Girl's Camp...in the running for the happiest place on Earth

This last week I went to a Girl's Camp about 45 min. from beautiful Lake Tahoe. This camp is through a Mormon church and accompanied by three of my best friends and a giant duffel bag I headed up for my fifth year at this beautiful forest oasis. As a fifth year at at the camp, I was considered a 'big sister' meaning the 1st-4th years were the 'little sisters' and two years of 'big sisters' watched over them and helped them out with skits and the like. Each group of 'big sisters' gets assigned one group of 'little sisters' with a theme. My 'little sisters' were all fourth years and sadly didn't need as much help as the first years or second years per say but I still loved helping them with their skit for their theme...Alice in Wonderland. Before they arrived we decorated their 'bunk house' and their table in the dining pavilion(which feeds us A-mazing food).

A table isn't a table without a Cheshire Cat

Tilt your head...and look down the rabbit hole...

I'll fix this pic as soon as I can...

Camp is such a great experience every year, starting from the first moment you step on to the ground you're swept away by the kindness and true caring you feel. You meet these amazing girls your first year and every year you go back they're there and sometimes you become friends with them outside of camp, and there you go, you have a new best friend. I'm lucky enough to have three of my best friends; Megan, Kaely, and Isabella; coming with me on my mountain adventure with meadows and ponds galore. 

The mysterious...'FREMONT' on the bridge

Megan being the 'big sister' theme: Lost Girls of Neverland

We heart...

Girl's Camp!

Breathtaking isn't it?

And then we have Isabella's alter ego... the Isabeast

A highlight of camp is to come up with skits for 'campfire'. For our 'Alice in Wonderland' skit we appointed all the girls from our unit to be a character from Disney's version of AiW. We were lucky enough to have identical triplets in our group and they became the three white rabbits...so they could say 'I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date' in unison of course! All of our characters did a great job at campfire, but here's some pics of the rehearsal!

"It's a Golden Afternoon!" for these flowers

Three white rabbits?

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum with pillow tummies

I'm so happy I was able to enjoy the beautiful people, landscape, and lessons learned at camp once again this year and I can't wait to go back next year and do it all over again! and of course see these amazing people:

My amazing 'little sisters'

Lookin' sharp Kaely and Jessica!

Until next year Girl's camp and until my next blog people of the internet(hint it's about my wonderful sister Ashley's house!) Jewel.

Food + Music = Chico's Thursday Night Market

If any of you have been to Chico, California you'll know there is an equal amount of college students and bicycles, but you may have missed their Thursday Night Market. Running from the beginning of April to September, you can see a variety of performers, vendors, and artists stretching three blocks in downtown Chico. Although I've attended this event two weeks in a row, it did not lose its' charm and neither did the food. If you love food trucks, this is the place for you...everything from cupcakes to shredded pork sandwiches call to you from their wheeled homes.

Is that Kim Possible? No, that's the cupcake crusader...obviously.

Happy cows or Happy truck?

Although all these food trucks and booths looked delicious, I opted for a restaurant instead. The Pita Pit is basically the Subway of pitas, which if you don't know are basically the love-child of a burrito and a wrap. I was very very happy about my pita and when my friends heard about it, they had to try it for themselves when we went back the second week. 

First snow cone of the summer...YUM.

The Chico Downtown committee likes to showcase the musical talent of it's town and every street rocks to the beat of its' own musician. Also, throughout the evening performers are switched out on the two stages located in the main square. In this square is also a fountain that kids(and adults) can cool off in and lately a group of 'yogis' practicing complex yoga moves I can only dream of mastering. 

I've never seen kids happier then when they are playing in this fountain.

Please let me join in your magical flexibility!

This man is the master of balance.

The magicians have an affinity for playing barefoot...

Thursday Night Market offers tons of fun activities,artists, and produce to entertain you for a few hours on your lazy Thursday evenings.

Amazing spray paint artist

Flowers, vegetables, and fruit... all fresh and all beautiful!

Hula-hooping is a circle of fun...haha get it....

I definitely recommend going to Thursday Night market if you ever find yourself in Chico on a Thursday. Grab some friends and get a bite to eat and sit back a people watch and you'll be happy as can be in the smuggling heat of Butte Valley. This week I'll be gone at a LDS Girl's camp and won't be near a computer...or electritcity for that matter, I'll try my best to take way too many pictures and post our shenanigans here. Jewel.