I choose to live in here....

When you grow up in this little community and marry your high school boyfriend (who has deeper roots than I) you learn to accept that you will run into everyone else that has the same scenario and you will find that you can find a connection with anyone in this community or they know your family or friends. About 20 people a year are able to break away from Idaho Falls and move to other places. In reality about 10 of them find there way back to move"HOME". Based on the choices I have made I will continually run into old "friends" or make a connection with someone during the week (good or bad).

Now I will admit due to my profession I have a high profile community job where I interact with many people, so I am at risk to be put in these situations quite often. I have run into people from high school, old ward members, people who knew me as a little girl, and others who know my family or Kelly's family. Some of these interactions have been fun and others are quite awkward. One day while at work I even met the father-in-law of an old boyfriend. (that's a funny story)
I had one a the funniest things happen to me at work yesterday and today it still makes me laugh a little. Our blood drive was at Kelly's work yesterday. While he was donating another guy came and sat in the chair next to him. Kel is so good to make sure he introduces me to everyone and make me familiar with his co-workers. So he says "Jen have you ever met Eric ****** " I looked at him and said "no, Nice to meet you Eric *****" and after processing the name in my head several times I looked at him and said "Are you the same Eric ****** from South Bonneville?"
He had recognized me but I would never have placed him in this lifetime. I walk over to Kelly's chair and explained quietly to him that he was my very first boyfriend and that I broke up with him because I thought he was kind of a geek. In Eric's defense he was such a nice guy and now make fabulous money! It was a funny situation and probably more awkward for me than him. I do live in the community I grew up in and so what should I expect? Good thing we all grow up and become better people!

Girls Camp Got Wisdom? WORD!

Who knew I could make it four days in a tent but I made it! Being the camp director this year has been such a blessing in my life, I have had the best week. I started the week off with no sleep because I kept thinking about things that I forgot to pack and things I wanted to get for all these girls! At 2:30 I went to bed and by 3:00 am I was at walmart getting moleskin for the hike.

Our Theme this year was fairies. Our ward choose the tooth fairies. I made all the girls tutu's we were particularly cute! We started off the week with a bang! (Andrea I knew you would love how wrote that! just for you!) The elderly couple that was the camp host for the summer scared the girls about bears so we had to deal with that all week. And the morning of the hike Kelly had to ask the girls if they heard the coyote at 4 am! Thanks KEL! I got one of our priesthood to wear a tutu during our skit...WE LOVE BRO LOTT! And then the pranking started! I believe in good fun pranks, I had our girls leave with all the other wards a crown and tooth brush with a sign that said GOT WISDOM? We stole other ward flags and left fake teeth with notes to get other ward to come up to our camp. When they came to retrieve there belongings we would give them all a toothbrush.

My very favorite part of camp is when the girls decided to prank the leaders. We were in our tent having solo time(sleeping), the girls had gone down to the creek to write in there journals. We had an extended solo time on Wed after the hike so they could nap if they wanted. We woke up to Saran Wrap being applied to our tent. They had pinned our zipper closed and kept saying "try to get out" to that we laughed! and Laughed and laughed. Like we wanted to leave the tent from our great nap. Silly girls. So the pranking continued the rest of camp we had a blast! To get the girls back we took squirt guns and ambushed them while they were cleaning the bathrooms. That was a proud moment for me, I have been pranking these girls for years and they have never pranked back until now.

We had all the fathers as priesthood for the week and that made the experience for the girls soooo amazing! I was so thankful for all their dads. This was Kelsies first year and Kenzie's second I think they both loved having Kelly and I there for the entire week. I know I was thankful for Kelly, he treated all the girls like princesses.

The last night it rained and rained and rained so we had to move the girls from there tent into the cabin it became a huge muddy mess :) Who has ever been to Darby without rain? Makes for a fun experience?