Ever since the lodge started going I have been super busy!!! The summer solstice came and went but we didn't really celebrate on the 20th because everyone was too tired and also summer solstice is usually on the 21st. So on the 21st at 9:30 pm to celebrate, everyone went down to the dock and all the people that worked at Yes Bay Lodge were going to jump off the dock.... Well everything went as planned everyone, (and I mean EVERYONE went down to the dock, crew and guests) but I found out that all the crew besides one dock hand named Eric had backed out of jumping in. So I thought I would back out too cause I'd be like the only girl, which can really feel intimidating sometimes!! Okay, well my mom was planning on going to bed early that evening but I had convinced her to come down to the dock with me to watch me jump off. When I told her I wasn't going to do it she said "Oh, no no no, you're going in." Mom turned around and yelled at the dishwasher, Brian and said "Brian! Come over here and help me!" My mom grabbed my arms and Brian grabbed my feet and I realized they were going to throw me in! I struggled and got my feet free but Brian picked them right back up then I got my arms free from mom and I started pulling away from Brian. I struggled a little bit more but then I just gave up cause I knew they were going to get me in there eventually. I stopped struggling and expected them to "throw" me in but no. My mom puts my head and arms in the water but Brian holds onto my legs a few seconds more and then pushes my feet in. I basically got dunked in! Anyway right after I went in, a bunch of the guests ran and jumped in (they were all tall, big guys and the dock hand Eric also went in and he is at least 6' 2" and he is like 18 yrs old). I guess since I was the only girl to go in (even though I was thrown in, or dunked) it gave confidence to a couple other girls. Sam the dinner prep and Cassandra the office girl. They striped down to their swim suits and us 3 held hands as we ran and jumped off the end of the dock!! It was awesome!!! I forgot to mention that before everyone jumped in Dewey and Eric (both dock hands) made a boat out of fish boxes and lit it on fire and set it adrift away from the dock. It was wondrous watching it float away into the uncharted waters beyond the mountains of blue sunsets (I made that name up), where lay its watery grave, (yeah, pretty poetic huh...).
My 13th birthday was on June 23rd. Now I'm finally a teenager!! During the morning I helped my mom with house keeping then the whole afternoon my Mom, Saylor, Casandra, Brian and myself soaked in the sun down at the dock. I jumped in 13 times but then I couldn't just stop there because the water just felt soo good. I must have jumped in about around 20 times. It was awesome cause the water really wasn't too cold but also right when you got out the air was warm and you dried of really quick. Me and Cassandra jumped in together a few times but since she is from Wisconsin I guess this Alaskan water is a bit too cold for her taste!! My birthday was awesome but I got a nasty sun burn that is just now fading away
A fly rod w/ a reel and a box of flys,
A fishing lanyard w/ tools to go with it,
Persian rose perfumes (my favorite scent),
A beautiful jewelry box,
$60 iTunes gift card,
A bunch of cute shirts,
A gold cross necklace with a pearl in the middle of the cross,
A forget-me-not figurine,
A raspberry pink sweatshirt,
Carhartt overalls,
A bag of Lindell chocolates,
A book called" Seekers: Spirits In the Stars (which I am 10 pages from being done, awesome book) and a $25 Cabellas gift card!
I had an amazing birthday because I got to spend time with my family, the weather was perfect, my presents were magnificent, and of course... I'm finally a teenager!!!!
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