Chicken Soup for the Mortal Soul

• Aug. 5, 2008 - Camp... VBS... Relatives... in the Span of Three Weeks? AAHH!!

Posted in Travel

Well, my dearest viewers, I am finally back on the computer for now.

My new schedule is that I will be blogging/visiting your blogs on Tuesdays.

Alright, time for an update. Several things have happened since I have been gone. I have had VBS one week, and two days later, I went to a Christian church camp. The day after I got back from camp, we had relatives come to my house for three days. Then they left this morning.

Talk about busy!

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Alright, just a little bit about the camp.

The camp is located in the middle of nowhere, out in the sticks, so that it's away from the influence of the city.

It has a lake which you can swim in, and is surrounded by corn-fields.

In the lake, they have a giant blob, which catapults you into the air when someone else jumps on it, a waterslide, and also ziplines (not to mention a floating dock which you can swim out to).

The blob is a thing of terror for me. The second time I got onto it, I flopped my head back just before a guy weighing close to 200 pounds jumped onto it.

WHIP-LASH!!!

I flew up into the air, my headed swimming, everything in a blur. Then, I hit the water on my side, bruising my hip.

Ouch!

That is why I have a fear of the blob.

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The camp was a Christian camp, run by the YTC (Youth Temperance Council). The kids were very good, and knew how to behave, which was a blessing.

The leadership was amazing, because they were responsible, and kept the kids in line, while also interacting with them.

The band, called S.H.A.R.C. (Serving Him A Risen Christ), was awesome. I got to personally interact with them, and spend time with them, and get to know them.

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Another great thing about the camp was that my First cousin-in-law once removed Steve and his wife, my First cousin once removed Carolyn, were in charge of it.

It's always nice to have relations to the leadership! :-)

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That was my awesome week at camp!

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Alright, I've got to go now. I'll hopefully be back next Tuesday with another post!

Thanks for reading!

~Nick

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• Jun. 23, 2008 - I'm Back...

Posted in Travel

Well, I'm very sorry I haven't commented or posted in forever. I just got back from a week-long vacation in Minnesota.

Two weeks ago, my Mom's parents had their 50th Anniversary, on a Sunday. It was a very big ordeal for everyone.

Then, exactly one week later, my family headed up to Minnesota for my Dad's parent's 50th Anniversary! The trip took about 14 hours, or so, one way. That means 28 hours in the van. That sure was fun... :-)

I'll do a real post soon, but for now, I just wanted to let you know that you've not been abandoned... :-)

~Nick

© Copyright 2008 by Nick Joel.

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• Dec. 31, 2007 - Trip to Georgia

Posted in Travel

Welcome to all my adoring fans! (ha ha ha)

Well, I just got back about and hour or two ago from a trip down to Georgia. My cousin Kayla got married! She married this guy named Brandon who, in my opinion, looks like Boromir from Lord of the Rings. Anyways...

Here's a detailed account of what happened during our trip.

We (my family and I) left on the 27th of December, the year 2007, to go down to Georgia. The main reason we were going was because my cousin Kayla was getting married. We left the 27th, she got married on the 28th. When we arrived at Georgia (it took us nine hours of van ride to get there...), we had about an hour to get dressed and ready to go to the reception of my cousin's wedding.

When we got to the reception area (this was for the rehearsal, not the real wedding), I was kinda' shocked to see that it was really fancy. Like, black tie occasion. I had a hard time being polite, because, well... let's just say that this was first for me, you know, eating in a fancy club and all...

I survived, and after the meal, I went to my Aunt and Uncles, along with my brother Antiphilobe and my sisters Tiko and Inkenpoo. Anways, the next day was the wedding. It was neat, and really fancy. I got to pass out the little bulletin things.

After the wedding, we went to the real reception. It was also really fancy. Though I knew I should be polite... the slug within me told me to put M&Ms on my salad, and guess what? It tasted wonderful!

I was planning to go hunting with my Uncle on the 29th, but unfortunately we all caught the flu. :-(

My family and I went home on the 31st. And let me tell you, it was miserable. Imagine riding for nine hours in a van with two people throwing up constantly, and yourself feeling like throwing up, and trying not too... you know, all that good stuff... :-)

Anyways, we made it home in one piece.

Well, that wasn't too long for you to read now, was it? :-)

Thanks for reading my post!

~Grelb, the ruler of the world, the conqueror or injustice, the destroyer of evil, etc...

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