A vacation fit for a president

Two days ago the summer staff got back from a journey along the coast to Santa Barbara for a 3 day vacation at Rancho La Scherpa. The drive up was pretty easy until we got to the road that takes us up the hill to camp. It had an intense number of sharp turns and curves as well as a few steep uphill curves that I wasn't sure the Buick could make. The car was near overheating so we turned the heater on the floor vents and just about cooked my feet. This became a routine as we made this drive about 5 times in those 3 days. The camp's ground there was beautiful. Huge gnarly oak trees surrounded the area and the in between spaces were covered with manzanita trees. It was a scene from a movie as the light fought its way to the ground through the trees and the dust. The house that we stayed in was pretty nice, it's called the Stonehouse because it is made out of large stones and wood. The house had some large windows with nice views and was pretty cozy. The views were so great in fact that past presidents Ronald Reagan and Herbert Hoover both stayed in the Stonehouse.

We spent time on the beach skimboarding and hanging out with our friends, the summer staff. On the last day we spent a good part of the morning paintballing. Michelle was shot 4 times out of the 4 or more games she played but the first two games she didn't get shot at all. I got shot more only because our fellow staffer Ryan decided he would try to bunker me but when he got close enough and saw me turning around he shot me 5 or 6 times which included a shot to the head, knee, shin, bottom, hand, and back, up until then I was only shot once. We were all pretty tired and hungry afterwards so we went and relaxed in the pool which was pretty nice then we took a nice long nap after lunch.

Now we are back to our daily grind at Big Bear Lake and awaiting a visit from the Chandler and Nickell family. We cant wait! Sarah, the weather is calling for thunderstorms on monday....dont worry, we have plenty of games including SKIP-BO!