Branson SP Week #2

You would never guess that Branson, Missouri could be so much fun. It really is though! Yes, there are TONS of older people here but there are many families too with a sprinkle of college students from College of the Ozarks. This city is normally 10,000 ppl on a normal day, but during the summer is explodes with 8 million visitors. Pretty wild. I hear that during the off season it's pretty sad, quiet, and SLOW for business.

Update time:

Students arrived on Tuesday the 29th. The next day was my 26th birthday. Followed by multiple days of orientation for students & only a little down time as staff. It was a busy busy busy week. We have now arrived to our "normal" week schedule as of yesterday because students started work yesterday at various places (YMCA, Mcdonalds, Branson Belle Showboat, and Silverdollar City Amusement park). It feels great to land into a routine schedule because we really haven't had a week of routine since we started raising support in August. It's truly like a breath of fresh air to be able to know when I wake up in the morning I know what I will be doing.

Here's my week in pictures (all out of order of course):

Staff girls (missing 3 moms)

My man & our adopted child Laney

Free Imax films all summer! We have seen Tornado Alley so far!

Birthday presents from the Bollens & Kimbo

Staff Hunt: Dressed like crazies & an older woman/tourist

Staff hunt. What you don't see is that teddy's pants are actually jean shorts with fishing boats/long socks. Hilarious!

Birthday flowers from my groom!

Errands with Courtni! Getting ready for the students to come!

The guest book for Branson SP. Has the documentation of students/staffs since 1991

Birthday presents from Teddy and my parents!

Youngest members of our SP. Laney & Tory

Women's director giving our first women's time talk.

Week two is in the books. We are in the middle of week 3 currently. It has been wonderful!
-Kelli