Lovely camp days!

Hey there!! It's Sarah :) and I'm going to be posting about Camp Anchorage! It was an overnight camp that lasted for a week, and it was a wonderful experience! Each day, I will be posting about each day of camp..so today is day 1.

Monday
It was a 2 hour drive up to Lake Waccamaw, where camp anchorage was, but time went by quickly. Natalie and I listened to music, talked, and played hang man. It was quite an exciting ride. When we finally got there, our counselor came out and led Natalie and I inside the white building and up the hidden staircase until we got to our little bunk room. Pretty soon, the 4 other girls who were staying in the same bunk room arrived, and our counselor gave us a short tour around the camp.
That first day of camp was filled with excitement! Dinner that night consisted of spaghetti and delicious bread. After dinner was the evening service where we all had to dress in skirts and dresses. The worship hymns were lovely and the guest speaker was amazing! After that we had free time and the gym was open for those who wanted to skate/roller blade, and the snack shack was opened. So, Natalie and I decided roller blade. Natalie had never done it before, so it was quite a funny experience! :) I loved though!! A little while later we headed back to our bunk room and did our nightly devotions. And finally around 11:30..the lights finally went out, and we huddled down in our cozy bunks and fell asleep. :)



Sarah<3

Part 6/ A Sympathetic Friend

Hey girls! Lindsey and Charlotte here to talk about being a sympathetic friend and what it means to be one! A sympathetic friend is someone that really cares about you and your feelings! Someone that is happy when you are and feels bad for you when you are sad! A sympathetic friend is someone that you can always count on to be there for you whenever you need them no matter what you are going through or however hard it might be they are always there to comfort you and make you feel better! Even though they might not be going through the same things you are and they might not understand it doesn't matter to them they still are there for you and help you through!! Sympathetic friends are often times your best friends because they are the true friends that always feel for you! Symathetic friends always stick with you and never leave no matter how difficult you are or what you are dealing with in life they will always choose to be there for you! We hope that reading this helps you realize if you havent been a very sympathetic friend but remember its never to late to be one! 

                                                                   Love,
                                                                  Lindsey and
                                                                  Charlotte

Part 5 / It's ok to have imperfections

Hey! Lindsey and Charlotte again and today we will be talking about being different or as we like to say  having imperefections! Sometimes people think that it is weired to have imperfections but the truth is every single person has some kind of imperfection its just that for some people they are more obvious than others! And sometimes people like Charlotte with more obvious imperfections let other people or people that are not true friends lead her to believe that she is weired for having more obvious imperfections than they do! But don't let people make you think that because if they do than they don't know what some of us have been through! Just because you might not look just like they do or be able to do all the stuff they can just like they can doesnt mean you are weired it just means that means that you have a harder time doing certain things! I am sure that if they out themselves in your shoes they would understand exactly how you are feeling and what you are going through!! But a true friend will always love you no matter what you look like or if you can't do stuff just like them they won't care they will love you for you! A true friend doesn't care about your outside apperance  they just care about the inside! Although a true friend doesnt know exactly what you are going through they still try their hardest to understand but always are there for you and comfort you in the hardest of times! We really hope that this helps you and that you really learn something in reading this!

                                                    
                                                                Love,
                                                              Lindsey and
                                                              Charlotte

Part 4 / A Loyal Friend

Hello dear readers! Lindsey and Charlotte back again! We are going to talk about what it is to be a loyal friend! Being loyal is one of the characteristics you should definitely look for in a friend because if something happens, or if you move away from your friend, you would want to keep your friendship! That is only possible if you know how to be a loyal friend! So what exactly is a loyal friend? An easy definition of a loyal friend is one who looks at the inside of a person, and at their heart; not at the outside! So many people get caught up looking at the outside of a person because that's where the beauty lies. But does it really? Well, that's where the outside beauty--the physical beauty--is seen. People forget that the most important beauty lies on the inside! It's the inner beauty! It's the beauty that truly matters! Even though some people really are beautiful on the outside, and it may look as if they have not a single thing wrong with them, there is always something wrong! Nobody is perfect, so every single person has something wrong with them! It's a fact of life! Sometimes, other people's imperfections are harder to notice than others, but that doesn't mean they don't have them! A loyal friend could care less about the imperfections of their friend! A loyal friend will stand by their friend's side through thick and thin! A loyal friend will stick up for their friend no matter what!

