Snow and Ice

I was giving a tour at camp on Saturday and walked past the sand volleyball court. I was telling a potential new family how popular volleyball and newcomb are at camp. Of course the court is completely covered with snow which inspired me to mention that we no longer play "snow volleyball" during the summer. My attempt at humor got a small chuckle (In my mind I heard a huge laugh)from the 11 year old potential camper. I thought it was very clever. I am sure that somewhere Kathryn is shaking her head at another cheesy line from her unfunny husband. Anyway, walking around campus during the winter is strange. I kept looking for some green grass and some happy campers. Luckily, I had a photo album with me to show some smiling faces and camp in action. So a few moments later, I am standing near the flag pole near the sports fields. The temperature is 20 degrees and the wind is really blowing. I showed the family a picture of Waterworld and Carnival. I was so cold that I could barely hold the pictures. I did start to feel warmer as I was explaining how exciting Waterworld and Carnival are. I cannot wait for all this snow and ice to be gone. Enough with this winter mess already and bring on the games of camp!

This is always a very exciting part of the year for Kathryn and myself. Campers are enrolling daily and groups are filling up. I really enjoy the process of putting together the staff team. For all you sports fans, I sometimes feel like the general manager of a championship team. Campus Kids is lucky that we have so many returning superstars every year. I know our staff is so dedicated to making camp the most amazing place. I can already tell you that 2009 is going to be a special summer. The excitement level is already building. There have been many new ideas and additions to camp already discussed. I am going to share them with you in future blogs. I know the suspense is painful, but good things come to those who wait.

This week we are starting to discuss our Weekend Adventure plans for the 2009 summer. If you are new to CK, then let me explain a little about Weekend Adventures or WEA. During the summer we plan 3 weekend trips to amazing places. The trips are the connector weekends in-between weeks 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. Past summer trips have included: Boston, White Water Rafting, Hershey, Cooperstown, Dorney Park, Six Flags, Lake George and lots more. The trips do change every year and we do repeat some of everyone's favorites. The trips depart on Friday afternoon and return Monday morning around the same time that our regular buses arrive back to camp. We stay in nice hotels and really pack a lot of activities into a short amount of time. I love the "WEA" trips and they are always some of my top highlights every summer. Feel free to send along any suggestions or ideas to either Kathryn or myself. We love getting your input and feedback and want to make sure we have the best trips for this summer.

I love writing this blog. I hope I am not boring anyone to tears. I will write again soon, but I need to get back to work. Be well and stay warm.

Brad