10.9.13- Small Moment #1 Editing

"Seriously? It's raining?" My cousin Kiri complained.

She was right. It was pouring. The raindrops leaked down the window and the entire car was freezing. If you looked down at the road, you could see that there were puddles scattered along the ground and the car splashed through them easily.

Kiri's dad tried to calm her down, but she wasn't having it. I agreed with her though, it was a pretty terrible day for rain.

Today was the first day of camp at LOMC. Emma started at LOMC, then Kiri joined her, and about three summers later I started going. It was my third year.

Of course, it had to rain on the day we got dropped off and had to deal with all our stuff. Plus, there was dirt and dust everywhere, and now it was mud.

Suddenly, we took a sharp turn onto a side dirt road with a wooden sign that read LOMC in big gold letters. The sign was soaked. The ground was soaked. Everything was soaked. The second you stepped out into this weather you were sure to be soaked and freezing in 5 seconds flat. 

"We're here!" Kiri's dad said cheerfully while we pulled up the short dirt road. Emma, Kiri and I were definitely excited to be there, but the weather wasn't exactly ideal. 

The car pulled into a parking space and shut off. Now all we could hear was the bitter rain pelting the windows.

"Is anybody else cold?" I asked. Kiri and Emma both agreed, but Kiri's dad seemed optimistic. Great.

"Okay, lets check you in first and we'll come back to get your things," he said, already stepping out of the car in a attempt to get us to follow. We all groaned. Although at the same time we agreed silently that we might as well just go.

The second I stepped out of the car I was immediately pulled by the freezing wind. I was not only being practically blown away by the freezing wind, but the rain was worse than it seemed from the safety of the car. The second you felt a raindrop, it almost numbed you. And the rain wasn't just falling, it was being whipped into your face by the wind like a tornado.

Emma jumped out of the car and she reacted just as I expected.

"I'm FREEZING!" She shivered. "Lets go to the pole barn! At least there won't be as much rain!"

The pole barn was a huge barn with open walls and a roof supported by wooden poles. Picnic table were placed along the inside, and that's where we had to go to check in. We all ran through the rain to the pole barn, where Kiri's dad began the long process of checking us in. 

"Helen! Emma!" Kiri called from the side of the barn. "Look over here!" 

"Where?" I said, shivering. 

Kiri laughed. "C'mon!" 

I walked over to where my cousin was standing. 

"Look at these tables." Kiri said, smiling. Picnic tables were placed all over the barn. Each of them were uniquely painted with patterns and names.

Emma walked over. "Whoa, those are pretty. But have you looked outside?"

Kiri and I turned to look out. "What about it?"

Emma laughed. "It stopped raining! And look at that rainbow!"

She was right. It had stopped raining, and now the entire world sparkled with the raindrops. There was a vivid rainbow across the sky with shining colors and a beautiful sky. 

"Well," I said. "I guess it's not so bad anymore."

10.7.13- *Title in progress*

I checked the clock.

"It's eleven o' clock, ya know."

"Yup." My brother said sarcastically.

"I'm bored." I said, staring at a blank TV.

"Then do something." My brother said. He wasn't making this conversation easy. Finally my dad joined in. 

"Do you want to explore the hotel?" 

"Of course I do!" I jumped up and grabbed my shoes. "Let's go lets go lets go!"

My brother groaned. But I can tell that he was a little bit curious too. A little bit. So he came along.

When we stepped out into the hallway, a chill from the hotel hallway passed over us. Have you ever noticed that when you go into a hotel, there is a feeling that everyone gets. A kind of official, standoffish feeling. Plus, since we were the in the room at the end of the hallway, you look down the hallway and everything is symmetrical, with plush carpets and lamps above every door that cast a golden glow over everything. 

Our hotel was was perfect to explore at 11 o clock at night. It was big and had plenty of places to see. In fact, it was only our second night, and we had gotten in at 10 o clock the night before. In a nutshell, basically we hadn't seen our entire hotel yet. We've only seen half of the hotel anyway! 

"I wanna see the pool!" I requested in a whisper once we had stepped into the elevator.

My brother shrugged, and since he was staring at his phone, I turned to my dad for a answer. 

"Sure." He said.

"But isn't it closed by now?" I asked.

"I wanna see the pool!" I requested in a whisper once we had stepped into the elevator.

My brother shrugged, and since he was staring at his phone, I turned to my dad for a answer. 

"Sure." He said.

"But isn't it closed by now?" I asked.

"Probably. But why'd you ask if you already knew the answer?" 