So if you feel like you have not been a loyal friend to some of your friends, it isn't too late to apologize! It's never too late to become a loyal friend! :)

Love,

Lindsey and Charlotte

                                                    

Part 3 / An Honest Friend

Hey Lindsey and Charlotte here to continue our series posts on friendship! Today we will be talking about what it means to be an honest friend! An honest friend will always tell you when something is wrong and not hold anything back! An honest friend also will point out what you are doing wrong, but be willing to forgive you! An honest friend will always listen to what you are going through, and give you their opinion to try and help you through it! Although an honest friend is never afraid to share their opinion no matter what it is, they still try and tell you in a loving way so that they do not hurt your feelings! An honest friend is a good friend because they won't hold back and always tell the truth! An honest friend sets an example to everyone of how we should act toward all of our friends because our friends deserve the best from us all the time! You see, honesty is the key to a long friendship! If your friend is doing something that annoys you, but you don't tell them, your friendship could be ruined because you wouldn't want to hang out with an annoying friend! But if you are, indeed, an honest friend, you would tell them nicely so that they can improve, and the friendship between the both of you will last! Friendships that lack honesty are friendships that will not last long, so be honest with your friends! We hope that this post changes how you act with your friends and that this post will really speak to you!


                                                       Love,

                                                   Lindsey and Charlotte
                                             

A Sweet Sixteen

Hey there! Today, it's just Lindsey posting about a sweet sixteen birthday party I went to! Kylie was the new sixteen year old, and she invited a total of 5 friends to come and celebrate the special moment with her! The theme was Alice in Wonderland//Through the Looking Glass, so all of the guests had to dress up as much as they could like the characters from the movie! A friend of mine (who was also invited to the party) emailed me and asked if we could go to the party dressed as Tweedledee and Tweedledum! So, of course, I said yes!

The party was a real success and a total blast!!! We had a tea party, attempted to eat 97 cupcakes, and took lots of pictures! They were mostly on Kylie's camera, so I don't have as many! haha. 

After our tea party and pictures, we decided to walk around the neighborhood to get some exercise and see what people thought of us in our crazy costumes! So we made it to the pool, and this pizza guy drives slowly by, and all of a sudden, one of the girls shouts, "Hey! The pizza is for us!" And the rest of us didn't know what on earth she was trying to do, because the pizza was not for us!! But as soon as the girl said that, the pizza guy pulled into a parking place, so she darted into the women's bathroom! And we all awkwardly followed her in! We finally came out 6 minutes later, and he was gone, but it was so weird!!

When we made it home, it was getting dark, and starting to rain, so we all went upstairs to the third floor and got on our pajamas! We hung out and chatted for a little while, and listened/danced around to music!! Then we all settled down and began watching the Alice movie! It was a great movie, and everyone but my friend stayed awake throughout the whole thing! :) But lucky her--she was the only one who actually got some sleep! lol! Soon after the movie, we all went to sleep, too, and in the morning, my mom came and picked me and my friend up so we could go home!! It had been a wonderful sweet sixteenth birthday party, and I am so glad Kylie invited me to come and celebrate with her!!

Love,

Lindsey

A Fun Sleepover

Hey girls! Charlotte here to talk about a sleepover that I had with my friend Kate on Friday night! Kate lives in Philadelphia so I don't get to see her hardly at all! We have known eachother since we were about 2 years old and so that is about 8 years! So when she arrived at my house we visited and then after a little while had pizza for dinner! After dinner we played lots of different card games and board games which was so fun! We eventually went upstairs to get in bed but we ended up staying up really late talking and catching up with eachother and we ended up sleeping in untill about 11:00AM and then my parents made yummy pancakes for us! Then we got to watch a movie together before we met up with her parents to drop her off! I had so much fun getting together with her and visiting with her and I hope that I get to see her again soon!



                                                     Love,

                                                  Charlotte

Part 2/ A Loving Friend

Lindsey and Charlotte here again today and this time we are talking about what it is to be a loving friend! A loving friend really cares about your feelings and does their best to make you feel good! A loving friend loves you no matter what and is always willing to forgive you! A loving friend knows when something is wrong without you even saying anything! A loving friend will do whatever they can to restore your friendship! A loving friend will always take the blame even when it wasn't their fault! A loving friend doesn't care about your outward apperance but only looks at the heart! Around your friends you shouldn't have to be something you aren't or have to act cool around them but be yourself and if they don't like you for who you are than they are missing out on one of the best friends they could have! And if they are treating you differently than their other friends just because you might have imperfections on the outside that are more obviouse than some people than maybe they arent your true friends! Because our imperfections are what makes us different if none of us had imperfections than we we would all just be the same! We shouldn't have to worry about are we good enough to be friends with them because in a world that keeps score you would be the winner just because you were your true self and thats all that should matter! The most important thing to remember is that when God looks at you he doesn't see a girl full of imperfections but he see's a beautiful,  strong girl, that is worth more than gold and THAT is all that matters! So we hope that next time you have someone trying to tell you you aren't good enough that  you will remember that God thinks you are beautiful, strong, and worth more than gold!


