Day 1: LaGrange College
Signing on…It’s
the Bashfuls! Camryn Kline, Logan Allen, Bryton Holland, Jenna Harris, Ella
MacLeod, Ella Wilson, Casey Gore, Mabry Sumner, Madi Snipes, Evan Das, Lauren
Humann, Henry Current, Sam McConnell, and Sydney Hawkins!
Welcome
to day 1!!! We have the most lit director of TWB this summer, Josh. Today we
started off at Mallard Creek church for send off at 9:00 am. After listening to
Grant and Dennis, we hugged our loved ones goodbye… but more importantly our cell
phones. We boarded our assigned vehicles and set out on our journey across the good
ol’ US of A. When we embarked on our journey, we instantly started to mingle with
our new best friends. Once we got into South Carolina, we stopped at a rest
stop and took a bathroom break and filled up our water bottles. Hydration is
key. We got back on the bus and after about 15 minutes we ate lunch. It was a
gourmet meal composed of Walmart brand processed cheese and an unknown turkey/ham
mixture cold cuts and chips, for the people with dietary restrictions they were
given meals to fit their needs. Some of our lucky participants won the sandwich
lottery and ended up with a mouthful of plastic from the cheese. We then got
dessert!! Vanilla Walmart cookies and let me tell you, they were much needed.
During a game of What Are The Odds on the bus, Brandon was asked, “what are the
odds you will drink a mouthful of mayonnaise.” He lost that one. When he had
the mouthful of mayonnaise he made a face of disgust and gagged. A game of
speed dating was started to get to know each other, and it was a great ice
breaker! We then entered Georgia and we stopped at Flying J’s. TWB’s favorite rest stop! They accommodated to the girls bathroom needs
very well by opening up extra bathrooms and were very generous. We left and
kept on driving…surprise. As soon as we
arrived to the town of LaGrange we stopped at the one and only Walmart. Our cooks gathered everything to cook for our
first night while the rest of us shopped for watches, since we don’t have our
phones. Then we made it to LaGrange College and made our final stop of the day.
We listened to the wonderful research of Sam Shepard and Hannah Rock. They gave
some good insight into the background of LaGrange and how it has evolved
through the years. After the research, the admissions director gave us some
more details about the college, making it sound pretty good. We then dispersed
and met with our group leaders, the Bashful’s being Lauren, she’s pretty
awesome if we do say so ourselves. The Dopey’s then unpacked the bus for
everyone and we all grabbed our stuff and picked our spots for the night.
Multiple groups of people set up three enos on top of each other and some are
at least eight feet off the ground…we’ll see how that works out. Before we
could eat, the groups were battling against each other to eat first. Each group
had to make a human pyramid and whoever got their members stacked first got to
eat first. Sleepy were the lucky ones
tonight! The Happy’s made us a very delicious hamburger dinner! We had sliced
watermelon and chips too J
After dinner, we engaged in some very serious relays. The first relay
consisted of a tunnel, each Dwarf team had to crawl under each others legs to
the other side. It was TWB’s version of a conga line. The winners were the
Happy’s. The second relay was the Harry Potter relay. Each member had to put a
golf club in between their legs and run back and forth without using their
hands. The winners were the Sneezy’s.
The final relay was the most strenuous. Two people had to go at the same
time and only one of them could touch the ground. As expected, people were dropped. With a very close finish, the
winners were the Happy’s. After the relays we all settled down around the
gazebo and sang some campfire songs. The
first sing a long of the trip is always a special one. We sang This Land, Sweet Home Alabama, Lean
On Me, and Today. IT was a wonderful ending to a wonderful day. Excited for
future memories!
Signing
off for the day is the Bashful’s!!! <3
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| Grant talking to all the participants and parents at send off! |
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| The staff gathered this morning at bojangles for breakfast and covered last minute details! |
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| First ride in the Miss America van! |
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| Our first rest stop! MA posing in front of the SC sign! |
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| Of course we had to buy watches at Walmart since we don't have our phones! Always have to be on time! |
The cooks went to gather everything we needed for our meal tonight!
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| Walmart brand is the best brand! |
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| Gray did such a wonderful job with our cooks our first night!! |
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| While the cooks payed for all the food some checked out the patio furniture and fixed their watches! |
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| We finally made it to LaGrange College! We listened to research on LaGrange and the state of Georgia! |
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| Sam did such a wonderful job that she was already hired as an admission counselor! |
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| Hannah Rock talked about the state of Georgia and even made us laugh at the end! |
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| Our happy's cooked us such a wonderful meal! |
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| Jade getting the watermelon ready! |
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| Bug spray, bug spray, and more bug spray! |
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| Ethan was the only one that wanted to smile for the camera! After the bus packers unloaded the bus we all grabbed our stuff sack and bag to set up for the night! |
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| Each group chose a representative to learn how to pitch a tent just in case it decides to rain on us! |
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| They did it! |
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| The Bashful's getting a little blogging done before dinner! |
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| Time to grub!! |
IT'S RELAY TIME!!!
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| A few people took a tumble during the last relay! |
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| We ended the day with our first sing a long of the trip! |
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| Happy Birthday Piper!! |
