I can’t believe that tomorrow is the last day in June.  It went by really fast.  But looking back I realize I did so much and had a good time throughout it.  Three cheers for June!

I just got back from cheer camp on Saturday.  It was by far the best camp I’ve taken my squad to in the last 5 years that I’ve been a coach.  It was a fairly small camp because some other schools that had been signed up were still in school due to making up for snow days.  Can you imagine?  Still in school during the 4th week of June?  Ugh.  But it made camp nicer for the teams that did make it because we got a lot more individualized attention.  And the girls did great!  I think 16 (out of 21) of them were nominated for All American and 6 actually made the All American team (I think there were only 12 total for the entire camp).  One of the girls was named Top All American of the camp for the second year in a row (and she’s only going to be a junior this year).  One of the seniors was “apped” at the end of the camp.  That means that the NCA staff thought she was good enough to try out for their staff next year and she got a special application to do so.  The team as a whole won the “Top Performance Team” award and received a Nationals bid.  And the other coach and myself won a “Been There, Done That” award acknowledging our commitment, knowledge and dedication to our squad and to cheerleading as a whole.  All in all it was a fabulous 4 days.  Except for the mattresses we slept on in the dorms – we called them our “cement slabs”.  It was seriously an adult version of a crib mattress.  And there was a ginormous hill that we had to go down and up 3 times a day.  Which was never fun, but at least I felt like my legs and butt were getting a good workout.  Makes up for all the cafeteria food we ate there (which was actually pretty tasty).  And now I have a break until August!!!

On to other summer plans.  I’m leaving for Alaska this Friday.  I’m going to be there for about 10 days, but already I’m wondering how I’m going to cram in all my plans.  There are a lot of people to see.  Last time I was there it was for a short trip around Thanksgiving so I didn’t get to see a whole lot of my friends for very long.  I’d like to be able to spend a little more time with everyone.  And some of my other out of state friends will be up there because it is our 10 year high school reunion and we’re all heading back for it.  (Can I just say that I’m so looking forward to the day after the reunion?  Not because I’m nervous about seeing anyone, just because even the idea of planning this event has caused me anxiety for the past year and now I won’t have to think about reunions again for another 10 years.)  I also get to help with one of my best friend’s younger brother’s wedding.  He is getting married to his high school sweetheart who I actually knew when she was just a wee toddler.  And I’ve known the groom since he was in middle school.  Whenever I think of him I just think about him doing calf raises on their stairs because he wanted to get stronger so he could make the 8th grade basketball team.  And now he’s getting married!  And of course I’m excited to see the neice and nephew.  I sent a card to my neice to tell her that I’d be coming and that I hoped we could have a sleepover.  My mom told me that she was very excited about this prospect and had already decided we’d do it at Granny and Granddaddy’s house rather than her own (I have a feeling that’s because she gets spoiled more there).

Anyway, lots of blah blah blah here in this post.  But I’m excited.  Excited about what this past month has brought my way and what’s coming around the corner.  And thinking a lot about how blessed I am.  And that I have a good life.  And that I’m a lucky girl.