Happy Monday!!

ok so this has got to be quick b/c this girl is so hungry and breakfast is in 15 minutes :) you know I can not miss a meal

Cali is still amazing. my girls make me laugh so hard everyday and open my eyes even more to the bigger picture of this thing called 'life'

we had one lady, older that was unable to keep up on a walk around campus b/c it was so hard on her knees. so i suggested to her that we both go to the gym and get on an some machines there. we made it there and she got on an eliptical and i saw tears in her eyes b/c the pain was gone. and i showed her how simple it was to start these machines and use them and we even did a lil interval work. IT MADE HER DAY and mine :) yesterday evening we had a meeting and she came busting in the door to announce she walked up the hill by herself and was so happy!!! i get goose bumps just typing that. Did I mention I love my job?

another funny story was the girls are making it a point to get my phone number so they can send me random funny texts. i gave it to one girl so i knew when/where to pick them up and then bam ... now two others have it. dear Lord these girls are so funny. we play frisbee every night and about pee our pants laughing. we had one of the girls last night playing her guitar. it was so fun!!

my friend jen and i snuck into hotel del coronado yesterday and just got sun pool side :) ha ha no one said a word to us. my tan is glowing. don't be jealous.

if anyone knows a good place i can buy tshirts online, i want to get all my girls IOWA shirts bc they give me so much crap bc i am from iowa. let me know, thanks :)

miss you all so much!! my favorite holiday is this weekend and i'll be at sea world!! woo hoo

please everyone, have a great holiday and stay safe!! Love you all!! come visit :) you know you want to b/c i never want to leave :)

God Bless

Hello Aagain from Sandy Eggo :)

It is my first day off in a long time so I HAD to update you all!!

The campers came on sunday. In my group alone I had 9 campers arrive this week, a couple more next week. Most of my girls (18-22yrs old) are staying 8 weeks. I have a few 3 week girls and 6. I had to do all the measurements for all the women's groups and I loved being able to hear some of the stories. You have to be ready to hear ANYTHING!! We were suggested not to cry infront of them but to be strong and give them support. Sometimes, it's pretty damn hard. I was told over and over again last week during training that this summer will forever change my life. I can say that the first 12 hours forever changed my life. I just can't even beging to explain my admiration for these women and when I say women I mean the whole group; 18yrs old to 59.

We have some a diverse group and I LOVE it!! And they have worries here, they all feel totally safe. One women has been on anxiety meds for over a year now ... she has zero anxiety here and hasn't even popped any meds since she arrived. Stories like that remind how lucky I am to be here. How lucky I am that this is my passion, this is my love. I found IT!!

I had some free time yesterday afternoon so I wanted to run on the beach. To get there you have to take this really steap curvy road but the view, ahh the view is AMAZING. I was laughing walking down this hill. I was in the best mood ever. I had just taught my first two classes & the women LOVED IT! Butts-n-gutts and weight training. THE LOVED IT! So by the time I was walking down this road I was on a personal high. It's just an undescribable feeling. Truly.

Sorry, but i gotta get to breakfast, want to know how my girls are feeling after yesterday's first round of classes :) then i am off for the rest of the day. off to coronado beach to lay out!!!! we are told on our days off to truly get away :) no problem.

friday we're kayaking (spelling?) in the ocean! first time ever, cant wait. and we're gonna get surf lessons as well!! movie night friday night too, taking them all to the theater. they are so excited to hangout w/ their new life long friends!! me too :)

Hope all is well back home & everyone is safe!! I feel so distant, i just found out jon and kate are getting a divorce. i need a laptop!! someone please!! :)

Post soon! Promise

God Bless

UPDATE!!!!!

ok this is going to be quick and random b/c i do not have a lot of time at all.

san diego is AMAZING!!! i can't even begin to put into words how amazing everything & everyone is. seriously!! i arrived last thursday (wow almost a week ago!) immediately was greeted by a fellow worker from illinois. every person i have met that i'm working with have been great people & from ALL over the country. so many people from the east coast. i seriously pinch myself daily b/c this is all just so crazy.

i passed my drivers test, so i am no a valid commercial c driver in the state of california! my california id will be mailed to me soon :) saturday all the drivers (small group of new workers that agreed to be drivers for the camp) all went out to eat to pacific beach & we ate at an IOWA BAR!!! i saw the hawkeye flag waving and i almost screamed! i guess the owner is from iowa. we ended up getting our camp vans towed (long story) and so we had like 3 hours free time on pacific beach. so i went w/ a buddy to get his hair cut and then hung out at the beach watching the surfers. yes i got a lil too much sun only b/c my sun block was in the van! ha

we moved into camp on monday & let me tell you, it has been NON stop since. we litterally set up this camp on the UCSD campus. trucks just come rolling in w/ all the bikes, boogie boards, tennis gear, EVERYTHING and we have to set it all up. i live w/ some amazing people in an apt on the quiet side of campus and it's closer to the gym :) bonus! we have 630am walks on the beach, yes i know, i am VERY lucky! we hiked the other morning and it was amazing. i just cant stop saying that word :) food is really good this week, only b/c the campers arent here, come next week ... ya restricted menu & calories! (i know where the food court on campus is located haha)

well like i said i have very lil time to get to the libray and update but i made a special not to do so today. tonight i'm going shopping w/ a couple buddies and lifting. might play sand vball w/ all the other workers tonight again too. who really knows.

oh found out today that the 3 big trips we are going to in my camp; San Diego Zoo, Disney World and Sea World!! WOO HOO!!! might catch a padre game on my day off and lebron james will be on campus next month too. trying to get him to see our kid campers :) cross your fingers!!

i dont think i want to come home, ha ha. my uncle took me for a drive last night up the PCH (pacific coast highway) and wow!! he kept saying that i should move :)

ok i gotta go eat dinner w/ my friends, post again when i can, promise!!


hope everyone is doing amazing!! text me, email :)

love you all!!!!

dara

Off To Sunny Southern Cali :)

Well I am leaving Thursday for the big adventure and I have so many things running through my head. But I think first I want to thank all of you for your support and encouragement! Times like these when you realize how lucky you are. I have some great friends and family! So thanks for all of you that have wished me well & I fully intend to keep you updated on everything via this nifty blog :)

Have a great day!!

Dara :)

I'm Moving to San Diego

Just for the summer that is :)

I was offered an AMAZING job opportunity w/ Camp La Jolla in San Diego, CA!

I will be leaving next week, probably Thursday or Friday (still have to get flights booked)

Please take a look at this amazing camp & I'm sure you will realize quick why I could NOT pass this job up! www.camplajolla.com

I will staying on the San Diego State University campus & we are using their facilities! Which are some of the BEST in the nation. AND we're on the beach! I will be a camp coucelor to women 18yr +

This camp has been on Oprah, CNN, Fox News ... I am SO excited to be a sponge and take this all in! I will DEF keep updating my blog from there. I'm sure they have a computer lab and if not, I can update from my blackberry.

To my clients: I will be back late August (I do not have a specific date) to Core. I will hopefully be contact w/ you in the next week if you have sessions still with me. Please shoot me an email if you need to contact me :) dprice03@gmail.com OR price3@tmo.blackberry.net

Have a great day!