Can I tell you?

I just got back from an adventurous 4 days spent at girls camp. I have to admit to being a tad nervous leaving my girls for such a "long" time. Whether it was because I felt they really needed me or because I really needed them, I can't quite decide. I knew they were in good hands and I am so grateful for the help that allowed me to go to this year. Once we were deep into the woods my anxiety ceased and I was able to soak in all that camp had to offer. I enjoyed the simplicity of nature and it quickly became a haven from all the technology and normalcy's of life. I loved not being tied to any sort of electronics; no Internet, no TV, no radio, with the exception of a few phone calls home to check on the herd of course. It was luxurious almost. Minus the one shower rule and sleeping on a plastic wrapped mattress.

{love these girls}

The transition from being a mom of toddlers to a cabin mom of teenagers was interesting. I was consistently entertained with their jokes and conversations. They too seemed to have their own language that left me down right baffled at times. The girls had a sweet and innocent quirkiness about them that kept me laughing. Since becoming a Young Women's leader, I've figured that I wasn't that much older than they are. For this reason I assumed that I was more of a cool cabin older sister than a mom. After hearing several songs at the dance which I didn't recognize it became more obvious to me that a decade does make a difference.
Alas, I am a total cabin mom.

There is so much to tell, but where to start?

Can I tell you that I ate more sugary junk food than I ever imagined?

Can I tell you that I savored that one hot shower until I HAD to get out?

Can I tell you that I LOVED being in nature, bugs and all?

Can I tell you how awesome my young women are?

Can I tell you how much the camp songs have changed since I was a beehive?

Can I tell you how many girls ended up getting hurt while at camp?
(no serious injuries, just girls being girls)

Can I tell you how I froze because I did a horrible job at predicting what the weather would be like?

Can I tell you how many people probably saw me sitting on the pot because they didn't know how to properly check to see if the stall is occupied or not?

Can I tell you that I felt so much more connected to the Spirit while I was at camp?

Can I tell you how spiritually renewed I feel after so many wonderful camp experiences?

Can I tell you that I missed my sweet girls and my guy but this "break" is what I really needed?

Can I tell you how much more annoying it was to turn on the radio this morning and hear a raunchy song and any song for that matter?

Can I tell you that I had 244 emails in my inbox and a long list of blog posts that needed to be read? (I'm not that popular, I'm just on a few e-mail lists)

Can I tell you how hairy my legs were when I got home?

Can I tell you how good it felt to sleep in my own bed?

Can I tell you how heavenly it was to come home to a CLEAN house and a sweet husband who had spent the morning cleaning it?

Can I tell you how excited I was to see my girls and how they seemed so much more grown up then when I left?

Can I tell you how fun camp was, how glad I was that I went, but how happy I am to be back?

OK then.