                                                 Love,

                                             Lindsey
                                            and Charlotte

Friendship

Hey! Today Charlotte and Lindsey are going to be talking about friendship. Friendship is more than just being willing to do the big things for your friends, but more importantly, being willing to do the little things for them! Friendship is being an encourager and pushing one another to do things to the best of their ability. A true friend looks past the outside imperfections and into the heart! Have you ever had that one friend who is always annoying and gets on your nerves? And don't you hate it when that one girl is always talking about her best friend in front of you? When people do it to us it just doesn't feel good. Good friend. An honest friend will always tell you when something is bothering them! So if you are reading this and are having problems with a friend, we hope reading this post helps cure your relationship! A true friend should always try to reunite a friendship!

Since we love comments, PLEASE comment on this post if it spoke to you, so we can know whether or not to do posts like this in the future!

                                                                         Love,
                                                           
                                                           Charlotte and Lindsey

One Last Post

Hey whats up! Charlotte here to do one last post before I go on a trip to visit my Grandparents who live near Ashville NC and then will be going straight from my grandparents to Sarah and Lindsey's grandparents lake house for an overnight stay! I am sure Sarah and Lindsey will be doing posts while I am away! I can't wait to post all about my trip! But until then goodbye blog followers!


                                                       Love,

                                                   Charlotte

Part 2 My Trip to Swansboro

Hey everyone Charlotte again to talk about the rest of my trip! So the day after the practicum I stayed at the house and got to sleep in while my mom went back to help at the practicum! I had a lot of fun playing board games and card games with the Robert Jr. and playing with Ace! Later that night when my mom got home we turned on the Olympics while Robert and I played games! My favorite part of the Olympics is the gymnastics! They are so fun to watch! The next day again I got to stay home and sleep in then play lots of games we got to play Wii games which we really fun! I wasn't very good at them though! But I still had a lot of fun trying it! That night we got to go out with some people to dinner and then we went shopping which was SO fun! But when we got home we were all super tired 'cause it was pretty late! The next day when we got up we got our bathing suits on and headed out to the beach for the day! We got out to the beach at about 2:00 and stayed till about 5:00! Although I loved the beach and it was really fun I think my favorite part was the getting back to the house and taking a shower to get all the sand off!! That night we had to say goodbye 'cause we would be having to get up very early the next morning! We got up at about 6:00 and then went on our way to pick up Natalie and Sarah from camp! I was SO happy to see them! I missed them SO SO much! In the car on the way back home we got to hear all about it! When we got back to the house Sarah got to stay and hangout for a little while before her parents came to pick her up! We spent most of that time doing push-ups! It was hard but it was fun! I think we ended up doing about 155 of them hahha! We had so much fun hangingout together! I can't wait for everyone to hear all about the camp that Sarah and Natalie went to! But I hope everyone enjoyed hearing all about my trip to Swansboro!!


                                           Love,
    
                                        Charlotte

Part 1 My Trip to Swansboro

Hey! Charlotte here to talk about my trip to Swansboro to do another practicum! We left a day early 'cause we were going to stay with some friends of ours and so we left a day early to get to hangout with them before the practicum! The day we left was the day that Sarah and Natalie left for camp! I really missed them while they were gone but it seems lilke they had a lot of fun so I was happy for them!! So it was about a 2 or 3 hour drive to Swansboro and we arrived around 6! Shortly after we arrived we were fixed a yummy dinner! (the mom is like a gourmet cook!) After we got settled and had dinner we just visited and played games and the son Robert Jr. is an AMAZING piano player so he played some songs for us!! They have a dog named Ace he is a black lab and he is SO cute and sweet!! He used to be a thearapy dog so he is really well behaved (at least more than my dog is) The next morning we got up super duper early I think it was like 6:30 to go to the church for the practicum which started at 9:00 but we had to be there by 8:00 since it was the first day! So I helped with the 3-5 year olds like I always do 'cause they are SO fun to play with and SO cute!! We had about 28 kids so it was a full class but luckily we had 5 people helping so it worked out well! We split it into 2 groups so that was much easier to handle!! We played a lot of Play-Doh (which got EVERYWHERE!) And then I got to be one of the people who cleaned it all up fun fun! We also got to play on the play ground a bunch which was really nice 'cause then they got to run off some of their energy! Right before everybody went to lunch we watched a movie! Also really nice 'cause they had to sit still! And then it was pretty much the same in the afternoon! After the practicum we went back to the house where we just got to relax for awhile! I will do another post about the rest of the trip tomorrow but I hope all of you liked this post!

                                                     Love,

                                                   Charlotte