Last night we had a girl's night, a little tradition we are starting for the summer. We will have another girl's night on Thursday night and it will be every Tuesday from then on. We wanted a way to meet the girls going to the high school camp in a setting besides pre-camp meetings. Girl's night was a great way to get to know them and we had so much fun! We ate snacks, painted nails, played Twister (a big hit!), and played a version of UNO unlike the usual version. For instance, you can steal turns, swap hands of cards, acquire the entire discard pile if you're too slow at slapping yellow 2s, and at numerous points throughout the game we all had to stand up, twirl around, and sit back down to avoid getting 2 more cards. It was hilarious and I think it will be a great summer getting to know them! I am excited to have more nights like this one and to further the relationships even more by going to coffee and home visits. They were all very sweet and gracious to ignore our poorly pronounced Albanian :-) 
Today we have a junior trainer meeting for the high school camp (5 students who have been to the camp before and who will have a leadership role this summer camp), and after the meeting, I will be going to visit my Albanian family! I will be visiting Senada and her family. It will be a wonderful reunion and I can't wait to teach them the new game I brought them! Last summer I brought Dutch Blitz, an amazingly wonderful card game, and this year I brought them Twister. I had the girls last night help me to write down directions in Albanian! haha I will take pictures! I miss you all dearly! Please feel free to comment and update me on your side of the world!
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What fun! Been HIKING yet? I'm practicing. Walked the neighborhood last night with Kent, Kenz and the new puppy, Madison & Dionte. Saw Kaylee in person for the first time since the wedding. Got my jeep back! Have discovered I'm definately not a "TRUCK" person. It was however, fun driving Keith's for a week. Carson, Madison and Mallory are going to West Virginia in August with their youth group to help repair homes of those in need. I love seeing them all help the world together. I'm heading to work! Lots of new opportunities on the horizon! Hope you get to help out with FUN! Pack. Look at the Blog Tiff has created for it. You should be able to reach a link from www.purefuninc.com
Thanks for your updates....wish I was there. See you in 34 days or so! Hope to SEE some friendly faces at the airport. :)
Awww.... everyone looks so happy and what fun. Your Albanian mom looks so young too; I don't know why she looks surprised at me. That is a big family! Were you all on twister board at once?
I want to play UNO when you return!
Take care kt and I am p for good things!
mom
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