sultry chestnut

dyed my hair today- it's dark again. really dark, but it fades a little.

6 days

3 long weeks

so- i've been out of camp for about 2 or 3 weeks. but the 3 weeks i was there were long. it started out kinda fun, just being in the swing of summer that i knew as a kid. i loved it when i was younger. it was awesome. but, things change.
sunday of first week, a counselor friend in the cabin upstairs came running down and said "come quick, one of my girls is throwing up." i put on shoes and quickly became known as "puke mamma." as in most bothersome situations i'm involved with, i took charge. i got all the girls out of their beds and outside on the porch. i got the sick girl to the side of the porch - just in case. and with a little help from the camp nurses who couldn't stomach even looking at it, i got rubber gloves, trash bags, a mop and bucket, and some lysol. i cleaned off everything it got on (it was projectile), got the girl to change her clothes, and got the girl's mom on the phone. she soon was gone, and came back a couple days later, after having been to the doctor and finding out she had strep-but wasn't contagious. it was an interesting night. the next day, one of my campers started getting sick. food poisoning. she was the only one though, thank goodness. so, i of course was elected to take care of her, and her messes. she came back later too. my cabin got the black mop most of the week, i think it was 3 days in a row. one day we didn't even bother cleaning. just didn't want to. and of course, we got yelled at for it. oh well.
day camp was exhausting. it's only 3 days long, but it's more exhausting than a week. it was fun though. we didn't do much.
teen week is always fun. sunday, a mom and daughter walk in my cabin and the mom says, "are you relish? i've heard lots about you." my first thoughts are holy crap, and who have you been talking to? she tells me she heard i was a good disiplenarian. amazing. i lay down the law at camp. if you want to have fun, you'll act right. that's all. well. i took it light heartedly, no biggie.

haven't touched this blog in a while, figgured i should. i use my xanga more. www.xanga.com/violynrushton

so, camp has been poop. one more week- then i'll update on all of camp.

holy canoli

this summer is great fun. so far- hitting the high lights- i've been to/in a wedding, a bachelorette sleep over, went to alabama, seen x-men3 twice, been hangin out with my bro a lot, had a memorial day cook out with the fam, went to hooters with 5 of my favorite people in the world, saw one of my favorite comedians live, and the fun just keeps coming! the gulf and memphis also await me this summer. and laura's bday is only 16 days away- we're going all out. not really- but we're going to have some fun! and who knows what else i'll find to get into.

g-ma goes home

a wonderful woman that i treasure has gone to live with our creator. i'm sad, but i'm happy for her. i will never stop loving her. or remembering her. she was always so proud of us, even if what we were trying to do wasn't going so well. she never ceased to amaze me by the food she would put on the table- even if i was the only one that was going to eat it. i would sit at her table and eat a whole can of pineapple for lunch, and maybe give pop-pop a slice or two if he wanted it. she always wanted everyone to be taken care of, and if that meant she didn't get something, she didn't care. she was an amazing person, and i hope to be half the wife, woman, and mother she was.

so much fun, it should have been illegal...

well- it probably was according to the "harding police"

me, brandon, april, david, farren, jason, chelsea, sean, and monica all went and played in the mud and water on the front lawn. it was AMAZING! so fun! we had a slip and slide type thing going- and a little football tossin', and a huge mud fight. it was the most fun i've have in a long while- i totally needed it. especially today. it was kinda yucky- but well worth the fun. best shower i've had... whoa... good shower. first thing i did when i walked in the room though.... BRUSHED MY TEETH... hahaha! it was SO much fun! if it's raining tomorrow- you'll know where to find me...

pictures to come soon... and very soon... if they turn out... april's waterproof camera... no flash... dark outside... night time+no flash=no bueno... "what's a bueno?"

hahaha! i love these kids! why did we just now really start hanging out this much! oh the fun we could have been having! but, i'm having an amazing time. good last couple of weeks... will make me not want to go home... sigh.

