Camp

A few weeks ago, I made the really hard decision to not return to camp this summer. It was pretty unexpected for me, but with leaving for college, interning, and time this summer, it's really just easier for me to stay in Virginia this year.

I still love camp with my whole heart and it's killing me not being there right now for Junior Staff weekend. The best summers of my life were spent on the shores of South Carolina and the memories I made there will always be some of my favorites.

Right now I'm hoping to get back to the lake in July for a closing ceremony, but it's still going to be definitely weird not to start packing up my stuff in a few weeks to get ready to leave.

All good things must come to an end, and camp was definitely a good thing. I'll be a bunny till I die!

xx

Summer Recap!

Summer 2012, has been without a doubt, the best summer of my life. I'll always look fondly, with a hint of nostalgia, upon these past three months. It's safe to say I've grown exponentially as a person, both personally, professionally, and academically. I got super super tan, one of my main goals, took a ton of risks, reaped the rewards and repercussions, ran a lot, made some serious life decisions, applied to college, studied, shopped, drank a lot of diet coke, gave up Starbucks, stayed up late, woke up early, and got renewed, refreshed, and reacquired a sense of peace.

Ensley came to visit me!

My sweet CIT friend mCe

One of my swim class babies!

My Buzzard, a kind of secret santa at camp, and I!

One of my fave campers after I tied her bandana!

A trip to ATL,

Athens,

and Tuscaloosa were fun!

A visit with the original Royar!

Many mornings with my toes in the sand

Posin' with Stonewall Jackson's Arm

And new and old friends at ISLC Georgetown...

My friend from Kenya!

SGG love!

Summer 2012, you were the ish. But I can't lie, Pumpkin Spice Lattes are calling my name.

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Summer, Part I

Where in the world have I been? After a whirlwind Junior Year, I sped off to the lake for five wonderful weeks of lifeguarding, lake-swimming, and camp counseling! After Mumsy picked me up from the Lake, we took off for a trip around The South: Columbia, Atlanta, Athens, and Tuscaloosa!

I can't wait to get back into writing and catch y'all up on my life! Happy Monday!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

It's Two Bare Feet On The Dashboard...

It's Summertime!

As of 11 a.m. I am free as a bird, done with Pre-Calculus forever, and officially a SENIOR in high school! 

Tomorrow I leave for my favorite place in the world: camp!

I will be working with our Older Girls and at the pool! I am so excited to be back at camp for my first year on staff!

I will be posting sporadically for the next six weeks or so, but I will try and keep up with reading y'alls blogs! I do love reading and commenting on them!

Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Happy Friday!

With my first week back in the US under my belt, one quiz made up, and bags packed for camp this weekend, I am feeling so renewed with hope about the end of this year!

I'm also terribly excited about a new movie coming out, perfectly timed with my trip to India!

I can't wait to see it sometime next week!

Have a wonderful weekend and good luck to anyone taking the SAT on Saturday!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Mischance It Was That Brought Me Here...

I can't believe my CIT month is over.  

It was, literally, the fastest month of my life.  I was in a Middle Girls cabin 2nd session with 16 campers and Older Girls 3rd session with 12 campers.  2nd session, I worked at Tennis in the mornings and 3rd I worked at Sailing!

I enjoyed tennis because I got to work with two of my closest CIT friends and the staff was great but I absolutely adored sailing! I got the cutest campers on my boats and I loved getting to know them.  The last night a little girl came up to me and thanked me for teaching her how to sail and making her not afraid of the boat.

I also got my Silver and Gold Bandana while at camp!  The bandana system is one of the most genius systems I've ever come across.  You can get up to ten points in each activity at camp and a Silver Bandana is worth 72 points and a Gold is worth 120.  For a Gold Bandana, campers can choose their own entrance onto the stage.  For CITs, we got to enter as racecar drivers! It was definitely one of the coolest nights of my life.

What didn't we do? 

We worked hard, some hardly worked, danced alot, spent many mornings in a chapel with no air conditioning, played letter writing games, drank a lot of sun cups, hid behind freezers, climbed posts, walked a lot of trails, almost got attacked by a raccoon and a squirrel, drank too much sweet tea, did the John Wall, went to a concert with performers all the way from the Golden Coast, sang this during our last Talent Show, went to Canteen at least three times a day, got 16 bandanas, spent too many hours on our porches, learned to shag, went skiing, wakeboarding and everything in between, slept our afternoons away, paddleboarded, kayaked and canoed, flipped Sunfish, gave out cards, microwaved cookies, played field hockey, tennis and flag football, built fires, shouted too many cheers at the top of our lungs, crossed the bridge too many times, had dance parties, took selfies, gave devotions, swam for miles, attempted to have a darty, ran in the rain, watched fireworks, got locked out of our cabins, watched the sunrise and became a family of 27.

I will never forget the mornings and nights and days spent with them and I miss them all terribly.

xoxo,

Royar
{The Young Southern Prep}

CAMP

Monday night, I received some very exciting news! I was chosen to be a Counselor-In-Training this summer at camp, along with vBh and a lot of our friends! I can't wait!

Only 101 days until Camp!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

CIT

Yesterday, I sent in my CIT application for Camp this summer! I am so excited to have my interview in January and find out in March!

Keep your fingers crossed for me and my bestie VHB!

xoxo,

Royar

{The Young Southern Prep}

Camp!

As y'all read this, I am headed down south to camp! Have no fear ladies, you will still be getting your daily dose of the YSP.  See y'all in two weeks!

xoxo,

Royar
{The Young Southern Prep}