brigadoon: t minus 6 days.

i've been packing the past couple days. spent way too much money on new swimwear, sleeping bag, mosquito netting, shorts, socks, tee shirts, and other assorted sundries. it's more fun when you're a kid and you're doing the shopping and someone else is doing the buying. go figure. i don't have a footlocker, which is a bit strange, but i'll make do with the rubbermaid bins. i'd like to keep things to three bins + sleeping bag + plastic drawers + pillow - and i'd like to get my pillow in one of the bins because i'd like to take that dorm pillow also. i need to pack as light as possible because (1) i won't be there that long so it's important to be unstupid and (2) someone is going to have to pick me up at the top of the hill. no way my car will make the drive down that road. 1 bin is completely filled already with bedding & towels, 1 will be clothes, and 1 will be shoes, lapdesk, ground cover, hat, sweatshirt, jacket, etc. i might have to go to 4, but i'm really trying not to.


REQUIRED
10 pair colored shorts (5 blue)
3 pair white shorts
8 plain white shirts (polo or T-shirts)
1 long-sleeved, button-down white shirt (for banquet on the last night of Camp)
2 sweatshirts or flannel-type shirts
3 pair blue jeans or long pants for horseback riding/camping out
1 pair hard-soled shoes (with heel) for horseback
1 pair tennis shoes
1 pair old tennis shoes for walking in creeks
2 bathing suits (one piece)
3 blankets (temperatures in mid-50s)
4 twin sheets
3 pillow cases
1 pillow
6 bath towels (medium weight)
2 laundry bags (washable and clearly marked with full name)
raincoat
flashlight (+ extra batteries)
duffel bag (to hold linens & sleeping bag)
footlocker (nothing bigger)
14 pairs socks and underwear
pajamas, shorts and shirts as needed
water bottle
sleeping bag
yellow shirt or shorts for team events

OPTIONAL
camera
tennis racket
a backpack
a plastic ground cover
waterproof shoes for rainy days
stationary in Ziploc bag (weatherproof)
self-stick stamps