Aug 2007

Hello,
So we traveled to Minnesota for their camp there. The ride it's self was pretty interesting. We squeezed 5 us into Mom Coley's car. Brittney in the middle and there was a seat belt in her bum for 3 hours. Poor thing. It was a very long 3 hours in a car to get to camp. When we finally got there, we walk in right at dinner. There were 3 rooms filled with people. It was the coolest thing ever. We then get welcomed by a huge round of applause. Something we weren't expecting at all. Then come to find out we were at the head table. It was nuts but a very cool surprise.
Dinner was great they actually have people serving us. You know at our camp we get it ourselves and if we want something we get up and get it? No here you hold up what you want and they bring it to you! It was cool. And nice! ha ha ha . We then went to find our cabin; we were rooming with bethel 1, the bethel that Miss Minnesota is from. We were way back in the woods. They told us that our bedding towels and stuff like that would be taken care of because it's a little hard for us to travel with a sleeping bag on an airplane. We get into the room and Kara says so we only have one pillow, and Brittney is headed right for the bed with the pillow. I sigh and say we'll switch and she's like yea ok, then a younger girl in the bethel was so excited to offer me her pillow. "Take it... take it" she told me. And so I think she slept on some clean clothes as a pillow. Then later that night when I crawled into the sleep bag I find out that this thing had to be made for a four year old because it only came up to my chest. I found the extra bedding that they had given us, with sheets and stuff and I found TWO comforters. I folded one up underneath the pillow I had, because it was super thin. Then I took the other one and covered the rest of my body. Then I hear Brittney say, Hey Jette is there another blanket in there and I said, nope sorry! she also, on her bed had a double mattress! So over all I think I deserved the blankets!!!
At this camp there was so much to do. Archery, Cannoning, kayaking, Playing in the water, volleyball, kickball, softball, crafts, secret palls, they dress up according to theme of that years camp, this years was Musical Magic, so like The Wizard of Oz, Phantom of the Opera, Grease, stuff like that, next years is Disney Princess, they go all out at camp. Both Brittney and I got bulls eye's when we shot archery. That was super cool. We got tipped into water by Mike don't know his last name from 85. And the VAGG. It was fun until Brittney hit her ankle and used crutches to keep up with me the rest of the weekend. We both almost made it across the water weenie as well. But fell just short. Then Brittney had this great idea to get a picture on the weenie. She told me to sit and scoot. And the lifeguard lady said I had to make it at least two feet away from the dock. So I kind of squatted and jumped like a frog. And well the weenie kind of tipped and I went into the water, hard. Brittney and everyone on the dock are laughing. I'm sure it was pretty funny to see, it was pretty funny to do!
Brittney and I both also shared some tears at this camp. It hit me that I was away from home, I missed the first meeting. I missed tie dying shirts, and the girls called me. I meant so much to me that they thought to call me. I really miss all of you in Wyoming, and all the emails, phone calls, and text messages really means a lot to me. Thank you so much.
Then everyone got to go home and be with their families. I got to go to Washington D.C. to the Installation of The Scottish Rite. The first time ever in history that the northern and southern jurisdictions got together to do this. Monday morning I woke up early got pretty and went to give me remarks. I was so nervous; there were so many people, from all over the world there. I got up did my thing, and I thought it went pretty good. Then people kept coming up to me telling my congratulations, good job, telling me I was a great speaker, and I had great poise. It was very nice, and a rewarding feeling to know I did well. I said thank you more times in D.C. than I think I've ever said in my life. Dad Hoglund, Kim Regner, and Mom Regner, took me sightseeing, I was most of the monuments, and the changing of the guard at the Arlington National Cemetery. It was a once in a life time opportunity and a great time.
Once again thank you so much for all the email, and everything.

I love you all.....
Jobie Love,
Jette Brownlee
SBHQ 2007-2008