First time for everything...

For the first time in forever (I'm pretty sure its forever...I don't remember this happening ever before), I have sat down and clicked "New Post" and not known what to write.  I just stared at the blank screen, not writing.  I think the reason I wanted to write is because I've been wanting to write in my story, which is three hundred miles away at home, on my computer.  I'm at camp, pausing between dishes to sit on here.  I've been wishing I had brought a notebook all weekend.  Maybe its a writer thing, but I feel lost without a notebook.  I just have these thoughts and I want to write them down so I won't forget to put them into story format later, but there isn't a blank notebook in sight!  It's rather frustrating.  And since I don't know what to write, I suppose this can be one of those blogs that is just talkign about whats happened.
I nearly had to get up in the middle of the night and take a shift walking a collicking horse last night, but she pooped (thats a good thing!) so we thought she was going to be alright and our shift wasn't necessary.  This morning, however, she turned out to not be alright and the vet is coming out to look at her.  She is in clear pain, which is sad.  At the same time, we had to say goodbye to Diamond (and hello to a new horse!!) who has been at camp since the ranch first started.  Now Odie is the last horse of the original eight.  New horse seems very calm, and while his name is Walter, we aren't sure how we feel about that.
Okay, I suppose I have satisfied a small part of my writing urge, even though I don't know what to write, and still wish I had a notebook!

Drop Everything And Read.... also titled: I get to see my true love

Is it true love if you are really tired and then think of them and can't fall asleep because all you can do is think of them?  Is it true love if they are 300 miles away but you can't wait to see them?  Is it true love if you plan your future around them?  Is it true love if you only want to be where they are?  Is it true love if you had to pay to be around them, you would do it?  If it is, then I have found my true love.  I wonder, would Lake Ellen Camp accept a request on facebook if I said I wanted to be in a relationship with them?

The other night... two nights ago I think.... I was super tired and ready to sleep.  AND THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I remembered.  I remembered that on Friday, I get to go to camp.  Then I couldn't sleep because I was so excited.  I'm still trying to work out going the next week after that as well...and then at the end of the month too.  Yeah, I'm super excited.

On another note, I spent another night reading. Back up.  I will start with afternoon. No, morning.  I got up at 8:30 or 9:00 maybe, and cleaned the house.  Vacuumed,  dusted, cleaned the bathrooms, the works.  Then I ate lunch and played some Twilight Princess.  When Dad came home, he asked if I'd like to go to C-group at the Swanson's.  Feeling like being social was a good idea, I decided to go with him.  We arrived, seeing only one other vehicle.  At that point, Dad said he "hoped they still were having it".  Oh great, he didn't even know whether or not it was on Tuesdays, or if it was canceled or not.  We went to the door anyways, where Jim answered and informed us that it WAS on Tuesday nights.  However, they hadn't had it for a few weeks, and it wasn't going on this week.  He invited us in anyways and we talked for a while before letting them get back to their business.

After that little escapade, we went shopping in town.  I got a book at Target (Last Sacrifice) and we didn't get home until about 8:00.  So, not wanting to wait til tomorrow to read my new book, I heated some rice bags and started it....and finished it.  At about...say.... 4AM?  It really was a good book, and I do not regret it because honestly?  I love staying up until absurd hours reading.  Its soooo much better than staying up watching TV or anything like that.

Long story short, I stayed up reading and it was awesome.  Slept til 11:00, but still.  Books=Cool.

FREE stuff for YOU!!

Since I returned from the wonderful world of Lake Ellen last Tuesday (the 16th I think it was..), I have yet to spend a full day at home.  While this is good in the sense that I'm keeping busy, it would be nice to have a day where I don't have to be going somewhere or coming home from somewhere.  Unless its camp, I'll go to camp any day.  So long as I never have to come back, that is.  Well, maybe to visit.  But anyways, its been busy.  I've spent the last few days at Trout Lake, near Minocqua WI, camping with family and friends.  Its always fun- georgeous sunsets, campfires, walks to the beach to stargaze, and of course lots of laughs and games and great food.

Now that I'm home, I'm gonna have to figure out an attack plan on how to see all the people I haven't seen since May or June.  At least I can accomplish a few at church tomorrow.  I haven't been to church in over a month, which I know, its absurd.  And I haven't been to MY church since May!  Or Youth Group, which has changed names apparently?  Still don't know what I'm going to do about that- not the name change part, the going to youth group part.  They are having it twice a week, so not only will I have to pick a day, I'll have to make it fit into my schedule and probably have to pay for gas (bleh!).  Gas is gross.  Oh well.

Oh hey, did I mention we have kittens? Four of them, super cute.  Two tabby, one tabby with white feet, and one really cool tabby and black and white one.  Hope they all make it.  They are super popular, so if you order one now, I'll give you a deal and you can have it twice as free than if you order when they are ready to go!  CRAZY DEAL RIGHT!?!?!?!  This offer won't last long, so be the first in your home to get one!  They're cute!  They're tiny!  They're what every home needs!

Life According to Mer with Paul's Help

FINALLY!!!!! I finally got my Road Test Scheduled!  so by September, I will hopefully have my license!  Yayyy!!!!!  Should be interesting, seeing as I haven't driven all summer, but I'm sure it will be fine.  Then I'll just need a job and a car and a boyfriend.  Jk about the boyfriend, I don't need one of those.  So there are lots of things I'm excited for.  Road Test.  Skillet Concert in November.  So even though there are two weeks of camp left, and I don't wanna go home because I love it here, I kinda wanna go home.  Not too much.  Its more that I want to stay, but I'm okay with going home.

Oh!  We went to a Rodeo last weekend, and I rode a mechanical bull, which was harder than I had expected, but I stayed on for a minute and some.  that was cool.  it was pretty interesting, but I wish there had been more speed games.  Oh well.  Life goes on.

Sorry I haven't posted.  I know, i know, I say that all the time.  But I've been sooooo busy.  Working, sleeping, chilling.  Or right now I'm sitting in the staff lounge writing this and listening to Grant sing 321 Penguins.  We had a veggie Tale marathon party thing too which I pretty much missed except for the Applepies one...I Can be Your Friend (la la la la).  Exciting Stuff.

My my look at the time.  I gotta go.  hasta lavista.

Long Time No See

Dearest Life According To Mer Blog:

I apologize sincerely for abandoning you.  It is not that i have forgotten, or don't love you, or wanted to abandon you.  It is only that I have been busy beyond all reason.  now I actually have some time and there is no one waiting for the computer.  It has been dreadfully hot this week, and sadly it won't be getting much better.  I hope you haven't missed me as much as much as I miss you, because its nearly unbearable!!  Camp has been great, I've had lots of opportunities to grow!  I was going to give you a passage I really like, but sadly this computer is blocking all the online bibles.  Which is ironic, since I'm at Bible Camp.  So you can find it yourself!  Its Joel 2:1-11.  Please read, its really really awesome.  maybe i'll post it later.  Okay, I have to go to Chapel now!!!

Sincerely,

With love;

Yours Truly,

Mer

MOOSE!!!!

1.  If Rack, Shack, and Benny would have burned, what would Moses have said?

2.  If Pete and Repete are in a boat, and Pete falls out, who is left?

3.  If 1+1 is 2, what is 2+2?

4.  Why did Columbus sail in 1492?


So, these are just a few questions.  I doubt you know the answer.  You probably think you know it, but you're probably wrong.  And you're probably wrong because you aren't the sharpest bulb in the place where they keep the apples.  Also, sorry its been FOREVER.  First weekend that I have time to actually relax and blog.  its been going good, just spent a week up at northpoint on a pack and trail.  Lots of water pumping and bucket hauling and weight lifting.  Its awesome!!!!!  And now I have to go to Mary's for a movie and popcorn!!! (I know, you're thinking "have to go? don't you want to?"  yes, I want to, but I also have to.  its not optional.  if I don't, you probably wouldn't ever read another post from me, because something bad would probably happen to me.  I t would most likely involve rope, chairs, and incinerators.)

The small town of Salem

I am currently playing "Mafia" which if you don't know what that is you should ask someone else so I don't have to explain.  Most people have played it.  We are in the staff lounge at LEC (Lake Ellen Camp) playing mafia.  I was originally the narrator, then a townsperson.  While narrator I froze Mary in a barrel of ice.  Technically it was Becky who did it since she was Mafia, but I came up with the story.  Now we are going to play Telephone Pictionary.  Again, I don't want to explain.

