the village is arranged. Well we know how the village setting becomes part of your summer experience. Do you think there are any campers that have lived in every village? Probably not. Maybe there are some staff members that have accomplished this rare feat.
Hopefully everyone who is reading this blog is also a facebook fan of Campus Kids Minisink. (www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Jervis-NY/Campus-Kids-Minisink) We have over 600 friends so join in on the party. You can also follow us on twitter. (www.twitter.com/ckminisink)
Have a great week and we will catch up soon.
Brad and Tricia
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