Hello Canadensis…
Technically, the Camp Canadensis Winter Office is closed for the Holiday Season. However, since I predominantly work out of my home office in New Jersey, it is “technically” hard to actually close your office. So, I guess you could call today a day when I just did an office pop in. There were a few calls I needed to make and e-mails I had to return as well as some items I just wanted to take care of before the break. Plus, I wanted to say hello to all of you in Canadensis Cyberspace!
I am sitting here in my office with our Camp Dog, Millie. For those that don’t know, Millie is the dog of our new Senior Boys Head Counselor Brian Stern. Brian is away on a trip to the Galapagos with Webmaster Jared “Groundhog” Katzman. Brian asked if I could watch Millie for a bit and I, of course, couldn’t refuse being with Millie. In fact, we just got back from a walk, which I think tuckered her out. She is now sleeping on my floor. Here is a pic…
I am taking care of Millie while Brian Stern is away on vacation. Here is Millie taking a nap on my floor as I type this.
By the way, I can’t stop talking about the movie Avatar, which I saw last night. I loved it! First, you have to see it in the Digital 3-D format because that was definitely half of what made it so amazing! The new 3-D technology that was developed for this film is awesome! There are definitely times when you truly feel like you are in the movie! The story is a real good one, too. When I left the theater, I was already thinking about when I might be able to see it again. If you haven’t seen it yet, try to get to a theater over the holiday break as you will not be disappointed.
For all those that celebrate Christmas, I want to wish you and your families a wonderful holidays. I also hope that Santa delivers all you had hoped for this year! As for me, Christmas Day has always meant the same thing each year. On this day, my friends and I see three movies and eat Chinese Food and Diner food. That’s right, three movies! On our movie agenda so far is The Blind Side and Up In The Air. From what I have heard and read about so far, both movies should be really good.
What was good was getting to see more of our camp families this week. On Tuesday, I got to meet new camper and 2010 Junior Girl Amanda Burger at their home in Fanwood, NJ. Amanda is really excited for her upcoming summer at Canadensis and making a whole bunch of new friends and also can’t wait for all the activities in our Art Center like Glass Fusion, Ceramics and Art Shack. She is also pumped for Gymnastics. When at home, Amanda is involved in Musical Theater classes and she really likes to sing. In fact, she even recently performed a song from Hairspray at the resort she was staying at while on a recent vacation. She is also involved with ballet classes, piano lessons and soccer. Here is a picture…
Me and 2010 Junior Girl Amanda Burger.
On Wednesday, I drove to Westchester County, NY to see some more campers. First, I went to Scarsdale to see new camper and 2010 Lower Inter Girl Jordana Kaller. These days, Jordana is busy with a number of different activities. First, she is a flyer on her town’s cheerleading team which competes in several competitions each year. In the next few weeks, she will begin rehearsals for her school play, The Sound of Music. On top of that, her basketball season just recently got underway. She also takes tennis lessons and goes ice skating. In the spring, she will be playing baseball. This summer, she can’t wait for all the stuff there is to do on Lake Lenape like the Banana Boat, Triple Dare and the Summit as well as activities such as Color War and Carnival Day!
While hanging out at Jordana’s house, we got a visit from 2010 Lower Inter Girl Sydney Goldman, who will be returning to camp for her second summer. Sydney and Jordana live near each other and are even in the same class at school together. Sydney told me all the stuff that she has been up to as well. She is also a flyer on the cheerleading team and she, too, will be in the school production of The Sound of Music. Sydney devotes a lot of her time to singing, acting and dancing as well as basketball and ice skating. She recently got together with some of her bunkmates over the Thanksgiving break. Me, Jordana and Sydney spent a lot of time talking about camp and even watched the 2009 Video Yearbook together. Here is a shot of the three of us…
Me with 2010 Lower Inter Girls Jordana Kaller (left) and Sydney Goldman. We had a great day talking about camp, eating lunch and wathing camp videos.
After that, I made my way to Briarcliff Manor to see 2010 Upper Inter Girl Emily Kilman and her sister Samantha. Emily, who will be joining us at camp for her second year, had a lot of great things to report in my visit. In November, she starred as Willy Wonka in the local theater’s production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. In fact, Emily showed me a clip of the performance and I must say how impressed I was at how good she was up there on stage! Way to go, Emily! Currently, she is playing basketball and her team is off to a 4-0 start. She was also really excited to tell me that her bunkmate Nicole Zibelman will be coming up this weekend to visit. At the same time, she was excited that in a few weeks, she will see all her bunkmates at the upcoming reunion. In the spring, Emily will be busy with Softball and Lacrosse. In 2010, she was also thrilled to tell me that she will be seeing the show Wicked on Broadway twice! This summer, she really can’t wait for the trip to Dorney Park and riding the Thunder Hawk rollercoaster as well as reuniting with the girls from 2009’s Bunk 5. As for sister Samantha, who will be a future Canadensis camper in 2011, she has been busy, too. She was also in Willy Wonka as a Sophie, a squirrel and an Oompa Loompa. Samantha is also involved in a number of sports including soccer, lacrosse, basketball and baseball. Here is a picture…
Me with 2010 Upper Inter Girl Emily Kilman (left) and future Canadensis camper Samantha Kilman.
Well, that’s all for now. I hope everyone will have at least a few days off to enjoy time with family and friends. As for me, I am really looking forward to Sunday and the final Giants game being played at Giants Stadium. Having had season tickets for the past 12 years and even going to many games before that, I have had a lot of memorable afternoon and evenings in that stadium and a lot of great times with friends at our amazing tailgate. As always, if you are at the game on Sunday, be sure to stop by Lot 5F for some good food and saying farewell to what my friends and I have appropriately called “The Mecca.” Hopefully, the G-Men can also pull out a victory in their last game at the stadium, too, and keep their season alive.
The last Giants game at Giants Stadium will be played this Sunday.
Have a great remainder to your holiday weekend everyone! Oh, Millie just woke up! Say hello, Millie…
Millie wakes up from her nap.
Until next blog…Happy Holidays…Brian
