I was praying it was not going to rain. If it rained, my plans today would be ruined: the carnival would not open (but it did, you can read about it here), my camping trip would be ruined, the Chinese school physical day would be canceled, and because of that, the Chinese school would reopen, messing up all my plans!

What my dad told me yesterday was not comforting. “It’s going to rain 80% tomorrow.”

But this did not happen. It was clear skies with a tiny bit of overcast! My plans were not upset, so I wasn’t either.

I went to the school carnival, had fun, came back, ate lunch, and then got ready for the camping trip!

I was going to Stephen F. Austin State Park (Recreation Segment). It was going to be ridiculously fun, because before, I had gone to the park when it had rained just hours before. It was muddy and really fun. It had lots of ups and downs, and I couldn’t wait to go again.

We packed up the car, and left at 3:30 PM. It took fifty minutes to get there, but it was well worth it.

When we navigated to our campsite, we found the rest of my dad’s company pals (we were camping with them) already there. They waved at us, and we waved at him. I cheered for my friend’s makeshift baseball game and even helped make bases and a pitcher mound with some newspapers and boxes.

We grabbed some food and had dinner. I played with the other kids until it was night time. They chased me, and I ran. I jumped on a bike, and then rode to my bike. With my bike, I was equipped with gears, brakes, and speed. I sustained an impact, but I wasn’t hurt.

We had a lot of fun that night. When we were all tired and I couldn’t open my eyes enough, I told my dad I wanted to go to sleep. I objected when he told me he was invited to a poker game over at the table. He finally agreed with me and told the other people that he was “sorry”.

We went to sleep in our van. My dad took the back row and folded it into the trunk. We now had a bed. I took our cushions and layed them out on the floor of the van. I then took several blankets and pulled them over. Then I put out our pillows. My dad shut the trunk door of our van, and we had a bed.

It was very comfortable. As I slept, I thought about all the great things I did on that day. I felt great.

It’s not over yet!

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