This past week Kiki has been attending Girl’s Camp. This is where the church youth group leaders take all the girls aged 12-18 for a 5 day trip to a camp in the mountains. It was not Kiki’s first time away from home for an extended period of time, but for whatever reason we all missed her a lot during the past week. Gleek and Patches were both counting down days until she returned. Link planned a special surprise for when she got back. I even cleaned up her room and folded her clothes for her. I worried that she would be cold and miserable. I wanted her to enjoy girls camp as much as I always did as a teen.
Today she came charging in the front door, reeking of campfire and dirt. Her face was sunburned and her chin had been scraped and her hair was a tangly mess. But her smile made all those things fade away. She glowed with the wonderful time she had and with the joy of being back home. Everyone clustered around her and hugged her. Then we sent her quickly to the shower. I’m so glad to have her back. Things feel right again.
Awww! 🙂
Glad your family reunion was a happy one!