Also, this week we have been working on vaulting on horseback.  its really awesome.  Basically, its gymnastics on horseback.  I know, you're jealous and think thats insane!  We haven't actually done anything on the horses, just on our vaulting barrel named, The blue Roan.

so, I guess I don't really feel like blogging at this second.  Maybe in a bit.  Like a few days.  Okay.  I have to go play and be social. Ha. Inside joke. ha. ha .ha.

LEC week one

So its been a very long time since my last post.  SORRY!  I didn't mean for that, it just happened.  My Dad canceled our internet, so then I had to wait til I was at camp to use internet, and now that I'm at camp there wasn't any computers I could with internet.  I  am actually using Mary's laptop in the office right now.

so lots has happened.   TJ had his grad party, and hasn't left for San Diego yet.  And of course I'm at camp!!! It took a little skill to get all of our stuff into Becca's car, but it did all fit eventually.  I naturally forgot a lot of stuff...like my hairbrush.  I had to buy a new one.  There was also a belt that I had planned to wear but ended up wearing shorts instead so I forgot that, which isn't terrible because I have seven other belts.

This last week was long and short at the same time.  It was really hot for a lot of it, but then it was like 50 degrees yesterday and the day before.  And today its like 70 or less.  Also, getting up at seven or seven thirty is not exactly fun seeing as I hate morning.  We went bowling on Wednesday night which was lots of fun.  I have no idea what my score was, but it was fun.  Bowling usually is.  And on Thursday night (yes, I know you aren't supposed to start a sentence with 'and' but I don't care) we went to the Peterson's house and had pizza.  Outside it was SUPER buggy so we went inside.  After a little while we started a game of four men on the couch.  Which went ON, and ON, and ON.  I thinking it ended up being 2.5 hours.

Okay, I have no more that I can think of to say right now.  So all of you who have forgotten about me and my blog, this is all you get.  From now on I will try and blog more frequently.

Dreadfully Busy

WOW.  There are a couple of reasons for that WOW.  First, its been nearly a week since my last post- OOPS!! Sorry people.  Furthermore, I basically did nothing but play Zelda today.  I am really really REALLY liking Twilight Princess.  It is Epic.  Finally, the biggest of the WOWs.

THERES ONLY TWO WEEKS TIL CAMP!!!! AHHHH!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <---that pretty much sums it up, but I have more to say.  I am super excited, but it doesn't quite seem real.  I know two weeks isn't long, but I haven't even thought about packing (okay, I did a bit, but not really) and it seems like its months away still.  Its almost as if I know its coming but don't believe it and don't want to get my hopes up.  Only I DO believe in fairies...I mean that camp is coming.  Part of it could be that a lot is happening from now til then.  I have a youthgroup event on Wednesday, will hopefully be staying at Riverside on Friday night and helping work there on Saturday.  TJ graduates on Sunday, but hopefully I will NOT have to endure that.  Becca's graduation party is on Memorial Day (which is also Em and James's anniversary congrats woot woot etc).  Next Tuesday I'm going to a cookout bonfire thing.  Next Wednesday I have a YEAH! Board of Directors meeting.  Next Thursday I have a YEAH! event.  Next Saturday is TJ's graduation party/leaving for basic party.  Then I leave the day after that.  Yeah, I'd say I'm pretty busy.  So..in the next 13 days...I have 4 maybe 3 days I will not be doing anything.  Its okay though, I don't mind it.

With all that will be going on, good luck with getting a post out of me.  I will try, I really will.  But I'm not promising anything.  And in case this is my last before camp, I'm warning you that their internet isn't that best and I won't have much time, so you'll be lucky to get one blogpost a week.

Ahh I still can't believe theres only two weeks left.  Less than actually! Thirteen days.  The only downside is that it means only thirteen days to see Jack.  I am going to miss him.  A lot.  Sometimes, when I haven't been home all day, I start to miss him.  And thats after only eight hours.  I have to go approximately 1848 hours without seeing him.  Not sure I'll survive.  I will have Rusty though.  And Tank.  And Odie.  And all the people at camp of course.

{This is me failing at wrapping up the post with a good ending}