And so here we go ...

Many apologies to all you (non)readers out there. I have been completely and uttler neglectful of this blog, and only remembered it Labor Day weekend when I went home for a surprise visit (a belated Happy Birthday present for Mom) and was talking again about the experiences that I had. My family (which of course includes great family friends) is so great, and they were interested in everything. They patiently sat through hundreds of photos, dozens of videos, and hours of raving, ranting, mumbling, grumbling, and dreaming about camp.

I do greatly miss camp for many reasons, but I am also glad to be back in a non-camp environment for an equal number of reasons. One thing that is really upsetting me is how much I'm already taking for granted all of the things that I missed so much at camp. For example, I am slowly losing the wonder that I had upon my initial return from camp that the water in the coming out of the sink faucet and coming out of the shower did not smell or taste like a bloody nose, and that the water in the toilet bowl is not stained a permanent orange-, yellow-nasty.

I'd like to go on in more detail about all of the things that I miss and all of the things for which I am truly grateful, as well as all of the difficult (paradoxical, confusing, abastract) transitions with which I've been struggling . But right now I just don't have the time to do so. Hopefully this coming weekend I can clean up more of the blog entries (I haven't posted since the end of July! Shame on me!) for posting and also keep up with some more recent thoughts and entries.

Much love!