January

• Went to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia
• Started training for tech team (“The Nest”) at Northbridge Church
• Southport Beach / Lake Michigan
• Escape Room 1 — Time Travel conquered!
• Escape Room 2 — Jewel Heist conquered with seconds to spare!
• Played Giant Chess (and won!)
• Asbury University visit, Wilmore, Kentucky – recruiting fair & chapel

February

• Love For L’Allemand trivia night
• Moody Bible Institute recruiting fair
• Celebrated granddaughter’s 6th birthday
• Cirque de Soleil
• Family visit to South Carolina
• Swimming in Sister’s “domed” pool while 50ish outside

March

• CCCA (Christian Camp & Conference Association) Wisconsin conference at Camp Forest Springs
• Ocho Rios, Jamaica
• Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
• Cozumel, Mexico
• Fisher-boy statue on my front porch

April

• Participated in Lesley’s Poetry Challenge
• RFK (Royal Family Kids Camp) Fundraiser
• Reached level 10,000 in Royal Kingdom
• Kenosha Lakefront & weird tide shifts
• Started “Dinner with Strangers” – lots of new restaurants

May

• Got my library card 🙂
• Windpoint Lighthouse in Racine, Wisconsin
• Picked up 5 different international staff at the airport
• First day of Summer Staff orientation — My first summer at Wonderland officially begins!
• Family came to visit
• Southport Park – took the granddaughters to Lake Michigan for the first time – they learned to skip rocks
• Escape Room in Waukesha
• Visit from Aunt Betty
• “Dinner with Strangers” – lots of new restaurants

June

• Fisher-boy statue ends up in landscaping and I love it
• Sister in town
• Trip to Madison area for Marabeth’s graduation party
• Illinois State Beach Park
• My 54th birthday! Celebrated and loved on by staff. 🙂
• Visit from Jennifer G from my Clinton days
• New restaurant: Frank’s Diner – Kenosha, Wisconsin

July

• Visit from Alicia, Troy, & family – celebrated July 4
• Pet a pig on neighbor’s farm
• Bobrowitz Spectacular Sculpture – Colgate, Wisconsin
• Holy Hill
• Ice Age Trail – Loew Lake Segment

August (which is when I actually started tracking the adventures, so the volume of things listed picks up now)

• Worked Snack Shop for the first time
• Visit from Aunt Betty + Jayleen & kids – got lost in the woods
• Bought a guitar
• Visit from Mom & Mom-day in Gurnee
• 3 Generations Girls Day
• Good seats for Wicked – Marcus Theatre, Milwaukee
• Bought my Wisconsin State Parks pass
• Visited Richard Bong Recreation Area State Park
• Visit from Lee & Wendy
• Summer Staff Game Night
• New Game: Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum
• Pokemon Day with camp staff & friends

September

• New restaurant: Hanson’s Ice Cream – Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
• New restaurant: Los Compadres – Burlington, Wisconsin – so far my favorite Mexican restaurant I’ve found in Wisconsin
• Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin – Grumpy Troll Pub
• Madison weekend with Katie
• Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese (drool!)
• Medieval Times
• Boat-driving lesson
• Kenosha Scavenger Hunt
• Googly eyes on my golf cart
• Helped make bacon-wrapped water chestnuts
• Tried gochujang sauce for the first time
• New restaurant: Archives bar & grill – Burlington, Wisconsin – book themed diner!
• Lake Michigan road trip
• V&S half-time band performance
• Ate pasties from Gram’s Pasties, Escanaba, Michigan
• Upper Peninsula / Mackinac Bridge
• Wendi’s Sunset Lavender – Traverse City, Michigan
• Rosy Dunes sand dunes, beach, and forest hike

October

• New restaurant: Brew & Ole’s – Burlington, Wisconsin
• CCCA Directors Advance – Camp Timber-lee
• Babysat granddaughters for their parents 10th Anniversary weekend
• Thompson Farm with the girls — all the fall fun
• Raspberry Picking for the first time
• Walked to dinner in Miami
• Bahamas – Banana Beach & Half Moon Cay
• 3 Card Poker tournament for the first time
• Ridiculously delicious beet salad

November

• New restaurant: Las Vegas Diner – Antioch, Illinois
• “Salem Hills Thrills & Chills” Halloween show
• Rock & Roll Bingo – Love For L’Allemand Fundraiser
• Prep for Friendsgiving
• FriendsgivingMas weekend
• Personal Thanksgiving getaway
• Trip to QC for friend’s engagement party

December

• Visit from Rick D
• Totchos and bacon-jam toast at 75th Street Inn
• Scherrer Cares check presentation
• Ate squid for the first time
• National CCCA Conference in New Orleans
• Shrimp & grits in the French Quarter
• Beniegts (still recovering from the sugar high)
• Riverboat dinner cruise
• Tristan Crist Magic Show – Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
• Road the float for Silver Lake Light Parade
• Visit to Village of Salem Lakes planning board
• Fun new suitcase with a starry sky design
• South Carolina for Christmas
• New Game: Dicetown
• Tiny Tacos from Jack in the Box
• Water aerobics with mom & sister
• Christmas Eve service – CrossRoads Baptist Church
• Upgraded to First Class for flight home on Christmas day
• Worked Climbing Wall for the first time