So I think Thursday's may be my favorite days at camp. I love watching the girls get all dressed up, as well as the boys gush over having an actual date to the dance. It's entirely too much fun! Today I had my normal sessions. Honestly I'm recapping Thursday and Friday on today (which is Saturday night), so things are a bit hazy. I want to highlight the points from the day. Most come from the dance. I had SO, SO, SO much fun dancing and talking with my girls at the dance. They were dying to hear Miley Cyrus' and "Hoedown Throwdown", however the DJ did not have that song. After they left the dance I ran to my room to get my computer. I quickly hurried to their cabin. For an hour and a half we had a dance party and hung out and talked. It was fun just being friends and a girl with them. I also pricked my finger for the first time. My friend Ashley had Type 1 Diabetes and has pricked my finger before. I got up the nerve to do it myself this time. I was so scared! The girls coached me on how to do it, which finger was best, what place on the finger, etc. When I mentioned I was so scared one of them said "Miss Kimberlee, think about it, you do it once tonight and you never have to do it again, we have to do it at least 8 times a day". It was all I could to to hold the tears back. I felt so selfish for taking something as little as that for granted. When my blood sugar read out 87 they quickly grabbed me a juicy juice - juice box. The girls' blood sugar has to be at 120 before they go to sleep, therefore mine was considered low. I was able to take some pictures and videos of my girls dancing to songs and singing. One girl told me she was so glad she came to camp because she felt so comfortable and had learned so much this week. She met a lot of new friends and felt more independent. She said she was so thankful she was able to come. When I hear things like that from campers, I know we as staff have done our job. Friday, goodbyes were harder than last week. Although I may not have spent as much time in activities with the girls, they were more open and we bonded more at meals. I was so sad to see them leave. Many told me they loved me and hoped to see me again next summer. I had a few girls who I literally thought would never let go when they hugged me bye. These girls were amazing. I know this week I accomplished a goal, I know for 110% I contributed and changed more than one person's life. Thats my goal for each week for the whole summer. I'm having a blast doing what I love, and can't imagine how awesome the rest of the summer is going to be.
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