Back from camping

Ha! You didn't think I meant this




because that's going to take a while before that happens...

I won't say never because I never thought I would like hiking (well to be fair, I didn't own a pair of sneakers or shoes without a minimum of 4 inch heels until a year ago) and I do.

And if you know me, you know I will try anything once! (As long as it doesn't endanger my life because I have to think of M) However there are very few friends I feel comfortable enough with (sorry folks..there's bears out there) to spend a night in the woods with...and they are not around right now so yeah...no.

What I mean by camping is summer camp! I was an assistant director of a MedQuest camp last week (kind of like a camp counselor). And I was in northern Vermont though, so there was scenery. So I got to break out my DSLR. Like these shots I took?

I hope I'll get better but these were just fun quick snaps.

What is MedQuest? It is a week long exploration of health careers for 20 fifteen y/o bright teens. And even though it wasn't my first time doing it, I do think my group this year was even more amazing! I had a lot of fun! Really miss the girls from my suite and all the girls and all the guys...basically I miss them all. I just love adolescents. Made me think maybe I should have done pediatrics after all and somehow just deal with adolescents. But alas I know that while I can hang out and mentor for a week, being in an office playing duck duck strep throat just doesn't work well for me.

It also made me remember that when I was 15, I really didn't even consider being a doctor. This was my list in my diary from when I was 14 (last time I wrote in a diary...)
1. Choreographer
2. Fashion designer/Boutique owner
3. Wedding planner
4. Spoken word poet
5. Cake designer
6. Interior designer
7. Photographer for the National Geographic

Granted even if I hadn't been on a serious track for oneof these, I still don't think I would have ever spent a week of my time in a medical centered camp. I truly admire these kids. And I can't wait to follow them and see where they land! And hopefully some of them will be my colleagues one day :)

Funny thing is though, I really still kind of want to do ALL of those careers to this day...and if you've known me for a long while you know I dabbled in pretty much all of them in some way or another like a child with severe ADHD. Oh well. I do plan on taking a cake design course one day for sure as well as I think I can still do number three. DUH! I'll just pull an Elizabeth Taylor. Le sigh.

I would offer more of my bridesmaid services but I'm frightened of becoming this girl: