I LOVE Road Trips! It may just be one of my favorite things from college. Well Saturday Randi and I took a little road trip to Camp Desoto in North Alabama (Look Out Mountain).
Rachel, my very soon to be new sister in law, is working at Camp Desoto for the first session. One reason I adore Rachel is that she LOVES camp too! I could devote a whole blog on why I think camp, and especially a resident camp, is so wonderful for children. My hearts desire if for my children to be able to escape the craziness of the world each summer, where they can be loved and nurtured and to be free of the pressures society is constantly throwing at them. When I mention sending my children off for 3 or 4 weeks in the summer to camp my mother in love ( side tangent- my friend amy refers to her mother in law as a mother in love, and I like it. Mother in law can sound kinda evil, and my certainly isn't, so mother in love from here on out) gives me that, "I can't believe you could send your babies off" look. At least with Rachel being a camp girl, I know the idea of camp will grow on Dee Dee.
Apologies for all the tangents.
So Randi and I were off. I must say Randi was a great co pilot. There has been speculation on her directional skills, but I can reassure you she can read a map! We had fun exploring the "Joe Frank Thomas Highway" and a nice little Starbucks detour. It was a fun girls afternoon in the car.
I had called Desoto earlier in the week to make sure Rachel would have time to hang out and show us around but mostly to make sure it was a surprise. We surprised her! I think we all got a little teary when we saw her sweet face! We visited during rest hour and sat on this great swing in the shade. It was so peaceful. Rachel took us down the road to the Mentone Market and we enjoyed root beer and diet coke.
Rachel was a camper at Desoto for 8 years and has been on staff for the past 4 (I think 4). Camp has been a tremendous part of Rachel's life. I am so thankful I saw a glimpse of it today with her and Randi.
It was a perfect summer afternoon for a road trip.
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