"I wanted too. I wasn't sure though."

When we finally reached the pool floor, we realized that we needed our hotel key to get in. My brother walked back to the elevator, clearly not at all worried that we haven't seen the pool yet besides some pictures. When he stepped back into the carpeted elevator, I pulled at the door to the pool and found it was unlocked. 

Instant humidity. The wave of humidity and the smell of chlorine hit me like a ton of bricks.

"Oh my god." I said in shock. "It's so strong! Can you guys feel that?!"

I turned around and saw that my dad had clearly felt it too, and my brother was oblivious to the world as per usual. 

The pool was so pretty. The entire room was completely symmetrical and there were skylights along the entire ceiling. Along the sides of the pool there were pillars with rings of gold circling them. Even the towels had good gold stripes on them. 

10.4.13- *Title in progress*

I checked the clock.

"It's eleven o' clock, ya know."

"Yup." My brother said sarcastically.

"I'm bored." I said, staring at a blank TV.

"Then do something." My brother said. He wasn't making this conversation easy. Finally my dad joined in. 

"Do you want to explore the hotel?" 

"Of course I do!" I jumped up and grabbed my shoes. "Let's go lets go lets go!"

My brother groaned. But I can tell that he was a little bit curious too. A little bit. So he came along.

When we stepped out into the hallway, a chill from the hotel hallway passed over us. Have you ever noticed that when you go into a hotel, there is a feeling that everyone gets. A kind of official, standoffish feeling. Plus, since we were the in the room at the end of the hallway, you look down the hallway and everything is symmetrical, with plush carpets and lamps above every door that cast a golden glow over everything. 

Our hotel was was perfect to explore at 11 o clock at night. It was big and had plenty of places to see. In fact, it was only our second night, and we had gotten in at 10 o clock the night before. In a nutshell, basically we hadn't seen our entire hotel yet. We've only seen half of the hotel anyway!

10.3.13- My Small Moment #3

I checked the clock.

"It's eleven o' clock, ya know."

"Yup." My brother said sarcastically.

"I'm bored." I said, staring at a blank TV.

"Then do something." My brother said. He wasn't making this conversation easy. Finally my dad joined in. 

"Do you want to explore the hotel?" 

"Of course I do!" I jumped up and grabbed my shoes. "Let's go lets go lets go!"

My brother groaned. But I can tell that he was a little bit curious too. A little bit. So he came along.

When we stepped out into the hallway, 

*I WORKED ON MY THOUGHT ORGANIZATION CHART WITH SMALL MOMENT ONE*

10.2.13- My Small Moment #3

I checked the clock.

"It's eleven o' clock, ya know."

"Yup." My brother said sarcastically.

"I'm bored." I said, staring at a blank TV.

"Then do something." My brother said. He wasn't making this conversation easy. Finally my dad joined in. 

"Do you want to explore the hotel?" 

"Of course I do!" I jumped up and grabbed my shoes. "Let's go lets go lets go!"

My brother groaned. 

10.1.13- My Small Moment #3

I checked the clock.

"It's eleven o' clock, ya know."

"Yup." My brother said sarcastically.

"Let's explore already! We haven't been to the pool yet, and we haven't seen the roof..." 

10.1.13- My Small Moment #2

Traditionally, in Grand Haven, every summer night there is a light show. Basically, you watch a fountain shoot out water, colored lights, and music while sitting on some freezing bleachers. But it's fun. Sometimes. This particular time, though, it was dripping rain and freezing cold. It didn't really help with the fact that the bleachers were in front of a man made river. On one side were the bleachers, and on the other was the fountain. 

It seemed like it took forever for the show to finally start. My parents were admiring the river and taking their time, but I was ready to move on. I mean, to be honest, if I wasn't there for the trip, I don't think anything would get done besides staring at a museum wall for 2 days. So they should thank me.

While they talked on and on about whatever new history they had picked up I circled around them again and again trying to get their attention. Nothing else had worked, so I had to resort to this. I got dizzy, but they finally noticed me.

"Stop that," my dad said, half listening to my mom still. 

I stopped. But only briefly. I did this routine about 5 times until they finally asked me what I wanted to do.

"We have an hour. What do you want to do?" My mom asked.

"I don't know. When does the light show start??" I said impatiently. "We've been waiting forever!!"

"We've been waiting for half an hour and it starts at nine. It's 7:45 now." My dad said.

*IM GOING TO START A NEW STORY AND I MIGHT COME BACK TO THIS ONE LATER. I MIGHT NOT.*