back at home at last. well i can't say i was all that excited to come here, but i'm finally here. today was a long day filled with lots of good-byes. i hate good-byes. i cried. a lot. camp is a good place and filled with good people...makes leaving really difficult. it was cool that i got to hang out today and help people move in for common fire....it almost felt like i was staying, but then i remembered that all my stuff was in my car and not being moved into a room in the ranch house....oh well it's all good. school will be good....i want to be excited, but at this point in time i'm not. i want to go back to camp. or actually i want to be back with people from camp. today i was encouraged in a way i hadn't been all summer...laura cosby told me, "katie you're such a hard worker and have great work ethic. you are appreciated so much." i didn't know that i was appreciated at least not by the camp. andrea you have told me :) by the way i got to see that way cool girl this weekend....it blessed me in a big way! I went on my first mt. bike ride yesterday....it wasn't too long, but it was hard....i think i will keep at it and maybe someday i'll be good too :) last night phillip and andrea and i slept under the stars....it was a good last night. i miss my friends....but it will be okay. this week i need to sleep a lot and rest a lot and probably write lots of letters. it'll be good. i hope :)