The Compound

For most of the people that are going to be reading this, all know about The Compound. Either you've been to it once or twice or you spent all your summers up there. Ever since I was born [literally] I have spent at least 75% of my summer's at Camp. I love camp. I don't know what it is about it, but whenever I get up there, my spirits are lifted. It's just that Campy-smell and the whole atmosphere of it.
I've spent ALOT of my time at camp, at the Compound with all my cousins. From playing cards at Auntie Marie's kitchen table, to playing man hunt at night to the Pancake Breakfast on Labor Day. Labor Day has always been a sad day, because thats when Uncle Em and Teddy board up the compound for the winter.. but this year was especially sad.

It was our last Labor Day with The Compound.

Starting on Saturday, there were parties all through the weekend. "Porch Parties like they used to have." My mother explained to me. I wasn't exactly sure about what this would mean, but I found out soon enough. Boy.. that was the craziest I have ever seen all those adults, lol! Omg, it was a sight to see! While all the adults were dancing and singing loudly, all the kids were playing hour long sessions of Man-Hunt. Playing Man-Hunt has always been a Labor Day tradition for my cousins and I to do, but this weekend we took it to the fullest extent. I was on Man-Hunt overload. Sunday night was the saddest night because that was the official last night of Labor Day weekend. We had a HUGE bonfire, and played Man-Hunt for 3 hours. After we all overdosed on chasing && hiding.. we went to the fire to join the adults in the singing and conversation. I sat with Colin, next to TJ and Alex [Teal] for most of the night. Colin looks up to TJ so much, it reminded me of the days when I would look up to Nikki.
Soon, I started crying. I couldn't believe that it was the LAST night. I wouldn't be able to run down there the minute I got up to Camp and get Liz and Phill. I wouldn't be able to count on going to the beach && all my cousins being there going on Teddy's boat. No more man-hunt, and baseball games in the front yard. No more looking for frogs and snakes along the Sullivan's swamp. Bye bye to swimming out to the raft and all the boys pushing the girls off. No more. It's all over.
I was crying because I had made so many memories at Camp with my cousins, and I only wish that MY kids would be able to experiance that. When I said that to Alex, we decided to come back in 20 years and buy The Compound back. TJ, Marc, Austin, Liz, Phil, Zach, Morgan, Alison and Kendra got in on the deal, too.

I'm gonna miss The Compound so much.
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