first time for everything...

ate my first ever wendy's burger tonight...













it was pretty good. so many of my friends here are proud of me... hahaha!





went swimming tonight- swam my mile in 7 minutes or so, but that was with flippers. i'm thinking with out would round out at about 9 or 10 minutes. so, we'll see. i'm gonna probably swim everyday- gonna need a lot of conditioner.

heber

finally got to go to heber yesterday! it was really fun. jumped off some cliffs and swam around. got a little sun, and just had a real good time.




i think brandon fell asleep.

sean and the coke having a deep conversation.

liz soakin up some sun.

the cliff with all the people on top is the one we jumped off of the most.

these pictures show just how hard it is for the two of us to take pictures together.

yea...

almost...

finally.








brandon, sean, and liz... and some random kid on a rock.









betcha can't guess which leg is april's and which leg is mine...







so- it was really fun. and this weekend was just good all over. luke picked me up for church this morning, and then we went to colton's for lunch. now he's headed home. and i'm headed to bebee! how fun! no. no fun. it's the last concert of the year, and the seniors are going to cry... blah blah blah... so, i'm going to take a nap before i go...

very cool

so- i have this amazing friend who does totally cool stuff for me...

*background info* luke had to leave school early this semester- 3 weeks before spring break for medical reasons. came back for spring sing weekend. yesterday, april told me: "i was supposed to tell you yesterday that luke might have sent you something, and you should expect it to be here today- it might be a package..." so, i of course checked my mail like 5 times in 2 hours- and there was no package... but...

i got a phone call at 6:oopm yesterday from luke.... i was at the bank.

me: hi!

luke: heya gal!

m: how are you?

l: good, can you do me a favor?

m: of course.

l: look out the window in like 2 seconds.

m: ok, but i'm not in my dorm room.

l: i know, just look out the window.

m: i am looking out the window...

l: look out the window of the house.

m: i'm not in a house, i'm at the bank... still looking out the window...

l: what? crap!

m: huh?

l: i'm here in searcy! standing outside the house you're supposed to be babysitting in!

and blah blah blah! he got me. not as good as he had hoped for, but he still got me. he's here for a formal for chios, and everybody did a good job of keeping it a secret from me that he was coming- very cool. we hung out at the underground, and he ate dinner with me, aiden, and caily. it was fun. glad he's here.

FINALLY going to heber today- it' a ripe 88 degrees, with 45% humidity, and the sun is blazzing. i walked downstairs to the laundry mat, and started to sweat. that cold water will feel good. we're leaving sometime between now and 130- and who knows when we'll get back. i'm taking my camera- so there will definetly be another post with lots of pictures of my day.

random reflecting

taken at sonic last saturday. went with luke, david, and april for something to drink. david took this with his phone. it's a pretty good picture i think. my hair isn't dyed in it though- so... don't look at that part of my head...












this was taken in memphis back in february- on our way to beale street for lunch before the opera: don giovani. which was excellent. and the trip was really fun.











me and the roomie(april) in our new shades. so cute...

another of me and jodi in memphis

fun times at the beginning of the year- this is september- the choir retreat. jodi, me, andy frye, and toilet paper... i'm the statue of liberty.

christmas burgers... april and a flipflop... i honestly don't know. but it's a funny picture.

that's pretty much all i got. this has been an amazingly random post. oh well. meant to put this on here:

The Pentagon announced today the formation of a new 500 man elite Fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces. These Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas boys will be dropped off into Iraq and have been given only the following facts about terrorists:
1.The season opened today
2.There is no limit.
3.They taste like chicken
4.They don’t like beer, pickups, country music or Jesus.
5.They are DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for the death of Dale Earnhardt.
6.Their favorite movie is “Brokeback Mountain.”
We expect the problem in Iraq to be over soon.

thought that was kinda funny. got it from andy- thought dad and arron would think it was funny. i'm tired. sleep.