emily elizabeth: SO MUCH EXCITEMENT

It's that time of year again! Time to reapply for Camp Pike counselor! Ah! I can't believe it's already here. I am so excited for this next year of camp (if I make it again) and cannot wait to find out who will be a part of the counseling staff this year. There are a ton of really great people applying and I wish that there was some way that we had room for every last one of them, but I know that whoever gets chosen will be the perfect choice. I can't wait to watch the new counselors experience what I experienced last year and for the counselor family to grow once again. Camp Pike counselors are definitely the greatest group of people you will ever meet and I can't wait for the newbies to discover that.

Two Fridays ago the application packet was due which is the super easy part of the process. After they look over that for a little, they contact you for an interview. Oh how I hate interviews. I have never ever once had a super good interview... EVER. But finally today was my interview and I think it went pretty well. I was extremely nervous though and they could tell, but it was nice to be like wow I'm super nervous and hear them tell me I have no reason to. It made the whole thing a little less painful. They asked me about last year and about how I'd been preparing for camp this year and it was really nice to be able to talk about how my friends and I run our own bible study and how much that has helped me prepare for camp this summer. I can't wait to share what I've learned from bible study with all my campers and encourage them to start their own as well. They also asked about my talents which was really nice because no one really knows that I have musical (kinda) and artistic talents. I also got to talk about my devo from last year, which I loved to talk about. I'm basically a pro on the subject now and it was cool to explain it to them as well and say how much I enjoyed sharing my thoughts with everyone at camp even though it was super nerve racking.

Well in a few more weeks I'll probably come back here and talk about the results! I'm thinking I have a pretty good chance of getting accepted again. Mostly because I think we have just the right number of girls applying. But I won't let myself be too certain that I'll get it because you really never know what's going to happen. I'm just leaving it all in God's hands. I've been praying a ton about my application and interview so now I just gotta keep praying for my friends applying and that when they go through the decision process they don't have anything bad to say about me or them! Ah! I can't wait!

Let's throw it back to last year with a few of my favorite pictures...