On the Friday of retreat, Kensley and Mom Kim picked up my mother and me to begin the long car ride up to Camp Overlook. We stuffed the car with supplies for the weekend and hit the road. The drive is about 3 to 4 hours from where we live to get to the Shenandoah Valley so we had plenty of time to nap while the moms chatted. About halfway through our drive we got behind a semi and followed behind it for a while, unable to move into another lane because of the traffic, and unable to see too far ahead of us because of the truck’s height. Our GPS told us to take a right off the highway up ahead so when we saw the semi begin to exit, we naturally followed it not realizing that it took a turn off one stop short of the one we were supposed to take. The turnoff we took led us to the weigh station. There sat three 16 wheeler trucks in line to be weighed and one compact Kim car. We couldn’t stop laughing when we rolled up to the scale. The men working there looked so confused as to why we were among the big trucks waiting to be weighed. After we got back onto the highway and made our correct turn, we stopped at Panera for lunch and got a meal to save for dinner. We made it to Camp Overlook a few hours before check in began and laid out the games and candy for when girls would arrive. When the cars started coming in with excited campers, I helped them to their cabins and directed the flow of traffic while Kensley checked everyone in. It was a busy and fun start to an amazing retreat and I look forward to next year with my Rainbow family. 

With Rainbow Love and Service, 

Lauren Ann

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