It's not just one thing that makes me wish I was 7 hours north.
It's waking up to a bird dive-bombing my window. It's sharing a bathroom with 5 other girls and somehow being to breakfast on time and hour after we wake up. It is getting up at 6 to take a shower so I don't have to wait. It's sitting on the deck playing Bomb half-asleep while I wait for breakfast. It's smelling the bacon before I walk into the Dining Hall and knowing that Erin and Heather are in the kitchen. It's squeezing all of us onto the couches when it is way to cold to sit outside. It's seeing the day campers run up to give everyone a huge hug when they arrive. It is even splitting up to clean the bathrooms so it gets done faster. It's lathering sunscreen on and squatting down on the shoreline to dip my hands in so the grease will go away. It's sitting on the guard stand having a quiet conversation. It's laying on the dock using the guard tube as a pillow. It's being thrown in the water when I least expect it. It's hearing little kids beg for my attention to see how well they swim. It's wet hugs from Samantha. It's the shrill, piercing sound when I blow my whistle and hear my voice project over the chaos. It's yelling at teenage boys who think they're all that. It's planning and leading team building activities. It's seeing the sense of accomplishment when a teem finally gets it. It's the sense of accomplishment I get when the team thanks me. It's falling exhausted from the day onto my bed. It's having a party in my room when I'm beyond tired. It's rocking out to music when we have nothing else. It's laughing hysterically at things that have happened and being able to laugh just as hard over them later. It's knowing that when I go to sleep I have five other girls to watch my back. It's knowing that I don't have to worry about spiders because 14 people are willing to do whatever it takes to prevent me from even seeing them.
It's knowing that I'm loved.
It's having deep conversations.
It's knowing that there are people that I will always be able to count on.
It's having a boss that always keeps me on my toes.
It's my job.
It's the best part of my life.
That's what makes me daydream, what makes me sad, and what makes me I was 7 hours north.
