i love beach music.

Thursday was nothing to write home about. I was sick. I slept all day. Whatever. But, I felt a little better for Friday, closing day. My family came up to visit, which was amazing. They also brought Caitlin Dziubek, my sister's best friend from Tampa. It was so good to see all of them. And I am not going to be able to see my dad on Father's Day, so my brother and I made him a card and gave it to him yesterday. He also brought me my new camera, which was so freakin awesome. I have been taking picture after picture since I got it. But, the family got here at like 12 and we got to hang out and eat lunch. But, the funniest thing happened. Ashley Olson is one of our nurses here, along with her mother, Beth. I decided that I want to be part of that family, so I told Beth and Ashley that I plan on marrying Ashley sometime this summer. So, yesterday, I sent my parents to go get a fake engagement ring from the Conference Center bookstore before they came here. In the middle of the dining hall, I got on one knee and proposed to Ashley. The best part was that, at first, she honestly thought I was serious and she just looked completely shell-shocked. But as soon as she realized that I wasn't serious, she started playing along and yelling and telling people how excited she was to get married. We even took a fake engagement picture so people could see the ring. It was hilarious. My mom even stood to the side and acted as a photographer. That was the one factor that made it obvious that the whole thing was a joke. If I had really been proposing, my mother would have had to take some sort of sedative a few hours in advance. We had closing, the family left, blah blah blah. We had a staff meeting, then the staff left, and Session Break started. We ordered pizza for the kids and then took them putt-putt. Then, today, we took them to a water park and I got really sunburned. (Sorry Mom...) But, I am feeling much better. The water park was incredibly sketchy though. It was in the middle of Tennessee, and there were a lot of really gross people there. I'm not judging, just being honest. At one point, I was talking to Brooke and Kelly, and Kelly leans over to me and goes, "I don't want to freak you out, but there is a Band-Aid floating between your legs." I obviously freaked out and promptly exited the water. I was afraid to touch it again because of urine and syphyllis. Umm, sick nasty. More to come later...