80 years and you still look so fine.

July 31st was a BIG day.
Our Chalet turned 80!
The long term staff and the vollies put in a lot of work--
and the birthday turned out perfect!
We all basically thought it was our birthday.

Starting in the morning of the birthday you could hear yells of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to every staff member you came across.
There was an atmosphere at the Chalet that was fresh and new.
The morning was spent planning and setting up.
We were running all around the grounds,
and somehow I ended up on the floor of Katie Scales office making a paper chain...

Once the afternoon came, the party began!
There was a water slide down one of our hills, organized by Naomi (New Zealand-Summer Vollie)
We went down again and again in our staff uniforms not even caring that we were soaked!
There was also a cake stall,
in the cake stall there was Pavlova's, some Canadian dessert, cookies, donut holes, and cakes.
It was delicious.

Then there was RAPPELLING DOWN MAIN CHALET!
This was somehow, magically organized by the one and only Katie Scales.
We started from the attic,
climbed out the window,
and began our descent downwards.
Mike, the mountaineer guide that we work with often, was lowering all the girls down himself.
However, I got to lower myself down one time WITHOUT MY SAFETY ROPE!

That evening we gave a tour, and then had a huge birthday celebration out on the lawn,
with a cake made to look like the Chalet.

All in all, it was a magical 80 years for Our Chalet,
Cheers to the next 80!