A major thing happening on our trip now is PROM (which I briefly mentioned earlier this week). I literally feel like I’m in high school right now with all the pre-dance excitement! The dance theme is Llama Proma: Day at the Farm. Liz and Michael are the co-chairs, and have done a phenomenal job. They are somewhat dictating the night, such as picking prom court themselves, and also already having chosen the prom king and queen without other input. This is why we love them and their prom committee. So the boys have a deadline of tomorrow at midnight to creatively ask their dates to prom. Here’s what’s gone down so far:
1. Kyle Lee started it off with a love letter and a rose for Heather.
2. Denis added creepy slides to Beth’s AH presentation depicting himself watching her
3. After chalking about a new mustachio in town, Josh and his new-found stache invited AK
4. Jamie took the cake when he ran into a man with a horse at Applebees, and rode it back to the church (with the man smoking a cig leading him), thre his arms out and asked Kate.
5. While Mark and Kyle pampered Sarah at breakfast, Steven snuck in with a private dance.
6. Diane awoke to roses and a decorated bike and requests to meet her date at lunch where Kyle G extended his invite
7. Tony 2-cups asked me to prom with 2 cakes that said simply “Gramelly Prom? <3>
8. Michael interrupted town facts to tell Abby she’s lost that lovin feelin.
9. AP followed a red string all around the camp ground today that led to Nolan’s self-endowed pants, slicked back hair, and Axe body spray.
10. Mark asked Kira to give him a kiss, at which point he revealed where Sam had shaved his prom ask into Mark’s chest
11. Trav mail dropped a creepy post card to Jess asking her to turn around to him geared in farm garb holding a home fried bacon card (yes real bacon)
12. Leisl opened a huge mail drop box to find her date, Kelsey waiting inside.
13. Chris called Liz via code name “Llama Proma”
14. Andrew found a stash of Jesus costumes in the church and flitted to Steph, he was of course shirtless with spear in hand.
15. A guest spot by Tony helped Denis’ meat stick video win Kristen over.
16. Mark followed up our sweep awards running around in Jillian’s sunglasses and a cape to “I wear my sunglasses at night”
Now the heat is on for everyone to find their outfits in time. 3 days until prom.
In other news, today’s ride was grrrrreat! Paul snuck up on Nolan and I, barking like a huge dog, and it was so scary I nearly fell off my bike, and didn’t realze for a good 48 seconds that it was him. I thought for sure one of us was going down to some big dog bite. Lunch was filled with sand volleyball, and the super competitive Kraft siblings on the same team.
The sweep contests of the day were plentiful, and I wasn’t sure I would participate until I ended up with a pack after lunch, and we did the Big Fish commercial which is below. We separated from the group when we saw the dance school sign and filmed video #2 (also below).
We then stopped at a roadside antique/junk shop that sold everything from bleacher seats to boats to bath tubs, and everything in between. After wandering around, Nolan held up the most beautiful dress I’ve ever seen. And it is now my prom dress, and it’s amazing. But, it’s top secret so I have to show it to you later. Huge shout out to Nolan for finding it, lending me the money to borrow it, and then carrying it and the cowboy boot(s) I bought all the rest of the way to Bemidji.
When Jamey and sweep came to sweep us out of the lake (which Jamey wouldn’t sleep in because he referred to as Fart Lake), we stopped by the Paul Bunyan and Babe statue and began to contemplate why this whole town has build it’s reputation on a fake man who never really existed. He’s everywhere. Paul Bunyan Tanning Bed, Paul Bunyan Laundry, on and on. We decided that if we had a business in Bemidji we would not name it after the big PB. Later we came across a man holding a sign announcing that Jesus is coming soon. Kyle Lee (our seminarian) said that’s not necessarily true. But if it is, Jamey wanted to let him know where we would be staying so we could meet Jesus.
After dinner and sweep awards (one of which we won for the Big Fish video), we had a major dance party in the sanctuary before heading to bed. Sold day. And mad props if you’re still reading this.
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