#56 - See a Friend I Haven't Seen in at Least 3 Years

Most years I attend camp, I get to reconnect with someone! This year, it was my dear lovie Rachel! 

Some of us. We've been coming to this place together for almost 40 years.

Bonus: Not only did I get to spend time with Rachel, I got to meet her husband Carlos and their sweet, happy, good eater daughter Olivia!

Camp is one of the few places where I fully embrace that whoever is there that year is who was meant to be there that year and to join together in community. It takes quite a bit of effort in terms of distance, time, and cost, so with the exception of a few dependents, just showing up communicates that we each really, really want to be there. 

For me, I rarely leave Chicago in the summer (because it's legit the best), yet I feel no FOMO at camp. I'm just... there. And there's no where else I'd rather be when I am there--and sometimes when I'm not.

I'm so pleased Rachel and her family joined us this year, and I'm already looking forward to the next summer in this magical place with the most incredible community.