Camp Mac Flashback

A happy couple on the last day of Camp Mac Summer 03. We had no idea where our relationship would go from here...

"Lower Lake" one early morning where I taught many campers how to ski.

My cabin, Oak Ridge. I was in charge of about 12 girls ranging from 2nd to 7th grade.

This weekend Patrick and I house sat for his parents at their house in Munford, AL (home of Camp Mac). Their house is less than a mile down Cheaha Rd from camp. Patrick's parents both worked at camp for several years; they even lived on camp grounds as newly weds. As most of you know Patrick and I met there during the Summer of 03. Patrick was a camp veteran having worked there for several years. I decided one summer that I wanted to be a camp counselor so after talking to a friend from Dothan that had worked there, I decided to pursue a job there. I was the senior counselor for the girls in Oak Ridge cabin, a ski instructor/boat driver, a power boating instructor, etc. Patrick was in charge of team sports and was a life guard for the many water activities. Some of the activities offered to kids at Camp Mac include: water skiing, power boating, horseback riding, wilderness skills, team sports, rifelry, archery, tennis, arts & crafts, and many other fun activities. This is Camp Mac's 60th Summer!

Friday night we visited some of the Camp Mac staff and ate burgers by the pool. They had just checked out the first group of campers and were preparing for the arrival of the next group. After burgers, we watched some of Ferris Bueller's Day Off in the "Little Theater". We reminisced about the first time Patrick held my hand :). 

 

Saturday we spent the day at Lake Wedowee with Coach Snider and his family. Patrick and Coach Snider coached baseball together at Cleburne County High School from 2003-2005 (his first teaching job). Later that night we drove back to camp to see some of the counselors that just arrived. They had just gotten done with their big staff meeting. Everyone was very excited to see Patrick and his pregnant wife. It was fun to see some of my former campers that were now counselors there. 

Sunday morning Patrick played basketball with some of the guys from camp and then we headed back to Birmingham to eat Father's Day lunch with my parents and sister.